After fire, Prospect Park will take 'many seasons' to recover and prepare for future droughts * Brooklyn Paper

"The damage does include ... burning to some of our older, more mature trees, and all of our forest's ground cover."

"Healthy forests have multiple layers of vegetation, and unfortunately, we lost a lot of our ground cover and a lot of our midstory."

"The first step toward recovery in the Ravine will be clearing out the burned debris, and stabilizing the area with wooden steps and soil fabric."

"It will take many seasons before the area is back to its pre-fire self... planting the right trees in the right locations, and making sure that we have a mix of species so that we have diversity."

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