Prescribed Forest Burning

[MarkV]

Thanks for all the good advice. I wasn’t very clear in the original post and should have said that we have had the Georgia Forestry Commissions Regional Forester out to look at the property as well as a private forester we have used in the past. All agree that a burn would be a good thing to do. The Georgia Forestry Commission will assist with a burn and their rates would be less expensive but there are some down sides. They do not carry liability insurance to protect us if the fire were to get away and they do not physically light fires for land owners. They did produce a nice management plan with an aerial photo map of the property. They are also willing to work with a private forester who would manage the burn.

Pilot touch on the issue of smoke management which is a concern brought up by both foresters. The property is not far from residential areas and a four lane state road.

Gary I enjoyed the photo’s of your burn. Our property is much more over grown so I would expect a bit more of a blaze from what they are telling me.

Thanks for the help.

MarkV

 

[Gary_in_Geneva]

Mark,

You probably want to have it chopped to get the fuel down. Roller Chopper

Before Chopping looking E

Pano from near the same point W to E

It makes it so I can get in there with a rotary cutter and keep it down. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[MarkV]

Gary,
That is one mean looking machine! Can’t say that I have seen one around here though. The forester and excavator work together often and seem to feel that they have a handle on what needs to be done to do the burn safely. Now we are waiting for the conditions to be right so the breaks can be cut and then for the proper burn conditions. I am sure that the “chopping” would do a better job of disposing of logging left debris though. I’ll have to ask about it and see if it is done here.

MarkV

 

[Panache]

Pilot, It is longleaf that needs fire. I have to burn all of mine every two years. Loblolly cannot be burned till about 15 years. I just got 18 acres planted in longleaf - 8000 trees over 18 acres by 8 mexicans in 3 hrs. Nowq that is moving.