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From the text...'The benefits of prescribed fire are many, but prescribed fire is a complex tool and should be used only by those trained in its use. Proper diagnosis and detailed planning are needed for every area where burning is contemplated. The incomplete assessment of any…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern, International
Keywords: aesthetics, backing fires, cavity nesting birds, Colinus virginianus, distribution, Drymarchon corais, Felis concolor, fire dependent species, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire management, forest management, game birds, general interest, Gopherus polyphemus, hardwoods, headfires, landscape ecology, liability, mammals, mosaic, nesting cover, nongame birds, Odocoileus, Picoides borealis, pine forests, Pinus echinata, Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, Pinus taeda, plant communities, recreation, reptiles, riparian habitats, season of fire, smoke effects, spot fires, threatened and endangered species (animals), threatened and endangered species (plants), understory vegetation, wildlife, wildlife habitat management
Custer State Park is a large multiple use park where the dominant vegetation is ponderosa pine. Past management practices and recent wildfires have created a variety of stand structures. The Resource Management Plan was designed and written in holistic fashion; public input was…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Outreach, Social Science
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: age classes, Betula papyrifera, Black Hills, computer programs, coniferous forests, digital data collection, ecosystem dynamics, fire intensity, fire suppression, forest management, GIS, histories, logging, overstory, Picea glauca, Pinus ponderosa, population density, population ecology, Populus tremuloides, public information, Quercus macrocarpa, South Dakota, stand characteristics, state parks, statistical analysis, vegetation surveys, wildfires
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Mapping, Models, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): International
Keywords: air temperature, Australia, convection, dead fuels, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus sieberi, field experimental fires, fire intensity, fire management, flame length, fuel loading, fuel management, fuel moisture, ignition, leaves, live fuels, New South Wales, radiation, rate of spread, scorch, smoke behavior, statistical analysis, surface fuels, understory vegetation, wind
Prescribed burning costs are extemely variable, even if conditions are similar. This variability complicates planning and evaluation of prescribed burning programs and budgets, resulting in imprecise projecions of their economic benefits. Evaluating the worth of prescribed…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire management, fire size, Idaho, Montana, mopping up, Oregon, statistical analysis
Before the smoke has cleared, emergency rehabilitation efforts get underway to "repair” the damage done by both fire and the suppression efforts. Expensive, monumental, highly publicized measures are taken to protect property down stream of the burn area from floods, including…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk, Planning
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: artificial regeneration, Canis lupus, Cascades Range, catastrophic fires, coniferous forests, ecosystem dynamics, education, erosion, Falco peregrinus, fertilization, fire hazard reduction, fire regimes, fire suppression, floods, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, landscape ecology, lightning caused fires, multiple resource management, national forests, pine forests, public information, roads, salvage, streams, Strix occidentalis, threatened and endangered species, threatened and endangered species (animals), Ursus arctos, vulnerable species or communities, wildlife, wildlife habitat management
Most ecosystems in North America evolved with the aid of periodic fires. Managers of natural areas, including prairies and wetlands, who seek to maintain ecologically diverse sites will at some point explore the use of fire in their management program. This article introduces…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, backfires, burning intervals, burning permits, education, fire control, fire equipment, fire management, firebreaks, general interest, liability, mortality, natural areas management, prairies, smoke management, wetlands
Slow combustion or burning of dry or green plant material from many sources produces volatile compounds that are water soluble and that stimulate the germination of many seeds with different dormancy strategies. The active prinicipals are apparently produced around 160-200ºC and…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects
Region(s): California, Great Basin, International
Keywords: Acacia spp., Australia, Banksia, bibliographies, combustion, conservation, Eucalyptus grandis, flowering, fynbos, germination, grasslands, Hypoxis, Mediterranean habitats, natural areas management, Passerina vulgaris, Pinus patula, plant physiology, roots, seed dormancy, seed germination, seeds, smoke effects, temperature, volatilization, water
