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A new prescribed fire program has been initiated within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The purpose of the burns will be to open up dense shrub thickets along portions of Highway NC-12 to create scenic vistas for park visitors and to improve waterfowl habitat.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 33 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1986, p6, por
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6680
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Brown discusses why prescribed burning, or the controlled burning of woodlands, should take place. Among the benefits realized from this technique are reducing the chances of wildfires, improving browse for deer, and controlling parasites.
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6061
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Fire, once considered a villain in the forest, is now used by biologists to enhance many wildlife species and to help in forest restoration. Prescribed, or controlled, burning thins forests of competing underbrush, prepares good seedbeds for replanting in logged areas, and eliminates fire danger by eliminating fuel buildup.
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Powell discusses myths people have about prescribed burning, or the controlled burning of woodlands. One is that fire sterilizes the land; another is that animals do not know what to do in a fire. Actually fires help restore the ecosystem. Fire burning resources available to landowners include the Forest Resources Commission and private foresters.
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9199
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Prescribed burning, or the controlled burning of woodlands, is a useful tool in wildlife management. It is also used as a management tool for fuel reduction, seedbed preparation, control of undesirable brush and tree species, control of tree diseases, and improvement of wildlife habitat. Lantz discusses how prescribed burning benefits deer, quail, wild turkeys, rabbits, and doves.
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877
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Controlled forest fires, especially in the spring and summer, are critical to the health of the longleaf pine ecosystem.
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5738
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Ellis discusses prescribed burning or the controlled burning of woodlands. To the public, a fire in the forest is something to be extinguished quickly. To the fire ecologist, fire prepares seedbeds, recycles nutrients, prompts new growth, and in general helps to restore the ecosystem.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 70 Issue 10, Mar 2003, p96-97, 99-100, il Periodical Website
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20861
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At one time Bachman's sparrow ranged as far north as Pennsylvania and as far west as Illinois. Now it has disappeared from the Midwest and its northern range ends in North Carolina. It is listed as Special Concern in the state and may make the federal endangered species list if the decline continues. Marcus discusses reasons for the decline. It is the one bird in the state that is most dependent on prescribed burning on public and private lands.
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Benefits of fire to woodland and wetland areas include ecosystem restoration. While many agree that more prescribed burning - the controlled burning of forests - is needed, encroaching developments near these areas make it difficult to accomplish.
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