Prescribed Fire

Tree Farmers use prescribed fire to improve habitat for wildlife, control unwanted vegetation and reduce debris on the forest floor that may fuel a wildfire.

ATFS Standard 4, Performance Measure 4.3
When used, prescribed burns shall conform with landowner’s objectives and all applicable rules, laws, and regulations.

E-Fire

This interactive site offered by N.C. State University  allows you to become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted and hear from the landowners and resource professionals who use prescribed fire as a land management tool.

Learn about prescribed fire in the articles below.

Benefits

Longleaf Pine

Fire Ecology

Before You Burn

Webinars