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NAFSE
May 14, 2018
Prescribed fire effects: Tick management
Summary of a study by Shane Tripp highlighting the interactions between prescribed fire and ticks in the North Atlantic region.
NAFSE
Mar 8, 2018
New Jersey Forest Fire Service: Science in Action Spring 2018
The second installment of the SERDP scientist interviews in the New Jersey Pinelands conducted by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
NAFSE
Jan 25, 2018
The importance of fire in the maintenance of jack pine at its southeastern range limit
Analysis of pollen and charcoal to identify the historical relationship between jack pine and fire occurrence in Acadia National Park, Maine
NAFSE
Jan 23, 2018
Prescribed Fire Science Research and Management at Head of the Plains, Nantucket Island, MA
Evaluation of fire research and management efforts and results on Nantucket Island, MA.
NAFSE
Jan 18, 2018
Prescribed Fire Management in Sandplain Grasslands and Heathlands in Nantucket, MA
The effectiveness of dormant and growing season prescribed fire as a tool for maintaining coastal communities and reducing woody species.
NAFSE
Jan 18, 2018
Microarthropod Communities in the New Jersey Pinelands
An examination of the soil-dwelling microarthropod communities in the New Jersey Pinelands via two field experiments.
NAFSE
Jan 18, 2018
Head of the Plains Nantucket Shadbush Response to Prescribed Fire Management, Final Report 2014
We monitored patches of Nantucket shadbush over time, following prescribed burns, and results suggest vigorous re-sprouting following fire.
NAFSE
Jan 5, 2018
New Jersey Forest Fire Service – Science in Action
Video about a research burn conducted in order to collect data on embers, smoke, and fire behavior.
NAFSE
Oct 6, 2017
Prescribed fire effects: Aspen’s varied response
This research brief helps set the stage for our Maine fire history panel and field trip. The research covered here focuses on short and...
NAFSE
Jun 28, 2017
Fire and Soil: Effects of seasonality and frequency
Review and summary of "Fire and Soil: Effects of seasonality and frequency".
Amanda Mahaffey
Feb 2, 2017
Field Trip Recap – Fire management at Camp Edwards: Lessons, challenges, and future objectives
Summary of a day-long introduction of fire management at Camp Edwards.
NAFSE
Dec 5, 2016
Suppression science: Effects of Suppression on the Ecology of the Wildland Urban Interface
How effective suppression in the wildland urban interface results in different forest ecology in these areas.
Amanda Mahaffey
Oct 31, 2016
Tim Simmons: Conservation Ecologist with a Passion for Fire
Profile of Tim Simmons, a restoration ecologist recently retired from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
NAFSE
Jul 29, 2016
Fire in Oak Workshop Recap: Regional Differences, Local Applicability
Description of a two-day workshop on Fire in Oak: Regional Differences, Local Applicability.
NAFSE
Jul 10, 2016
Recent Research: Oak regeneration with prescribed fire
Dr. Jeffrey Ward's research in Connecticut investigating silvicultural treatments in combination with prescribed fire.
NAFSE
Jul 10, 2016
Fire-oak research synthesis: What do we know?
Highlights from the recent Joint Fire Science Program-funded Fire-Oak Synthesis by Brose, Dey, and Waldrop from 2014.
NAFSE
Jun 15, 2016
Workshop: Fire in Oak - Regional differences, local applicability
Workshop agenda and PDFs from managers and scientists about fire and oak issues in the North Atlantic region.
NAFSE
Apr 15, 2016
One Fire Day: Neil Gifford – Albany Pine Bush Preserve
A story by Neil Gifford, Conservation Director for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, on implementing prescribed fires.
NAFSE
Feb 26, 2016
Prioritizing prescribed fire areas: a geographical approach
Using LANDFIRE vegetation and fire return intervals to help pinpoint high priority areas for prescribed fire in the WUI.
NAFSE
Jan 21, 2016
Field Trip Recap: NAFSE’s New Jersey Fire Science and Management Workshop
NAFSE’s first three-day capstone workshop was held at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ November 4-6th, 2015.
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