Transcript Tancordo_Wildfirex

Wildfire Suppression In
Fire Dependent Forests
By Jessica Tancordo
In the Beginning
 Early settlers and Native Americans used fire as land
management tool.
 Severe fire seasons in the 20th century brought about policies
that suppressed every fire that started, but later policies would
change.
 As wildfire suppression continued, natural fuels from dense
amounts of leaf litter and duff layer built up causing wildfires to
be even greater when they occurred.
Prescribed Burning
 Firefighters start and observe fires in order to allow fire
dependent forests to have a chance at regrowth.
 Benefits in reduction of hazardous fuels, allows
germination of plants, improves wildlife habitat, disposal
of logging debris, disease control, and possible decrease
in non-native plant species.
Wildland Urban Interface
Pine Pocosins
 Coniferous, pyrophitic woodlands
 Found in SE Virginia, North Carolina, and NE South Carolina
 High and Low Pocosins
 Forest consists of Pond Pines and very dense shrubs with large
amounts of peat.
Pine Barrens
 Found in NE United States from NJ to ME
 Home to plants such as Pitch Pine, Jack Pine, Wild
Lupine and Scrub Oak
Grasslands
 Shrublands- typically dry and prone to accumulations of
highly volatile fuels
 Grasslands- burns readily because fire has to go through
stems and leaves of herbaceous plants, lightly heats soil
allowing for decomposition and recycling of nutrients.
 Savannas- herbaceous level with little to no mature
trees, fires suppress tree growth but allow for open
landscapes.
Wildlife in Fire Dependent Forests
Wildlife in Fire Dependent Forests
Picture references
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http://www.californiachaparral.com/images/555_Indian_Burning_II.jpg
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http://csfs.colostate.edu/images/photos/1669012.jpg
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http://wildfirelessons.net/uploads/mod_073.jpg
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http://ffsl.utah.gov/images/fire/NewHarmony.jpg
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http://envirosci.net/111/succession/lodgepole_fire.jpg
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http://envirosci.net/111/succession/sequoia_scar.jpg
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http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/natural_communities/images/PIVa_photo_500.JPG
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http://hikeexplorer.squarespace.com/southeastern-coastal-marshland/
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http://www.nswildflora.ca/specPics/Ocotillo/Blandford1/JackPineBarrensB8.jpg
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http://www.grasslandsgouldians.com/save_the_gouldian_fund_files/Fire.jpg
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Shawangunk_Grasslands_NWR.jpg
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http://seekraz.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/moose-grazing.jpg?w=950&h=716
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http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/w_meadowlark_simspecies_ganeshjayaraman.jpg
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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXe0O7F15og/T4v1arwvffI/AAAAAAAAA2A/KP81mYSJnNY/s1600/Delmarva-FoxSquirrel-D3S5480.jpg
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http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/images/bark-beetle/bark-beetle.jpg
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Wasp_stripping_wood.jpg
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http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/EMD/soils/lowpocosin.jpg
Literature references
 http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/natural_co
mmunities/ncPIVa.shtml
 http://www.nhptv.org/wild/pinebarrens.asp
 http://www.nps.gov/seki/naturescience/fic_firerole.htm
 http://www.woodlandstewardseries.com/landownerinformation-for-managingwoodland/documents/Fireasaforestrytool.pdf
 http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/wetlands/coastal_explorers/
cpfmodule/bays/bays_organic2.htm