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The episode discusses the importance of prescribed fire in restoring habitats and its impact on turkey populations.

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People in this episode

Host: Jared Van Hees

Guests: Travis Owen, Ethan Strunk

Topics covered

• prescribed fire
• habitat restoration
• turkey conservation
• invasive species
• wildlife diversity

Keywords

• honeysuckle
• turkey numbers
• prescribed fire
• wildlife habitat
• invasive plants

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