Tuesday
Sep032013

Results from our user survey 

Who did we survey?

Fire practitioners and researchers in the tallgrass and savanna region.

What were the top Ten Fire Issues?

1)  Prescribed Burn Seasonality, Frequency, Timing & Intensity

2)  Fire and Invasive Species

3)  Obstacles to Prescribed Burning

4)  Fire and Woodlands, Timber Production and Oak Regeneration

5)  Prescribed Fire and Effects on Fauna (Wildlife Habitat, T&E spp)

6)  Fire vs. Herbicide/Mechanical/Grazing & Other Non-Fire Vegetation Manipulation Practices

7) Educating & Enabling Landowners and the General Public

8)  Information Access Issues

9)  Fire Effects on Native Flora

10)  Historical Fire Patterns