Stimulus Funding to Assist Landowners with Prescribed Burning

摘要

Historically, prescribed burning has been one of the most cost-effective forest management practices available to landowners. However, liability, the absence of qualified vendors, and unfamiliarity with prescribed burning have been some of the obstacles to landowners seeking to implement prescribed burning on their property. With the necessity for burning in the southern forest ecosystem becoming more apparent, emphasis needs to be placed on the practice of prescribed burning. From the primitive methods of Native Americans to the high technology our burners currently use, prescribed burning techniques have changed, but the reasons for doing it have not. Improved wildlife habitat, hazardous fuel reduction, insect/disease control, and enhanced aesthetics are some of the benefits one achieves by implementing a prescribed burn program.