Mesofauna was collected over a period of 10 months on plots which were not burned (control), burned periodically, and burned annually. The number of animals on the control and periodic burn plots was significantly greater than on the annual burn plots. Although more animals were recovered from the control plots than the periodic burn plots, the difference was not significant. The length of time for recovery of the mesofaunal population after a periodic burn was not determined but is less than 44 months. When mesofaunal populations were sampled immediately before and after burning on a plot burned annually, the number of animals was reduced drastically.