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This panel took place on Dec. 17, 2020.

Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window

How can we use science-based reasoning to support burning outside of the dormant season?

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Resources and publications

Edgar, B.E.; Griscom, H.P. 2017. The Effect of Controlled Burns on Abundance of Woody Species in Appalachian Pine-Oak Forests at Buck Mountain, West Virginia. Natural Areas Journal. 37(1): 30–38 https://doi.org/10.3375/043.037.0106

Limb, R.F.; Fuhlendorf, S.D.; Engle, D.M.; Kerby, J.D. 2011. Growing-Season Disturbance in Tallgrass Prairie: Evaluating Fire and Grazing on Schizachyrium scoparium. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 64(1): 28–36 https://doi.org/10.2111/rem-d-10-00022.1

Weir, John R.; Elmore, Dwayne; Limb, Ryan F.; Engle, David M.; Allred, Brady W.; Bidwell, Terrence G.; Fuhlendorf, Samuel D. 2017. Burning in the Growing Season. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University. E-1025.

Knapp, Eric E.; Estes, Becky L.; Skinner, Carl N. 2009. Ecological effects of prescribed fire season: a literature review and synthesis for managers. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-224. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 80 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/PSW-GTR-224

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Weyenberg, S.A.; Pavlovic, N.B. 2014. Vegetation Dynamics After Spring and Summer Fires in Red and White Pine Stands at Voyageurs National Park. Natural Areas Journal. 34(4): 443–458 https://doi.org/10.3375/043.034.0406

Brooke, Jarred. 2018. Results of Prescribed Fire Survey. Indiana Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting, Indiana DNR Fire Headquarters, Morgan-Monroe State Forest. May 30, 2018.

Weir, J.R.; Scasta, J.D. 2017. Vegetation Responses to Season of Fire in Tallgrass Prairie: A 13-Year Case Study. Fire Ecology. 13(2): 137–142 https://doi.org/10.4996/fireecology.130290241

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