Yesterday (March 13, 2012) we spent all day doing burns. The weather cooperated, we had a great crew, and we got a lot done.The fuel this spring is very heavy,…

In a number of states private landowners have created formal organizations to conduct prescribed burns. Although such cooperative prescribed burn associations (PBA) are mainly in states with extensive grazing rangeland,…

The fire effects series by the U.S. Forest Service is very useful for those carrying out prescribed burns. An updated edition (2011) of the site on Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak)…

This is the time of the year when one can get a good idea of the species diversity of a prairie or savanna. Most of the early-blooming species are still…