Frequency and Season of Prescription Fires to Reduce Hazardous Fuel Loads on the Lower Piedmont of Georgia

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Originator: Kenneth Outcalt

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Frequency and Season of Prescription Fires to Reduce Hazardous Fuel Loads on the Lower Piedmont of Georgia

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Publisher: USDA Forest Service

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Online_Linkage: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/

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In 1989 a study to quantify the long-term response to various return intervals of dormant- and growing- season prescription fires was installed on the Hitchiti Experimental Forest in Jones Co. Georgia, about 20 miles NE of Macon. The study is comprised of 6 treatments (2-yr winter line headfire, 3-yr winter line headfire, 3-yr winter line backfire, 3-yr summer line backfire, 6-yr summer line backfire, and unburned check) replicated 4 times in a randomized block design. Each plot is roughly 2-acres in size. The plots were installed in a 70-year old mixed pine/hardwood stand comprised primarily of loblolly (Pinus taeda) and shortleaf (P. echinata) pines and various oaks (Quercus sp.) and maples (Acer sp.). This study site would make an ideal demonstration area for several reasons: 1) From a hazard reduction standpoint, the dramatic visual differences among several treatments (including fire-free interval, season of application, and firing technique) can be observed; 2) This is the only long-term fire study I am aware of in this fuel type which is one of the largest in the south, stretching from Virginia to Arkansas, and the only one in the Piedmont physiographic region; 3) There is currently much interest in the potential of prescribed fire to reduce hazardous fuels and improve biodiversity in the Piedmont, yet the Native American practice of underburning has only been operationally returned to the Piedmont for several decades and then generally only on certain federal and state lands, so opportunities to see various frequencies and seasons of burn are extremely limited and rarely occur together on the same ownership and; 5) the site is within a? hour drive of Macon and about an hour from Atlanta, the largest city in the South. I propose to sign one replication of the plots along a paved road and design a permanent display board for the site that contains a map of the study site, photographs, study results, and a brief description of the role of fire in this ecosystem. A full-color take-home fact sheet will also be provided. We will also develop and maintain a web page describing this long-term study site. This study is adjacent to a trailhead with parking facilities. A study to quantify the long-term response to various return intervals of dormant- and growing- season prescription fires in the Hitchiti Experimental Forest in Jones County, Georgia.

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REFERENCE: Kenneth Outcalt, Southern Fire Portal - Fred Rascoe - Frequency and Season of Prescription Fires to Reduce Hazardous Fuel Loads on the Lower Piedmont of Georgia. In Dale Wade, Frequency and Season of Prescription Fires to Reduce Hazardous Fuel Loads on the Lower Piedmont of Georgia.

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Beginning_Date: 19890101

Ending_Date: 20051231

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Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.71522

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.703125

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.032898

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.021557

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST FIRE SCIENCE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > FIRE ECOLOGY > FIRE DYNAMICS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > FIRE ECOLOGY > FIRE OCCURRENCE

Theme_Keyword: Prescribed Fire

Theme_Keyword: Jones County

Theme_Keyword: Georgia

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GEORGIA

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Contact_Person: KENNETH OUTCALT

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Forestry Sciences Lab

Address: 320 Green Street

City: Athens

State_or_Province: Georgia

Postal_Code: 30602-2044

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 706-559-4309

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 706-559-4317

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Step 1: Overstory Tree Measurements All trees larger than 4.5 inches DBH are measured periodically on two 0.2 acre (1/5-acre) circular plots on each treatment plot. Plots are located at the upper and lower slopes of the burn plot. The 1/5-acre plots are designated as"Top Left" and"Bottom Right". On each 1/5-acre plot tree measurements taken are: species, DBH, azimuth, distance, and damage. Total heights were measured at the beginning of the study. At the beginning of the study trees were tagged with numbered tags, but many of these tags have been lost due to tree growth and other factors. The decision was made to use azimuth and distance to identify the trees instead of retagging them.

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Contact_Organization: USDA/FS/SRS > Southern Research Station, Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Contact_Person: KENNETH OUTCALT

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Address: Forestry Sciences Lab

Address: 320 Green Street

City: Athens

State_or_Province: Georgia

Postal_Code: 30602-2044

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 706-559-4309

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 706-559-4317

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http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/

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DATA CENTER URL

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060226

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121212

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TYLER B. STEVENS

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-6898

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov

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