Guidebook for Prescribed Burning in the Southern Region
2023/08/27
Learn how to plan, conduct and evaluate prescribed burns with this new Guidebook designed for burners of all skill levels. This book takes you step-by-step through the prescribed burning process in addition to providing more in-depth chapters on many of the concepts.
Leslie Boby, Southern Regional Extension Forestry; Jennifer Fawcett, North Carolina State University; David Clabo, University of Georgia; Hallie Harriman, Piedmont Environmental Council; Adam Maggard, Auburn University; Barry Coulliette, Alachua Conservation Trust; Laurel Kays, The Nature Conservancy; and Sarah McNair, University of Georgia
Forest Wildlife, Forest Management, and Forest Health
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Whether you started burning with your grandparents as a toddler, or you’ve never held a drip torch, the "Guidebook for Prescribed Burning in the Southern Region" will help you set and meet your burning goals. Written by a team of Forestry Extension professionals from across the South and reviewed by nearly 50 prescribed burning experts, extension personnel, state forestry agency personnel, and fire scientists, this 200+ page, full-color spiral-bound book presents fire concepts in an easy-to-read manner. The many diagrams and pictures found throughout the book illustrate and simplify fire concepts from wind direction to atmospheric conditions, firing techniques, and more. This Guidebook will take you step-by-step through the processes involved in planning, preparing for, and conducting a prescribed burn on your land. The Guidebook’s four action chapters (Getting Started, Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating start with checklists full of action items followed by detailed information on each item. In the Guidebook’s four informational chapters, you can take a deeper dive into key prescribed burning concepts including weather, smoke management, fuel, and fire behavior.
