Conducting prescribed fires : a comprehensive manual /
Landowners and managers, municipalities, the logging and livestock industries, and conservation professionals all increasingly recognize that setting prescribed fires may reduce the devastating effects of wildfire, control invasive brush and weeds, improve livestock range and health, maintain wildli...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Landowners and managers, municipalities, the logging and livestock industries, and conservation professionals all increasingly recognize that setting prescribed fires may reduce the devastating effects of wildfire, control invasive brush and weeds, improve livestock range and health, maintain wildlife habitat, control parasites, manage forest lands, remove hazardous fuel in the wildland-urban interface, and create residential buffer zones.?In this practical and helpful manual, John R. Weir, who has conducted more than 720 burns in four states, offers a step-by-step guide to the systematic application of burning to meet specific land management needs and goals. ?? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781603443364 1603443363 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
