Camp Edwards, part of the Massachusetts Military Reservation, comprises 15,000 acres of high quality woodland and shrubland habitat with some grassland areas.  The site has a history of both small and large wildfires (thousands of acres).  Over the last twenty years, the Natural Resource Management Program has conducted prescribed burns to reduce fuel loads and to promote natural communities that support many state listed plants and animals.  Visit several forested,

 shrubland, and grassland areas of the 1,000 contiguous acres recently burned, and discuss fire history and ecology, in addition to identifying common plants of the area.  Meet and carpool to various sites, then expect to walk on uneven ground.  Dress for the weather and bring a lunch, water, hand lens, and field guides. A picture ID for is required for base access.