< Back Potential Positive Effects of Fire on Juvenile Amphibians in a Southern USA Pine Forest Brown et al., 2011 Prescribed fire is a common tool used to conserve and manage the integrity of forest ecosystems. We investigated short-term juvenile amphibian capture and body condition changes subsequent to fire (i.e., one prescribed burn and two wildfires) in a southern United States pine forest. We surveyed amphibians and predatory invertebrates before and after fires occurring during summer 2010. We tested for treatment (i.e., control, wildfire, or prescribed burn) and status (i.e., preburn or postburn) differences in 1) genus-level captures, 2) amphibian health (inferred through a body... Previous Next

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< Back Reptile and amphibian response to season of burn in an upland hardwood forest Greenberg et al., 2018 Growing-season burns are increasingly used in upland hardwood forest for multiple forest management goals. Many species of reptiles and amphibians are ground-dwelling, potentially increasing their vulnerability to prescribed fire, especially during the growing-season when they are most active. We used drift fences with pitfall traps to experimentally assess how herpetofaunal species and communities responded to early, growing-season burns, dormant-season burns, and unburned controls. We documented no adverse effects of either growing season burns or dormant-season burns on any common herpetofaunal taxa, but capture rates of total, adult, and juvenile five-lined skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus) were greater following growing-season burns. ... Previous Next

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The Appalachian Fire Trail A collaboration between CAFMS and the Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network, the Appalachian Fire Trail (formerly known as "The Fire Learning Trail") is an enhanced interpretive trail with expansions throughout the Appalachians. Each trail consists of signs on the ground and podcast episodes that correspond to each sign and serve as an audio tour with more in-depth information. When the first AFT went into the ground we also started the social media campaign using #goodfire to discuss the role and history of fire on the landscape. ​ ​ Appalachian Fire Trail Locations Linville Gorge, NC Table Rock State Park, SC Bridgestone Firestone Wildlife Management Area, TN Daniel Boone National Forest, KY New River State Park, NC Episodes of The Fire Learning Trail podcast/audio tour can be found on itunes, soundcloud, spotify, or by clicking here.

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Play Video Play Video 01:29:59 Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration Fueling Collaboration 4.4 - Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless, the persistent disparities between the realms of science and management often impede effective collaboration. In this panel, we will draw inspiration from successful case studies in the eastern United States, where land managers and scientists have forged pioneering partnerships, yielding tangible advancements in the field Play Video Play Video 01:33:30 Fire and Water - Fueling Collaboration 3.2 Changing climate is reshaping the balance of fire and water in eastern ecosystems. Drought alters soil structure and stability; combined with intense rainfall, this impacts hydrologic dynamics. This panel will explore the interconnections between fire, nutrient cycling, ecohydrology, and climate change. Play Video Play Video 01:28:38 Phenology of Fire: Listening to the Plants and Animals - Fueling Collaboration 4.3 Season of fire. Opening the burn window. Both of these focus on one of the elements that make up a fire regime – frequency, intensity/severity, extent/scale, and seasonality. Decades of spring-and/or autumn-centric fire can cause a site or landscape to respond very differently than when burned repeatedly across all flammable seasons. Summer burns can produce differing fire effects including increased species richness averages, biomass, and stem counts (especially forbs), and breaking up the plant species dominance resulting from dormant season burn windows. Our panelists will bring fresh voices to how we can learn from listening to our fire-dependent plants and animals and let the fire effects lead us toward desired outcomes. Play Video Play Video 01:31:11 The Future Is Smoky- Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion 4 2 With increasing wildfire activity due to changes in climate, smoke will likely become more prevalent and continue to have an effect on society. Earlier this year, smoke from Canada wildfires lowered air quality in the eastern U.S. to its worst levels in recorded history. As the climate heats up and creates drier conditions, smoky skies will grow increasingly common. Health concerns and prescribed burning actions needed to restore functioning ecosystems will be impacted by already smoky conditions across the country. Panelists include research meteorologists, air quality experts, and fire practitioners. Together, they will explore how we can address and adapt to a smoky future. Play Video Play Video 01:30:10 Fire History as a Bridge Between Ecological Knowledge Systems - Fueling Collaboration 4.1 This panel discussion will explore how different types of fire history information (Indigenous Knowledge and physical archives), when considered together, provide improved context for understanding the ecologies and processes that are linked to the restoration and stewardship of fire-adapted communities. The panelists include Indigenous Knowledge holders and practitioners, and experts in tree-ring, sedimentary, and archeological fire history, who have collaboratively used fire history information to bridge cultures and knowledge systems. The discussion will use case studies in the Upper Great Lakes Region where a diverse set of partners wove these types of knowledge together to restore culture fire to the benefit of globally-rare pine barrens communities. Play Video Play Video 47:46 Building the Science for Oaks and Prescribed Fire J. Morgan Varner (Tall Timbers Research Station) gives a plenary talk at the 7th Fire in eastern Oak Forests Conference in Tyler, Texas. This presentation was recorded on May 18, 2023. Play Video Play Video 25:10 Impact of Juniper Encroachment and Removal on Water Quantity/Quality in Water-limited Cross Timbers Chris Zou (Oklahoma State University) presents his research at the 7th Fire in eastern Oak Forests Conference in Tyler, Texas. This presentation was recorded on May 16, 2023. Play Video Play Video 19:56 Long-term Effects of Repeated Crown-fires in Oak-juniper Woodlands - Charlotte Reemts Charlotte Reemts (The Nature Conservancy, Texas) presents at the 7th Fire in eastern Oak Forests Conference in Tyler, Texas. This presentation was recorded on May 16, 2023.

