The use of fire is an integral part of the Ross Foundation’s forest management program. Prescribed burning not only has the potential to enhance wildlife habitat and promote timber stand health, vigor, and diversity, it is also a tool to lessen the occurrence of catastrophic wildfire. The Ross Foundation’s fire management program uses prescribed fire for specific objectives or for a combination of objectives, and that prescription is implemented under controlled conditions. Each objective usually requires a different method of burning, and a different season or time of application.
