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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Shaken Creek Preserve

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

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

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

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

11. Shaken Creek Preserve

13. Questions? Thank You Seth A. Ward, CF, RF President