Wildfire Damage Reduced on Prescribe-Burned Areas in New Jersey

Author: Moore E. B.   Smith G. E.   Little S.  

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

ISSN: 0022-1201

Source: Journal of Forestry, Vol.53, Iss.5, 1955-05, pp. : 339-341

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Abstract

Prescribed burning is now a standard forest-management practice in the Pine Region of southern New Jersey. Reports on prescribed burning have emphasized its value as a silviculiural tool for favoring pine over oak. Yet its value in reducing damage from wildfires--and in making wildfires easier to control--is equally important. Within the last few years there have been some striking examples of this.