Wildland fire author and historian Dr. Stephen Pyne recently gave a presentation for the Spring Creek Project with Oregon State University on the past, present, and future of wildland fire management and policy. As a prolific commentator on US wildland fire policy and management, Dr. Pyne’s presentation has relevance for audiences in the Southeast as well as the Pacific Northwest. You can watch a similar presentation hosted by SFE during the 2020 All Florida Prescribed Fire Council Meeting.
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Longleaf Alliance Video: Getting Started with Prescribed Fire on Private Lands
Jones Center at Ichauway Video: Longleaf Pine: Ecology and Management
Kevin McIntyre provides an overview of the natural history of longleaf pine. You’ll also learn about Ichauway’s prescribed fire program, join Brandon Rutledge for a look at a project to restore the red-cockaded woodpecker population on Ichauway, and the Center’s approach to managing mature longleaf pine forests.
Continue ReadingSFE Video: Measuring Fire Radiation
The latest SFE Southern Fire Science video features Matt Dickinson, Ph.D. an ecologist with the US Forest Service Northern Research Station in Delaware, Ohio. Matt works to help us understand the relationships between natural fuels, fire behavior, and fire effects. In this video Matt talks about his project measuring near-surface fire radiation at the 2017 multinational Prescribed Fire Science Consortium event held at Tall Timbers Research Station and Pebble Hill Plantation in North Florida and South Georgia.
Continue ReadingLearning About Burning: An Introduction to Prescribed Fire for NC Landowners
Join the Forest Stewards Guild, NC Forest Service, and other practitioners for a virtual learning experience. This video discusses the basics of prescribed fire, and the tools needed for private forest landowners to burn their own land. In this video practitioners answer frequently asked questions specifically about how fire in the mountains is ecologically beneficial.
Continue ReadingNew Video: Dobyns Bennett Pulaski Club
A new video showcases the Dobyns Bennet High School Pulaski Club. The Tennessee club is unique in offering high school students training, including S-130/190, and hands-on experience in prescribed fire.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5TLlJJPCY
Continue ReadingFire In the Great Plains Series: Why Burn?
This video is the first in a series from our friends at the Great Plains Fire Science Exchange describing fire in the Great Plains. The series features ranchers in the region and local experts discussing prescribed fire. This video focuses on the need for burning grasslands in the region.
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