Join the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange for a field trip to Massachusetts' Montague Plains. You will explore the rich history of fire science research that has taken place at this site in the Pine Barrens ecosystem. Spend time in the field with some of the fire bugs whose research has helped inform our management of these ecosystems, including Bill Patterson III, Matthew Duveneck, Brian Hawthorn, Kenn Clark, Tim Simmons, and more.

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This field trip is part of a series revisiting Massachusetts Pine Barrens sites examined during a 2004 JFSP-sponsored field trip on Managing Fuels in Northeastern Barrens (see handout).

WORKING Agenda

11:30 Optional group lunch (pay as you go), location TBD

1:00 Meet at Montague Plains. Explore sites used in the research of:

- Predicting crown fire hazard in pitch pines

- Canopy fuels treatments in pitch pines

- Scrub oak fuels and biodiversity management

- Wildlife management in pitch pine-scrub oak forest ecosystems

4:00 Wrap-up