A Coordinated Approach to Prescribed Fire Treatments in British Columbia’s Ecosystems

摘要

W ildland fire is a naturally occurring process and has also been intentionally used for centuries by First Nations peoples to shape and form the landscapes and re- sources familiar to British Columbians (Beck et al. 2005). Fire has a historically founded role in nearly all ecosystems in British Columbia and, as such, most ecosystems are adapted to fire within a broad range of varying frequency and intensity (Keeley et al. 2009). As a result, fire is integral to maintaining the productive and healthy functioning ecosystems upon which all British Columbians depend (Hall 2010).