A girdled trunk of a Juniperous Virginiana tree, or Eastern red cedar, that dots the 19-acre Randolph Glade on L-A-D foundation property north of Eminence, Missouri on Sunday morning, May 21, 2023. Cutting encroaching cedars and using prescribed fire is the most common method of opening up remnant glade habitats in the Ozarks. Managers sometimes girdle a portion of the trees so that they aren't all killed and cleared at one time.