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STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma Prescribed Burning Handbook has been a wildly popular publication. So much so that John Weir, research associate in Oklahoma State…
click to continue reading ExpandSTILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma Prescribed Burning Handbook has been a wildly popular publication. So much so that John Weir, research associate in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management can hardly keep them stocked on his shelves. To help keep the supply up with the demand, Weir worked with DASNR’s Technology-Services and Support group to create the “Prescribed Fire Handbook,” a mobile website landowners and land managers can easily take with them into the field.
“Anywhere someone has phone service or an Internet connection is a great place to take advantage of this technology,” Weir said. “Virtually all of the information found in our hard copy handbook is now available online in a mobile friendly version.”
The page, factsheets.okstate.edu/e1010, has different tabs at the bottom for various interest areas. There are links to fact sheets and highlights, as well as a question and answer section and tabs for information, such as the effects of fire, preferred weather, fire laws and training opportunities.
“This mobile handbook can answer many of the questions anyone may have before and when conducting prescribed burns,” Weir said. “While the Oklahoma Prescribed Burning Handbook is full of great information, this new technology has all the same information, but it’s much more conveniently accessed through all media devices.”
The information found on the site is valuable to more than just Oklahoma residents, too. “People from all over the region, in surrounding states, can use this information for their burning needs, as well,” Weir said. “While this is not Oklahoma-specific material, we know that residents in our state have really put this information to good use in years past through the hard copy of this handbook.”
By visiting the website, users can create an icon on their smartphone, tablet or laptop. The icon can be placed on a home screen and used as a link, taking users straight to the website and information.
“We are really excited about being able to provide this information to everyone,” Weir said. “It will be very handy to just pull your phone out and search for what you need, rather than shuffling through pages of the old handbook.”
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Oak savannas provide important habitat for plant and animal species adapted to this distinct, but rare ecosystem. Historically, oak savanna sustained bison and elk, but…
click to continue reading ExpandOak savannas provide important habitat for plant and animal species adapted to this distinct, but rare ecosystem. Historically, oak savanna sustained bison and elk, but now it also plays a role in cattle
production in some parts of the country.
2014-15
Patch burn grazing is burning different patches of a pasture at different times and allowing animals to select where they want to graze. Originally conceived…
click to continue reading ExpandPatch burn grazing is burning different patches of a pasture at different times and allowing animals to select where they want to graze. Originally conceived as an alternative to uniform utilization, patch burn grazing manages for vegetation structural diversity to conserve biodiversity while also sustaining the rangeland resource.
2013-19
Alteration of grassland disturbance regimes has greatly diminished grassland structural complexity and is likely a contributing factor to the decline in grassland bird populations. 2015-13
click to continue reading ExpandAlteration of grassland disturbance regimes has greatly diminished grassland structural complexity and is likely a contributing factor to the decline in grassland bird populations.
2015-13
One quantitative approach to prioritizing management actions uses a stepwise process. It starts by quantifying thresholds at which abrupt changes occur within ecological systems. In…
click to continue reading ExpandOne quantitative approach to prioritizing management actions uses a stepwise process. It starts by quantifying thresholds at which abrupt changes occur within ecological systems. In the case of prescribed fire in grasslands, thresholds can represent the fire intensity that results in death of a target species.
2013-23
Using fire during the growing season is a promising new way to manage sericea lespedea in tallgrass prairies. Growing season burns offer advantages beyond sericea…
click to continue reading ExpandUsing fire during the growing season is a promising new way to manage sericea lespedea in tallgrass prairies. Growing season burns offer advantages beyond sericea control, including easier to contain fires and a second chance to burn acres omitted during the dormant season.
2018-01
Written by Sherry A. Leis Diversity. In natural resource management, diversity is often thought of as a desirable concept or condition. At various scales, defined…
click to continue reading ExpandWritten by Sherry A. Leis
Diversity. In natural resource management, diversity is often thought of as a desirable concept or condition. At various scales, defined or desired levels of species diversity may result in stable, resilient, and healthy communities (Symstad and Jonas 2011, Tilman et al. 1998). Diversity may also be critical for the provision of certain ecosystem services and non-biological processes such as movement of water or soil nutrients or abiotic features altering fire intensity.
In the realm of fire, we talk about diversity in the timing of fire, selection of ignition techniques, fire intensity, and fire frequency. Balancing fire diversity with other management goals can be difficult. Often, we talk about maintenance verses restoration modes; each has its own priority management actions. The restoration mode is a suite of management actions to move a sub-optimal grassland ecosystem towards what can seem like a fabled maintenance condition.
In the realm of human communities, diversity is a goal for institutions and organizations. The debate on how much and in what context is ongoing in institutions, communities, and politics nationally.
The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange has also been learning about the diversity of the fire community in the Central North American prairies. We have always known that everyone from the private landowner to the federal fire service plays an important role in our community. We have seen an increase in previously isolated members of the fire community working together to solve problems and achieve goals. The increase in burned acres (Melvin 2015) and burn associations in the region are examples of this (Weir et al. 2015). More recently we began learning about the diversity among American Indian members of the community and how they use fire. In much of the region, people with tribal affiliations are very integrated with society at large. These are people we interact with every day and may not even have knowledge of their heritage. They are using fire on ranches, leading extension programs, and are part of the state or federal fire services. There are also additional American Indians living on or near reservations. Some of these communities maintain their own local fire services and traditional uses of fire.
There are native smoke jumpers and hotshot crews, Bureau of Indian Affairs fuels specialists, and fire fighters of diverse backgrounds. As we learn more about how this group in our community uses and values wildland fire, we hope to also learn what types of information we might have that would be of value to them. We have certainly learned a lot about the Great Plains fire community over the last four years, but know that we have only scratched the surface. The more we learn about your fire interests and needs, the better service we can provide to the whole Plains. Diversity really does make for a better world.
References
Melvin, M.A. 2015. National prescribed fire use survey report. Technical Report 02-15, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, Inc.
Symstad, A. J., and J. L. Jonas. 2011. Incorporating Biodiversity Into Rangeland Health: Plant Species Richness and Diversity in Great Plains Grasslands. Rangeland Ecology & Management 64:555-572.
Tilman, D., C. L. Lehman, and C. E. Bristow. 1998. Diversity-stability relationships: statistical inevitability or ecological consequence? The American Naturalist 151:277-282.
Weir, J., D, Twidwell, and C.L. Wonkka. 2015. Prescribed Burn Association Activity, Needs, and Safety Record: a survey of the Great Plains 2015‐6.