Hands-on learning, habitat work goal of annual burn week

Hands-on learning, habitat work goal of annual burn week

Loess Hills cooperative burn week, now in its 10th year, provides hands-on fire management and training for all experience levels.

Field Reports: Prescribed burns planned for North Idaho

Prescribed burns began Friday on U.S. Forest Service land in North Idaho and are expected to continue through the spring.

Prescribed burns maintain, improve habitats

Prairie and savanna prescribed fires can be good trouble if they’re carefully timed and controlled. Their purpose is to help keep prairies as grasslands and to prevent or at least slow succession toward more-forested habitats.

N.Y. students skip traditional spring break to start prescribed burns in Ga.

SUNY students spent spring break gaining hands-on experience with prescribed burns and fueling a growing passion for fire ecology back on campus