< Back Woodland salamander responses to a shelterwood harvest-prescribed burn silvicultural treatment within Appalachian mixed-oak forests Mahoney et al., 2016 Forest management practices that mimic natural canopy disturbances, including prescribed fire and timber harvests, may reduce competition and facilitate establishment of favorable vegetative species within various ecosystems. Fire suppression in the central Appalachian region for almost a century has contributed to a transition from oak-dominated to more mesophytic, fire-intolerant forest communities. Prescribed fire coupled with timber removal is currently implemented to aid in oak regeneration and establishment but responses of woodland salamanders to this complex silvicultural system is poorly documented. ... Previous Next

Fire Frequency Tool For use with ArcGIS - Prescribed fire is used widely to mitigate wildfires and restore ecosystems. This tool was developed to evaluate fire's cumulative impact, calculate frequency, examine seasonality and estimate fuel accumulation to facilitate decision making in targeting successive prescribed fire application. Fire Frequency Tool 1.0 Register your information here and you will be redirected to a page with a link to download the earlier version of the tool. Fire Frequency Tool 2.0 Register your information here and you will receive a link to download the FF Tool Zip file. Stober & Holden, 2014 Fire frequency matters: development of an ArcGIS fire frequency, fuel accumulation, seasonality and prioritization tool to facilitate prescribed fire decision making in the Talladega National Forest.

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Amphibians & Reptiles Habitat-dependent responses of terrestrial salamanders to wildfire in the short-term Gade et al., 2019 Source: Forest Ecology and Management PDF Influence of prescribed fire and forest structure on woodland salamander abundance in the central Appalachians, USA Jacobsen et al., 2020 Source: Forest Ecology and Management PDF Long distance Migrations, Landscape Use, and Vulnerability to Prescribed Fire of the Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito) Humphries & Sisson, 2012 Source: Journal of Herpetology PDF Potential Positive Effects of Fire on Juvenile Amphibians in a Southern USA Pine Forest Brown et al., 2011 Source: Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management PDF Proceedings of the 4th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference Dey et al., 2011 Source: General Technical Report NRS-P-102 PDF Reptile and amphibian response to oak regeneration treatments in productive southern Appalachian hardwood forest Greenberg et al., 2016 Source: Forest Ecology and Management PDF Reptile and amphibian response to season of burn in an upland hardwood forest Greenberg et al., 2018 Source: Forest Ecology and Management PDF Response of Reptiles and Amphibians to Repeated Fuel Reduction Treatments Matthews et al., 2010 Source: Journal of Wildlife Management PDF Short-term response of reptiles and amphibians to prescribed fire and mechanical fuel reduction in a southern Appalachian upland hardwood forest Greenberg & Waldrop, 2008 Source: Forest Ecology and Management PDF The Effects of Prescribed Burning and Thinning as Fuel Reduction Treatments on Herpetofauna in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina Kilpatrick et al., 2004 Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-71 PDF Woodland salamander responses to a shelterwood harvest-prescribed burn silvicultural treatment within Appalachian mixed-oak forests Mahoney et al., 2016 Source: Forest Ecology and Management PDF