Tag Archives: prescribed fire

Nachusa Grasslands Prescribed Fire Program Annual Report

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman Below are a few highlights of our annual report. You can read the entire report with many more photos here: nachusa_grasslands_annual_fire_report_2024_2025_opt.pdf The bottom line: I have been walking around units we have burned this year to see … Continue reading →

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Prescribed Burn Monitoring – Field Data Collection with ESRI Field Maps

Posted on December 10, 2024 by jmasonfpdwc

We have been using ESRI’s Field Maps app on our cell phones for natural resource management and monitoring data collection, and LOVING IT!  For ecological management data, we have data layers and maps for invasive species treatments and observations, seed … Continue reading →

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Prescribed Burn Monitoring – Fire Intensity and Vegetation Community Changes

Posted on December 3, 2024 by jmasonfpdwc

Part 2 – Why Bother Doing Prescribed Burn Monitoring The ecological effects of prescribed burns can vary a lot depending on seasonality, frequency, and fire intensity.  In recent years, we have been using a standardized protocol to monitor the intensity … Continue reading →

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Prescribed Burn Monitoring – Fire Intensity

Posted on November 25, 2024 by jmasonfpdwc

Part 1 – Fire Intensity Monitoring Protocol I know, I know.  There’s a lot to do during prescribed burn season and monitoring typically isn’t high on the list of pressing priorities.  However, I would like to make the case that … Continue reading →

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PTO Blower – Clearing Firebreaks

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Mike Saxton

By Mike Saxton – Manager of Ecological Restoration and Land Stewardship at Shaw Nature Reserve There are certain tools/pieces of equipment that once you have them, you wonder 1) why didn’t I buy this sooner? 2) how did we ever … Continue reading →

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Nachusa Grasslands Prescribed Fire Report

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman Lessons learned: The bottom line: For the complete report with more photos, map, data, and a list of fire crew go here: https://www.nachusagrasslands.org/controlled-burns.html

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Piston pump vs centrifugal for prescribed fires: JD-9 nozzle, hose, characteristics

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

by Bill Kleiman This post is for those who spray water on prescribed fires. On our piston pump units we often use the above JD-9 Green Guard nozzle. We like it because it is easy to hold, especially while driving … Continue reading →

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Live Fire Trainings

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

We are resending this as there was a glitch in the first broadcast. Mike Saxton is the Manager of Ecological Restoration and Land Stewardship at Shaw Nature Reserve – a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden – Gray Summit, MO. … Continue reading →

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Protecting oaks with fire and from fire

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman Oak species in our area thrive in landscapes with frequent fire. White oak, bur oak, black, Hills oak…. In full sun, bur oaks will grow like this one above with characteristic outspreading limbs. Fires bring sunlight. Oaks love sunlight. … Continue reading →

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Woodland fire at Hill Site

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Grassland Restoration Network blog

By Bill Kleiman On November 17, 2023 Middle Rock Conservation Partners burned their Samuel and Edna Hill Site. This photo shows good ecological fire, with a slow backburn consuming oak leaf litter and some dried plants from the previous few … Continue reading →

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