Prescribed fire
Fire is an integral component of many ecosystems in the southern U.S., especially shortleaf and longleaf pine systems. The use of prescribed fires not only serves an ecological purpose, but can be a very useful forest management tool. Proper use and implementation of prescribed fire is critical to effective results. If used properly, prescribed fire can control competing vegetation, increase resilience of remaining trees, and improve the health of the forest.
2015 National Prescribed Fire Use Survey Report
Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, 2015Introduction to prescribed fire in southern ecosystems
USDA Forest Service, 2012Prescribed Fire Liability Report for the Southern United States: A Summary of Statutes and Cases
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P and North Carolina State Extension, 2022Why we burn: prescribed burning as a management tool
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, 2007Don't fear the fire: Using prescribed fire to build resilience to drought and beetles
Southern Fire Exchange, USDA Forest Service, Clemson University, 2018Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils
http://www.prescribedfire.net/Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists
http://www.appalachianfire.org/Fire Ecology Program
Tall Timbers Research Station and Land ConservatoryNational Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center
US Fish and Wildlife ServiceRestoring and managing longleaf pine ecosystems
USDA Forest Service - Southern Research StationSoutheast Prescribed Fire Update
NC State UniversitySoutheast Region, Fire Management Division
US Fish and Wildlife ServiceSouthern Fire Exchange
http://www.southernfireexchange.org/
