Publications
The University of Idaho now offers 14 online courses in Fire Ecology and Management, including many graduate courses. Students can complete a Masters of Natural Resources (MNR) with an emphasis in Fire Ecology, entirely online. The MNR program is for designed for working professionals. It is course-based, requiring 30 credits and a professional project.
A Forest Stewards Guild report in partnership with Promise PCES LLC. May 2017
Naturally occurring fires have historically been an important factor in determining plant and animal distribution and composition in Missouri. While natural fires are random and uncontrolled, prescribed burning is the process of applying a controlled fire to a predetermined area to meet certain goals and objectives. Prescribed fire is used as a tool to manage natural communities and planted grass stands. It can set back succession by controlling woody invasion, improve wildlife habitat by stimulating desirable and suppressing undesirable plant species, improve poor grazing distribution, and reduce wildfire risk. Other uses of prescribed burning include preparing sites for planting or seeding, removing slash or debris, and enhancing seed production of target plant species.
This review summarizes the fire effects information and relevant ecology of greater sage-grouse and Gunnison sage-grouse in North America that was available in the scientific literature as of 2016.
If you missed the 2014 Patch Burn Grazing field meeting in Grand Island, NE, you can still get a flavor for the presentations. Due to technical difficulties we did not capture the audio, but you can still see lots of great content in the presentations. I am confident that the authors will be happy to talk with you more about the work they shared. The PowerPoint presentations have been converted to .pdf files for better file management.
Managing Prairies for Biological Diversity and Ecological Resilience: Chris Helzer ([email protected])
Insights into Pyric-herbivory on grassland ecology, management and production: David Engle and Derek Scasta ([email protected])
Patch Burn-Grazing in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie of Eastern South Dakota: Alexander (Sandy) Smart ([email protected])
Chippewa Prairie Patch Burn Grazing Update: David Trauba and Joe Blastick ([email protected])
The Switzer Ranch: Sara Sortum
The Prairie Project has transferred from a K-12 educational website to a central location for all information regarding the prairie ecosystem.
FireWorks is an educational program about the science of wildland fire, designed for students in grades 1-10. The program consists of a curriculum and a trunk of materials, including laboratory equipment, specimens, CDs, books, and kits of specialized materials for teachers. Content focuses on the physical science of fire behavior, human influences on fire, and fire ecology in the northern Rocky Mountains and North Cascades.
Return To Tradition, this video is the second in a series from The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) regional office out of Oklahoma. The focus is on how to fireproof a property.
Watch tribal elders discuss how fire was used for land management.