Fire is a fundamental component of the Longleaf Pine ecosystem. As land managers seek to restore the Longleaf Pine at sites throughout the South, prescribed fire will be an integral part of their plan. However, the effects of prescribed fire on air quality are a serious concern…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Mapping, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, coastal plain, computer programs, drainage, Florida, Georgia, GIS, land use, liability, longleaf pine, Piedmont, pine forests, Pinus palustris, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, wildfires, wind
Epacris stuartii (Epacridaceae) is an endangered heathland shrub in which seedling recruitment occurs almost exclusively after fire. Seed viability and multiple seed dormancy mechanisms were examined to explore why levels of seedling recruitment were low after some fires,…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Models
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, fire management, germination, heat, heat effects, heathlands, light, regeneration, seed dormancy, seed germination, seed production, seedlings, seeds, shrubs, smoke effects, Tasmania, threatened and endangered species (plants)
Seed germination of many Australian native plant species has consistently proven to be fractious. With the discovery of smoke-mediated germination, it is now possible to better understand the heterogeneity in germination patterns for a wide range of species both in situ and ex…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, germination, laboratory fires, seed dormancy, seed germination, smoke effects, statistical analysis, vegetation surveys, western Australia
Cool smoke treatments were applied to unmined Eucalyptus marginata (jarrah) forest soils, rehabilitated bauxite mine soils, and broadcast seed to determine if enhancement in germination could be effected with a view toward maximizng the establishment of species in bauxite mines…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, disturbance, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus marginata, germination, jarrah, laboratory fires, land management, mining, sclerophyll forests, seed dormancy, seed germination, seeds, smoke effects, soils, species diversity (plants), water, western Australia
Anthropoeenic influences on recent tree mortality in mid-montane mixed conifer forests of southern California, USA, and northern Baja California, Mexico, were investigated. The Pinus jeffreyi-Abies concolor phase of the mixed-conifer montane community was sampled at three sites…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Mapping
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: Abies concolor, air quality, biomass, coniferous forests, Dendroctonus, disturbance, droughts, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire intensity, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, human caused fires, Iva, Metrosideros polymorpha, Mexico, mortality, mountains, Pinus jeffreyi, plant communities, pollution, population density, southern California, statistical analysis, trees
A computerized fire weather model coupled with a synoptic model is a powerful means of describing the weather part of the fire environment.
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fuels, Mapping, Models, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, ash, fire danger rating, GIS - geographic information system, GPS - global positioning system, smoke behavior, wilderness fire management, wildfires
The independent effects of smoke, ash, and wet and dry heat treatments on seedling emergence from the soil seed bank were tested for soils from fire-prone heathy woodlands in western Victoria. A total of 763 individuals from 56 species were recorded from the surface soil samples…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels
Region(s): International
Keywords: air quality, ash, Australia, chemical elements, ecosystem dynamics, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus baxteri, fire intensity, fire sensitive plants, fuel accumulation, fuel moisture, fuel types, germination, heat, land management, Leptospermum, Leucopogon, pH, phosphorus, population density, regeneration, sclerophyll forests, seed dormancy, seedlings, site treatments, smoke effects, soil nutrients, soils, Victoria
In response to pressing needs, a new, GIS-based approach is being developed by the University of Florida and the Division of Forestry. Called the Enhanced Open Burning Authorization and Wildfire Suppression System, it is still a prototype undergoing testing. The primary module…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Mapping, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: ecosystem dynamics, fire frequency, fire suppression, Florida, forest management, fuel appraisal, fuel loading, fuel types, GIS - geographic information system, GPS - global positioning system, grasslands, land management, particulates, Pinus clausa, Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, Pinus taeda, regeneration, smoke effects, smoke management, wetlands, wildfires
While the acreage may be smaller, urban burning presents many unique challenges. Photos of recent prescribed fires will be used to demonstrate successful techniques. Challenges include: - 4 known smoke sensitive asthmatics reside within 2 blocks of the burn site. - 1/4 mile…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: education, fire control, fire suppression, flame length, foam, roads, smoke effects, smoke management, urban habitats, wood
