An overview of prescribed fire in Arkansas and Oklahoma over the last 40 years

Roger D. Fryar

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An overview of prescribed fire in Arkansas and Oklahoma over the last 40 years

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Roger D. Fryar

Year:

2012

Type:

Proceedings - Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J., eds. Proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference; 2011 May 17-19; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-102. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 119-124.

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Abstract

Over the last 40 years, prescribed fire programs on National Forest lands have grown from relatively insignificant to a major emphasis area of natural resource management. During this same period, social, economic, and cultural values have greatly changed. The public's environmental awareness has likewise grown. How prescribed fire programs in Arkansas and Oklahoma have fared during this time is a subject of some interest. Scientific research in fire ecology and fire history has aided managers, enabling them to better explain the need for prescribed fire programs.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference

Citation

Fryar, Roger D. 2012. An overview of prescribed fire in Arkansas and Oklahoma over the last 40 years. In: Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J., eds. Proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference; 2011 May 17-19; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-102. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 119-124.