Prescribed Fire Behavior and Fuel Modeling in Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens and Pine-Oak Forests
Data-based considerations for fire managers who wish to develop more accurate models of fire spread and fireline intensities.
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NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Post-fire Stand Development and Potential Fire Behavior for the Waterboro Barrens, Southwestern ME
Developing a fuel model based on present stand conditions and fuel loading in previously burned pitch pine-scrub oak thicket.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Determining the Optimal Prescribed Burn Frequency for Ecological Restoration in Pitch Pine-Scrub
Examining fuel load recovery following burns in an effort to determine appropriate fire return intervals if burning is continued.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Post-fire Stand Development and Potential Fire Behavior for the Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve, NH
Documentation of variation in vegetation cover and composition, with the goal of identifying and defining landscape-scale management units.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
The Effects of Brush Cutting and Burning on Fuel Beds and Fire Behavior in Pine-Oak Forests
An evaluation of the effectiveness of combined brush cutting and prescribed burning to reduce fire hazard and predict fire behavior.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Impact of Wildland Fuel Management Options for the Central Plains of Martha’s Vineyard
In-depth investigation of management strategies that minimize extreme wildfires while facilitating the conservation of rare species.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Fuel Bed Characteristics in Invaded and Uninvaded Forest Stands
A summary of distinct differences in the fuels of invaded v. uninvaded forest conditions and the limitations to generalizing across sites.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Fire Management Options for Controlling Woody Invasive Plants in the NE and Mid-Atlantic U.S.
The state of management practices for controlling or eliminating woody invasive species and evaluating their impacts on fire regimes.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Conservation Goals and Objectives for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve (Gebauer 1993)
Defining general conservation goals and describing primary biological objectives for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Vegetation and Fire History of the Dwarf Pine Ridges, Shawangunk Mountains, New York (Laing 1994)
A paleoecological investigation with evidence of fire occurrence pre- and post-settlement to aid in understanding the disturbance regime.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
History and Dynamics of a Ridgetop Pitch Pine Community: Mount Everett, Massachusetts
Results suggest that even among Northeastern
barrens, Mount Everett's summit is characterized by highly unusual vegetation and dynamics.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2019
Myles Standish State Forest - From the Ice Age to the Present
Brief summary of paleoecology in the area.
NAFSE
- Jan 25, 2018
Northeast Wildfire Risk Assessment - USDA Forest Service
Identifying areas in the Northeast and Midwest that are prone to wildfire and prioritizing fire management and resource distribution.
NAFSE
- Jan 23, 2018
Prescribed Fire Science Research and Management at Head of the Plains, Nantucket Island, MA
Evaluation of fire research and management efforts and results on Nantucket Island, MA.
NAFSE
- Jan 23, 2018
An Assessment of the Impact of Fire on Rare Lepidoptera in the Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve
An assessment of the impact that prescribed fire had on rare moths, as well as additional records of moth presence.
NAFSE
- Jan 23, 2018
Monitoring Protocols for the Ossipee and Waterboro Pine Barrens
Determining the most cost and labor efficient approach to field-based data collection and analysis, and assessing management progress.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2018
A Vegetative Fuelbreak Protecting the Town of Bar Harbor, Maine – Acadia National Park, ME
Literature review fuelbreaks' effective uses and results of a field study to evaluate the need for a fuelbreak on Mount Desert Island, ME.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2018
Expanding the Interface in the Northeast’s “Asbestos Forests”: Exploratory Assessment in NH
Exploring the connections between land use and forest fire risk in New Hampshire.
NAFSE
- Jan 22, 2018
Preliminary Data and Statistics for Determining Communities-At-Risk from Destructive Wildfires
Statistical occurrence maps and graphs produced using fire department data for 2005 through 2009.
NAFSE
- Jan 18, 2018
Prescribed Fire Management in Sandplain Grasslands and Heathlands in Nantucket, MA
The effectiveness of dormant and growing season prescribed fire as a tool for maintaining coastal communities and reducing woody species.
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