- January 23, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Presenter: Dr. Michael Saunders, Purdue University
Date: January 23, 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (central time)
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Abstract: Prescribed fire in oak forests are perceived by many to be detrimental to timber values, despite its benefits for promoting oak regeneration and creating wildlife habitat. Although there has been a great deal of research on wildfire damage, there have been few studies of prescribed fire damage to overstory stems when fire is being used a regeneration tool. Fewer still relate the fire damage to the potential economic benefits of spurring oak regeneration. I will describe a Joint Fire Sciences-funded, regional study of over 120 sites across four national forests where both timber damage and regeneration response to prescribed fire was quantified.
