Shikotan's vegetation consists mostly of Sakhalin fir, larch, deciduous trees, bamboo underbrush, and juniper brushwood. Fuel can include everything from trees, underbrush and dry grassy fields to homes. Trees here are all evergreens, and are typically covered with thick moss and underbrush. Occasionally, garter snakes are spotted slithering among the underbrush. After a three-mile chase through gullies and underbrush, Kinsella escaped into the forest. Alder and huckleberry underbrush occurs in open areas. Noticeable obstructions, such as rocks, fences or significant underbrush, are also undesirable. The underbrush of this open woodland was grass with high frequencies of grain. Removal of the debris and underbrush had begun. That is why they live mainly in underbrush and under vines. They are insectivorous, typically foraging in underbrush. Today, Paradise Park remains buried beneath the underbrush. The thick underbrush prevented the Union Army from recognizing the proximity of the Confederates. Kyahan were worn by ordinary travelers as protection from cold, insects and underbrush. Native Americans maintained this environment, good for hunting, by burning underbrush.