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Tick Draw Prescribed Fire

Size: 488 acres

Date(s): September 16, 2004

Primary Goals

  1. Increase relative cover of native grasses.
  2. Increase relative cover of native forbs.
  3. Increase new stem density of native woody and shrubby species.
  4. Maintain survival of 3-5 year age class of native woody and shrubby species.

Prescribed Fire Monitoring Report

Location of Tick Draw prescribed fire.

Engines patrol the south perimeter of the prescribed fire unit.

Fire backs up a slope covered with native grasses and forbs.

The sparse fuels limited the spread of the fire and resulted in a very patchy burn.

 
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