Ferns grow in the shade of a charred longleaf pine tree at the Weeks Bay Pitcher Plant Bog in Alabama on June 16, 2021. Controlled burns help maintain

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Ferns grow in the shade of a charred longleaf pine tree at the Weeks Bay Pitcher Plant Bog in Alabama on June 16, 2021. Controlled burns help maintain the habitat in the way natural fires would have in the past.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Weeks Bay Pitcher Plant Bog, Alabama
Photo credit: © Michael Rolands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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