#prescribedburns — Public Fediverse posts

"Some ecologists and scientists say the science behind planned burning is thin, and could result in more flammable bush material. "

"The evidence to support prescribed burning is actually remarkably thin," Professor Lindenmayer said. "The aim of the game is to reduce fire risk, but in some cases ... prescribed burning could be making it worse in the medium to long-term."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/scientists-challenge-fuel-load-burns-victoria/105666680
#fires #PrescribedBurns #DisturbanceStimulatedFammability #NSWLogging #bushfires #FossilFuels #biodiversity

Forests, roads and mega fires
"More roads are associated with more fires"

"A problem arises when forest managers look at forests exclusively “through the lens of timber and dollar signs on trees."
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https://grist.org/wildfires/wildfire-prevention-roads-trump-repeal-roadless-rule-usda-forest-service/

Char Miller, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" (Oregon State UP, 2024)
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https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/burn-scars
#LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #roads #bushfires #timber #extractivism #thinning #PrescribedBurns #FireSuppression #megafires #colonialism #CounterNarratives #IndigenousPeoples #CulturalBurning #ecology

Forests, roads and mega fires
"More roads are associated with more fires"

"A problem arises when forest managers look at forests exclusively “through the lens of timber and dollar signs on trees."
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https://grist.org/wildfires/wildfire-prevention-roads-trump-repeal-roadless-rule-usda-forest-service/

Char Miller, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" (Oregon State UP, 2024)
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https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/burn-scars
#LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #roads #bushfires #timber #extractivism #thinning #PrescribedBurns #FireSuppression #megafires #colonialism #CounterNarratives #IndigenousPeoples #CulturalBurning #ecology

Forests, roads and mega fires
"More roads are associated with more fires"

"A problem arises when forest managers look at forests exclusively “through the lens of timber and dollar signs on trees."
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https://grist.org/wildfires/wildfire-prevention-roads-trump-repeal-roadless-rule-usda-forest-service/

Char Miller, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" (Oregon State UP, 2024)
>>
https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/burn-scars
#LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #roads #bushfires #timber #extractivism #thinning #PrescribedBurns #FireSuppression #megafires #colonialism #CounterNarratives #IndigenousPeoples #CulturalBurning #ecology

Forests, roads and mega fires
"More roads are associated with more fires"

"A problem arises when forest managers look at forests exclusively “through the lens of timber and dollar signs on trees."
>>
https://grist.org/wildfires/wildfire-prevention-roads-trump-repeal-roadless-rule-usda-forest-service/

Char Miller, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" (Oregon State UP, 2024)
>>
https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/burn-scars
#LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #roads #bushfires #timber #extractivism #thinning #PrescribedBurns #FireSuppression #megafires #colonialism #CounterNarratives #IndigenousPeoples #CulturalBurning #ecology

Forests, roads and mega fires
"More roads are associated with more fires"

"A problem arises when forest managers look at forests exclusively “through the lens of timber and dollar signs on trees."
>>
https://grist.org/wildfires/wildfire-prevention-roads-trump-repeal-roadless-rule-usda-forest-service/

Char Miller, "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" (Oregon State UP, 2024)
>>
https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/burn-scars
#LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #roads #bushfires #timber #extractivism #thinning #PrescribedBurns #FireSuppression #megafires #colonialism #CounterNarratives #IndigenousPeoples #CulturalBurning #ecology

#FortOrd #MontereyCounty

"The Army’s Direct Notification Program is a free service to the community to provide notification for our prescribed burns. You must register for this service every year you wish to be notified….The burn season starts July 1st and ends December 31st (unless extended by permission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).”
#PrescribedBurns #AirPollution

https://fortordcleanup.com/prescribed-burns/notification/

Watch Duty: California State Parks has partnered with Watch Duty to enhance prescribed fire awareness. California State Parks will post real-time updates about prescribed fires directly on the Watch Duty app. #wildfires #prescribedburns #goodfire #CAwx

Prescribed burns planned in Sacramento County.

"Metro Fire and Sacramento County Prepares for Wildfire Season and the California Capitol Airshow Mather, CA — The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, Sacramento County Regional Parks Department, Center for Natural Lands Management and the Sacramento County Department of Airports Fire Department will conduct a hazard mitigation burn and multiple prescribed fire burns with and in preparation for the California Capital Airshow, between June 2 and June 20. "

#wildfires #PrescribedBurns #Sacramento #SacramentoCounty

Global News BC: Lladner Creek wildfire near Sparwood, B.C. grows to 820 hectares https://globalnews.ca/news/9880531/lladner-creek-wildfire-grows/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PrescribedBurns #BCwildfires #Wildfires #Activity #hectares #Sparwood #Wildfire #Lladner #Blaze #creek #Fire #BC

News feature on how #wildfire survivors can deal with emotions during prescribed burns. #prescribedburns https://www.kcra.com/article/prescribed-burns-smoke-flame-impacts-wildfire-survivors/44287895?fbclid=IwAR33jjUx2SiE3c3PHU46HyMBLNmJJN2dczpaCaw2djv6ttrn0Jfy2dx8YBA

Prescribed burns on the meadow! Next I'll see what native plants grow from the seedbank, and some areas will be planted with native hardwoods and shrubs.

The last image shows a close-up after burning--a burned field next to an area that wasn't burned.

#NativePlants #HabitatRestoration #conservation #PrescribedBurns #fire #PrescribedFire #meadows #grasslands