Forestry Index https://forestryindex.net These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Florida's Outdoor Burning and Forest Fire Laws https://forestryindex.net/links/floridas-outdoor-burning-and-forest-fire-laws Details basic outdoor burning laws to help prevent forest fire No publisher asmith 2021-05-29T11:40:33Z Link Ecological and Economic Consequences of the 1998 Florida Wildfires https://forestryindex.net/links/ecological-and-economic-consequences-of-the-1998-florida-wildfires The objective of this project was to assess the economic effects of catastrophic forest wildfires in Florida and various causal factors contributing to these fires, principal among them the use of prescribed burning. We used static and dynamic analyses at several spatial and temporal scales drawing on a combination of operational, survey and other data sources. One analysis estimated the economic effects of the 1998 wildfires in northeastern Florida, proximally caused by an unusually dangerous weather pattern associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. No publisher asmith 2021-05-29T11:40:36Z Link Be Firewise After the Storm https://forestryindex.net/links/be-firewise-after-the-storm Brochure warning against and aimed at preventing fire danger after a hurricane No publisher asmith 2021-05-29T11:40:40Z Link Evacuation Plan is More Than You May Think https://forestryindex.net/links/evacuation-plan-is-more-than-you-may-think suggested evacuation plans (due to fire, storm, etc) for families living in wooded areas No publisher asmith 2021-05-29T11:40:39Z Link Arson Alert Association https://forestryindex.net/links/arson-alert-association brochure for the AAA, a nonprofit group dedicated to ending wildland arson, encouraging the public to turn over arsonists to the police No publisher asmith 2021-05-29T11:40:54Z Link Wildfire Risk Assessment Guide for Homeowners in the Southern United States https://forestryindex.net/links/wildfire-risk-assessment-guide-for-homeowners-in-the-southern-united-states Martha Monroe, faculty member; Ludie Ehlers and Anna Behm, graduate students,``in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, contributed``repeated reviews, creative ideas, and a lot of hard work on a survey of over 170``southern fire professionals.``Forty fire prevention and management specialists, from nine states, responded to the survey``and an early draft of the Guidelines with valuable suggestions about format, use and content. No publisher mhowell 2021-05-22T20:23:22Z Link Wildfire Facts https://forestryindex.net/links/wildfire-facts South Carolina Forestry Commission ``wildfire facts No publisher mhowell 2020-07-25T10:58:29Z Link South Carolina Forestry Commission Wildfire in S.C. https://forestryindex.net/links/south-carolina-forestry-commission-wildfire-in-s.c. A comprehensive site on wildfires with topics including causes, wildland firefighting, safety, fire protection laws, and prevention. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-29T02:01:32Z Link Smoke Management Guidelines https://forestryindex.net/links/smoke-management-guidelines The South Carolina Smoke Management Guidelines provide for minimizing the impact of smoke from vegetative debris burning operations.``To do this, the Guidelines define smoke sensitive areas, amounts of vegetative debris that may be burned, and atmospheric conditions suitable for burning this debris No publisher mhowell 2020-10-16T20:23:52Z Link Risk Assessment for Burned Timber: Guidelines for Landowners https://forestryindex.net/links/risk-assessment-for-burned-timber-guidelines-for-landowners General Guidelines for Risk Assessment No publisher mhowell 2020-10-17T01:39:48Z Link Prescribed Fire https://forestryindex.net/links/prescribed-fire This site is designed to provide various links on prescribed burning, fire, and forest protection. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-28T12:22:14Z Link Prescribed Burning Regulations in Florida https://forestryindex.net/links/prescribed-burning-regulations-in-florida Prescribed burning is a precise tool for vegetation management that requires permits, proper training, care, caution and control. Appropriate precautionary measures must be followed to ensure that the fire accomplishes the specified land management objectives and is confined to the planned fire area. No publisher mhowell 2021-05-29T11:42:37Z Link Prescribed Burning for Timber and Wildlife https://forestryindex.net/links/prescribed-burning-for-timber-and-wildlife This publication examines how various species benefit from prescribed burning. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-29T01:40:17Z Link Prescribed Burning Assistance https://forestryindex.net/links/prescribed-burning-assistance WHY Do Good Forest Managers Burn the Woods? No publisher mhowell 2020-07-10T16:49:47Z Link Prescribed Burning https://forestryindex.net/links/prescribed-burning Prescribed burning brochure from the Georgia Forestry Commission. No publisher mhowell 2020-07-29T07:18:20Z Link