Prescribed Fire. In the fall (i.e., mid-August through November), prescribed xxxxx may be performed to discourage woody plant growth, remove accumulated leaf litter and duff, and encourage the spread of native prairie grasses and forbs. An annual burn unit (ABU) will be determined based on the individual site conditions and population sizes. Prescribed fire may be used to manage grassland habitats each year, but the area that may be burned in any one year is limited on sites occupied by Xxxxxx’x checkerspot as described below. The ABU for sites supporting 300 or more adult Xxxxxx’x checkerspot may be a maximum of one-third of the occupied habitat. The ABU for sites with less than 300 adult Xxxxxx’x checkerspot may be up to a maximum of one-fifth of the occupied habitat. Once burned, a unit will not be re-burned for at least three years so that butterfly or plant populations may rebuild. The use of fire for habitat maintenance inherently increases the risk of accidentally impacting more habitat than originally intended. The responsible Parties will plan to burn approximately five percent less than the annual maximum so that the maximum allowable ABU will not be exceeded. Large woody plants will be removed before burning to reduce fuel loads if feasible. Ignition of burn areas will be by hand using propane, fuses, or drip torches. Pre-burn hose lays, wet-lining, or fire retardant foam will be used to control and suppress fires. However, fire retardant chemicals will be used sparingly near occupied habitats, and will typically not be used where they could enter a watercourse (generally no closer to water than 40 meters [120 feet]). Prescribed xxxxx will be conducted in a manner consistent with state and local smoke management regulations. Vehicles will not be operated in areas where Xxxxxx’x checkerspot occur. Additionally, where patch size allows, butterfly refugia within burn units will be protected with a fire break and/or watered down before burning. During a burn year on sites occupied by Xxxxxx’x checkerspot, management activities will also be limited for adjacent units of the site. For example, if one-third of the site is burned, the remaining unburned portion of the site will not be mowed so that the maximum area affected by management activities is no more than one-third of the site, unless the Service determines that those additional management activities have a very low likelihood of directly impacting Xxxxxx’x checkerspot. When using prescribed fire as a managemen...
Prescribed Fire. Any fire intentionally ignited by management actions in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and regulations to meet specific objectives.
Prescribed Fire. 1. Provide staffing to support prescribed fire operations.
2. Make prescribed fire notifications of other agencies, dispatch centers, etc. as requested.
3. As requested, locate and identify contingency resources for prescribed xxxxx. Track status of contingency resources and notify burn bosses of any changes in status or availability.
4. Accepts and fills resources orders for non-local resources on prescribed fire projects.
Prescribed Fire. The NRCC Center Manager has been delegated the authority to support and move resources within the NRGA and between other geographic areas in support of prescribed fire needs.
Prescribed Fire use of prescribed burning to control herbaceous and woody surface vegetation and installation of fore breaks without disturbance of soil below the lowest levels of previous disturbance.
Prescribed Fire. To use prescribed fire as an ecological management tool in compliance with state and other applicable laws.
Prescribed Fire. Prescribed fire is a fire burning in wildland fuels according to a planned prescription and confined within planned boundaries for the purpose of achieving specific objectives of resource management. (Prescribed burning is the practice of prescribed fire use.)
Prescribed Fire. ADCNR-WFF can enroll a landowner under a SHMA if the landowner agrees to maintain or increase the use of prescribed fire under any of the following circumstances once the property is enrolled:
a) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis within the occupied RCW habitat areas of the property and continuing to maintain or enhance the areas through the use of such fires. These actions will provide an immediate net conservation benefit to RCWs.
b) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis within those areas of the property that are potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat in order to restore or enhance the areas as RCW habitat. This action will provide an immediate net conservation benefit to RCWs.
c) by conducting prescribed fires on a regular or recurring basis in areas of the property that are unsuitable RCW habitat for a period of time sufficient for the areas either to become occupied by RCWs or to become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat for RCWs. The net conservation benefit from this action will not be achieved until the areas where the prescribed fires were conducted either become occupied by RCWs or become potentially suitable nesting or foraging habitat. Under this action, a landowner might be required to implement other conservation measures, such as a forest management strategy, to achieve a net conservation benefit for RCWs.
Prescribed Fire. The landowner shall maintain or increase his/her use of prescribed fire on the enrolled property under the following circumstances:
Prescribed Fire. Controlled application of fire to wildland fuels in either their natural or modified state, under specified environmental conditions that allow the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and at the same time produce the intensity of heat and rate of spread required to attain planned resource management objectives. Prescribed fire may be management-ignited (prescribed burn) or naturally-ignited (prescribed natural fire).