Some ecosystems will burn; it's just a question of when! So why are we surprised when the inevitable cycle repeats itself once again in the short interval fire-adapted ecosystems of California? Our failure to balance our important and effective fire suppression programs with an…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: air quality, biomass, chaparral, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, fire adaptations, fire management, fire suppression, US Forest Service, understory vegetation, wildfires
The trade-offs between wildfire and prescribed fire for smoke emission and forest health often are dependent upon prevailing weather and climate patterns. Unfortunately, measurements of atmospheric variables are scarce, especially in complex terrain where many fire and health…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Mapping, Models, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: air quality, coniferous forests, distribution, droughts, ecosystem dynamics, elevation, fire frequency, forest management, GIS, ignition, lightning, lightning caused fires, mountains, Oregon, precipitation, weather observations, wildfires, wind
The Green Swamp is a 16,000 acre nature preserve located in the southeastern coastal plain of North Carolina. Owned by The Nature Conservancy, it is managed to protect the indigenous assemblage of plants and animals of the area. The swamp supports longleaf pine savannas…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, bogs, coastal plain, fire intensity, fire management, firebreaks, fragmentation, fuel loading, hydrology, land management, longleaf pine, North Carolina, organic soils, Pinus palustris, plantations, pocosins, savannas, smoke management, soils, swamps, wildlife refuges
About 4.4 million acres of forestland in the South are prescribed burned each year. In some states, the area burned has been decreasing steadily. Some industrial owners plan to burn less in the future because of increased regulation and liability risks associated with burning,…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, burning permits, education, liability, public information, smoke management, wildfires, wood
In California, the percentage of wildland which is prescribed burned has been declining for many years. Fear of litigation, environmental concerns, and public perceptions seem to be the stumbling blocks. Is the reverse true: if we stop prescription burning, will we alleviate our…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: archaeological sites, education, erosion, erosion control, fire hazard reduction, fire protection, fire suppression, liability, natural resource legislation, public information, season of fire, wilderness fire management, wildfires
Legal liability for prescribed burning has been and will be of significant importance to those engaged in this type of activity, In what situations will the prescribed burner be held pecuniarily liable? What factual scenarios denote non-liability? What are the statutory…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, burning permits, fire management, fire protection, land management, liability, smoke management, water quality
Managers of designated wilderness or conservation areas, especially those that are fire-dependent, often face a major dilemma. It is essential that fire perform its natural role of rejuvenating the ecosystem. Standards of environmental regulation, stewardship responsibilities…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Intelligence, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science, Economics, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, archaeological sites, Aristida stricta, burning permits, conservation, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire dependent species, fire management, fire protection, flatwoods, Georgia, hunting, lakes, liability, natural resource legislation, Okefenokee Swamp, Pinus palustris, pocosins, pollution, public information, recreation, rivers, smoke management, swamps, threatened and endangered species, water, wetlands, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wildlife, wildlife refuges
Although the Yosemite Wilderness was not established until 1984, prescribed planned fires and prescribed natural fires have been used in the area now designated as wilderness since the early 1970s. The prescribed fire programs have the objective of restoring and maintaining…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: coniferous forests, fire suppression, forest management, lightning, multiple resource management, national parks, prescribed fires (chance ignition), smoke management, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires, Wyoming, Yosemite National Park
Natural processes are clearly provided for in the Wilderness Act of 1964. This Act defines wilderness as a large land area which is primarily affected by the forces of nature. In addition, the defined purpose of the Act was to assure these lands were to be preserved and…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Mapping, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, coniferous forests, conifers, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, fire adaptations, forest management, lightning caused fires, multiple resource management, natural resource legislation, pine forests, pine, prescribed fires (chance ignition), recreation, threatened and endangered species, water, water quality, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires