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Information on prescribed fire practices within the Interior West Fire Council area are obtainable from a variety of U.S. and Canadian sources for the 1987 and 1988 burning seasons. The difficulty of obtaining prescribed fire records and the lack of comparability of available records precludes a comprehensive presentation of prescribed fire use and practices. To the extent possible, 1987 prescribed fire activity is compared to a past level of burning. Several innovative prescribed fire programs are highlighted to indicate possible future directions of prescribed burning in the Interior West. As a general rule, prescribed fire activity has increased throughout the region. Most of the increase is related to burning for vegetation management objectives rather than fuel hazard reduction. A standard prescribed fire reporting format is suggested to facilitate future surveys. Source: Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre. Abstract reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1999.
Cataloging Information
- Alberta
- Canada
- Colorado
- diameter classes
- fire hazard reduction
- fire management
- fire size
- forest management
- fuel models
- fuel types
- Montana
- multiple resource management
- national forests
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- pine forests
- Pinus contorta
- range management
- site treatments
- South Dakota
- statistical analysis
- wildlife habitat management
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