PRESCRIBED FIRE TOUR OVERVIEW

The use of prescribed fire as a habitat management tool is still relatively new in Pennsylvania, but both public land management agencies and private landowners have increasingly recognized its value and achieved considerable success in developing prescribed burn programs. Efforts are now focused on building and sustaining prescribed fire programs within public agencies while also creating pathways for private landowners to implement fire safely and effectively on their properties through the Certified Prescribed Burn Manager (CPBM) program.

As these programs continue to grow, the next step in many cases is to expand implementation to a scale capable of producing meaningful ecological benefits across the landscape. This tour will highlight a Pennsylvania Game Commission State Game Lands property that has been identified as a high-priority management area and where more than 3,300 acres have been treated with prescribed fire over the past five years. Participants will…