I think that the "right fire" is actually an entirely different kind of fire not what we're seeing with these big piles in the snow. I think it's more of a low intensity fire that creeps along the forest floor and in some cases makes conditions right for seedlings. The big pile burning is a combination of one of the cheaper ways to get the debris out of the forest, and in some cases the only way. I will follow up with Gretchen and see if I got that right. It is far more difficult for them to burn in other seasons because of the chance of the fire getting away.
Thanks for your work with the trees Claudia, I have a question: Is prescribed burning done within the boundaries of a prescribed thinning? Or is the burning done in separate areas? What, and where is the “right fire”, which gives the process its “one two punch”, located? ~DWRichrdson
I think that the "right fire" is actually an entirely different kind of fire not what we're seeing with these big piles in the snow. I think it's more of a low intensity fire that creeps along the forest floor and in some cases makes conditions right for seedlings. The big pile burning is a combination of one of the cheaper ways to get the debris out of the forest, and in some cases the only way. I will follow up with Gretchen and see if I got that right. It is far more difficult for them to burn in other seasons because of the chance of the fire getting away.
Thanks for your work with the trees Claudia, I have a question: Is prescribed burning done within the boundaries of a prescribed thinning? Or is the burning done in separate areas? What, and where is the “right fire”, which gives the process its “one two punch”, located? ~DWRichrdson