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The Enterprise –– Michael Koff

Tools of the trade: Two kids in coonskin caps listen Monday morning to a firefighter, left, explain the equipment he uses when a prescribed burn is needed at the Pine Bush. Natural wildfires for centuries maintained the pitch pine and scrub oak barrens; now burns are planned to keep the habitat stable. The most recent burn was on Oct. 10. The display, outside the discovery Center,, was part of Smokey Bear Day.