This one day workshop, organized by The Nature Conservancy, for burn practitioners was held Tuesday October 11, 2011 in Maple Hill, North Carolina. Workshop participants learned about research results, wildfire suppression, and controlled burning within pocosins. Thanks to The Nature Conservancy and presenters for sharing the following workshop materials.
Notes from the Field (includes workshop summary)
Workshop Presentations
- Pocosin Wildlife Refuge Wildfire 2008 Health Effects Study
Ana G. Rappold, Environmental Public Health Division, US EPA - Fire & Pocosins Lesson Learned
Gary Curcio, IPA Fire Environment Consultants - Prescribed Burning in the Croatan
James H. Cherry, Croatan National Forest - Estimated Smoldering Potential (ESP) a decision support tool for smoldering in organic soils
Jim Reardon, USDA Forest Service Missoula Fire Lab - Fire and Pocosins What We Know
Robert Mickler, Alion Science and Technology - Pocosin Burn in District 8 Green Swamp
Mike Hardison, North Carolina Forest Service - Practitioner’s Lessons from Shaken Creek Preserve
Premier Forestry & Environmental Consulting, PLLC. - Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Cooperative Restoration Project
Sara Ward, US Fish & Wildlife Service