MANLIUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan wildlife conservationists are using fire to help protect a federally endangered butterfly living in Allegan County.
Employees of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources spent hours Friday and Saturday burning through about 122 acres of brush near 126th Avenue and 49th Street in Manlius Township, across the street from the Allegan Pine Plains Natural Area.
MDNR Wildlife Technician Maria Albright said the fire is one step in expanding the savannah habitat the endangered Karner blue butterfly needs. The MDNR says fire encourages the growth of lupine, which is the only plant the Karner blue butterfly will feed on.
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