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Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window

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Dec 17, 2020

Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window

Panel discussion of how to use science-based reasoning to support burning outside of the dormant season.

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Jan 22, 2019

Prescribed Fire Behavior and Fuel Modeling in Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens and Pine-Oak Forests

Data-based considerations for fire managers who wish to develop more accurate models of fire spread and fireline intensities.

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Jan 22, 2019

Post-fire Stand Development and Potential Fire Behavior for the Waterboro Barrens, Southwestern ME

Developing a fuel model based on present stand conditions and fuel loading in previously burned pitch pine-scrub oak thicket.

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Jan 22, 2019

Determining the Optimal Prescribed Burn Frequency for Ecological Restoration in Pitch Pine-Scrub

Examining fuel load recovery following burns in an effort to determine appropriate fire return intervals if burning is continued.

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Jan 22, 2019

Post-fire Stand Development and Potential Fire Behavior for the Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve, NH

Documentation of variation in vegetation cover and composition, with the goal of identifying and defining landscape-scale management units.

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Jan 22, 2019

The Effects of Brush Cutting and Burning on Fuel Beds and Fire Behavior in Pine-Oak Forests

An evaluation of the effectiveness of combined brush cutting and prescribed burning to reduce fire hazard and predict fire behavior.

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Jan 22, 2019

Impact of Wildland Fuel Management Options for the Central Plains of Martha’s Vineyard

In-depth investigation of management strategies that minimize extreme wildfires while facilitating the conservation of rare species.

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Jan 22, 2019

Land Management Implications for Hemileuca maia Habitat at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Examination of fire management effects on native insect species, including rare species dependent on open systems.

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Jan 22, 2019

Distribution of Rare Plants on the Central Plain of Martha’s Vineyard

The influence of vegetation structure, species composition, environmental characteristics and disturbance history on rare plant populations.

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Jan 22, 2019

Fuel Bed Characteristics in Invaded and Uninvaded Forest Stands

A summary of distinct differences in the fuels of invaded v. uninvaded forest conditions and the limitations to generalizing across sites.

Research Brief: Fire and Wildlife- Eastern hognose snakes prefer managed habitat

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Sep 7, 2018

Research Brief: Fire and Wildlife- Eastern hognose snakes prefer managed habitat

For animals that like an open canopy, mechanical thinning and prescribed fire can help create and maintain the habitat they need.

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Aug 10, 2018

Fire Management Plan for Montague Plain Wildlife Management Area (Clark and Patterson 2003)

This fire management plan is a strategic plan that defines a program to manage wildland fire for ecological health and public safety.

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Aug 10, 2018

Fire Issues Unique to the Northeastern Area of the United States

A plan to refine the national Fire Danger System, as part of the National Fire Plan, to make it more applicable to the NE Pine Barrens.

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Aug 10, 2018

Characterizing Canopy Fuels as They Affect Fire Behavior in Pitch Pine

This thesis added pitch pine crown characteristics to the body of data on canopy fuel characteristics.

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Aug 9, 2018

Fire Management Plan for the Maine Army National Guard Hollis Training Site, York County, Maine

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a fire management plan and guidance for future management activities.

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Aug 6, 2018

Fire Management Plan for Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve

Site fire management plan including ecological goals, objectives, and an action program to be implemented over the next five to ten years.

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Jan 25, 2018

Ossipee Fuel Mapping Results and Recommended Fuel Models- Summary and 4 reports

Vegetation and fuels data, prescribed fire local knowledge, and fuel model recommendations for the Ossipee Pine Barrens.

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Jan 22, 2018

A Vegetative Fuelbreak Protecting the Town of Bar Harbor, Maine – Acadia National Park, ME

Literature review fuelbreaks' effective uses and results of a field study to evaluate the need for a fuelbreak on Mount Desert Island, ME.

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Jan 18, 2018

Vegetation, Landcover, and Fuel Mapping of the Ossipee Pine Barrens, Carroll County, NH

Report on the vegetation, landcover, and fuels mapped within an 8,166-acre area of the Ossipee Pine Barrens in Carroll County, NH.

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Jan 18, 2018

Seasonal Variation in Foliage Moisture Content of Pine Species at Acadia National Park, Maine

The moisture content of the foliage of pitch pine, white pine, and red pine was examined at Acadia National Park, Maine.

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