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Live Fire Trainings
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
Protecting oaks with fire and from fire
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
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
A different pumper unit design
by Bill Kleiman Last week’s pumper unit had the tank taking up the entire bed. It was longer and shorter. The pump, motor, torches, and hose reel were all on top of the tank. But the design above is also … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kleiman, fire slip on unit, prescribed fire, prescribed fire equipment
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Nachusa Prescribed fire Summary Report, Fall 2022 through Spring 2023
by Bill Kleiman The full report with more images and incites is here: https://www.nachusagrasslands.org/uploads/5/8/4/6/58466593/nachusa_fire_report_fall_2022_through_spring_2023_2_opt.pdf American beak grass has greatly increased in a woodland unit we have burned frequently for two decades. The brush layer is diminished, and the oak and … Continue reading
Oak woods management: a short list of descriptions of how and why we manage oak woods with fire and thinning.
Assembled by Bill Kleiman If you have suggestions for this list please simply add them in comments or email me. Let the Sun Shine In is a program that is helping inspire the recovery of oak ecosystems https://www.letthesunshinein.life/oak-forest-system/ Oak Savannas.org … Continue reading
Another example of savanna from a prairie planting
By Bill Kleiman This ten second video simply shows a panorama of many oaks growing in a prairie planting from what was a corn field. https://youtu.be/zeCK9dqYRZ0 This “savanna” planting, if you will allow the phrase, is another prairie planting but … Continue reading
Pumper Units: How to build your own or purchase one
By Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands Whether you are shopping for a slip on unit, or want to assembly one yourself seeing the ones here can help. Below are some photos of pumper units I assembled this year. At the end … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kleiman, fire slip-on unit, prescribed fire, pumper unit
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Tender Truck for Rx Fire
By Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, The Nature Conservancy If you manage grasslands you likely also do prescribed fire. I have been posting fire and fire equipment articles with the GRN because I also provide content for the Illinois Prescribed Fire … Continue reading
UTV tanks for prescribed fire
By Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, TNC UTV skid unit tanks: The best part of a Utility Vehicle is its mobility on prescribed fires. 50 to 70 gallons of water is plenty to carry on a UTV. At 70 gallons your … Continue reading
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