Practitioner’s Lessons from Shaken Creek Preserve Seth Ward, CF, RF President & Allen Olmstead Burn Boss

Who We Are Forestry & Environmental Consulting Firm Service Lines Include: Forest Management Prescribed Burning GIS Wildlife Management Wetland Delineation & Permitting Timber Inventory Land Management Planning Timber Sale Management

Burn Crew Komatsu LGP Dozer Brush Truck Staff of at least 4 Modified C-frame Fire Plow Brush Truck 200 gal Staff of at least 4 ATV mounted drip torch

Shaken Creek Preserve Located in Pender County 6,057 Acres Owned by The Nature Conservancy Fire Secluded for 20+ years Site Characteristics Sand Ridges-Pine/Wiregrass Pocosin-Bay/Gallberry Creek Bottoms Burning Program Started 2005 Currently obtaining 3rd burn rotation

Shaken Creek Preserve

Landowner Objectives Reintroduce fire to the landscape Create natural fire regime Improve wildlife habitat Improve rare and endangered plant habitat

First Steps Burn Block Layout Natural Boundaries Creeks and Swamps Artificial Boundaries Roads, Powerlines, and Firelines Previously Burnt Blocks

Fireline Techniques Flat Firelines Wetlines Using Soft Boundaries Installed with the C- frame Wetlines Using Soft Boundaries

Ignition Techniques Weather Parameters Using Wiregrass Ridges Wind Direction and Humidity Using Wiregrass Ridges Seasons of Burns Dormant Season Growing Season Late Growing Season

Shaken Creek Preserve

Questions? Thank You Seth A. Ward, CF, RF President PremierForesty@gmail.com www.PremierForestry.net