Canada
Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.
Join John McCabe (Director of Resource Management, Forest Preserves of Cook County and President, Illinois Prescribed Fire Council), Steve Miller (Regional Director, Fire and Aviation Management, U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region, Vice President, International Association of Wildland Fire), and Brian Schaffler (Regional Fuels Program Manager, U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region) as they discuss how urban landscapes can benefit from the use of prescribed fire.