Title: (Optional) Examine the uses of prescribed burning.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-18) > Section: Managing Forests and Forestland

Examination should include the

- definition of prescribed burn
- hazards and benefits of prescribed burns
- timing of prescribed burns
- factors that affect forest fires
  - weather
  - fuel sources
  - management resources (fire services)
  - ecological effects of fire on a forest.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is fire considered a management tool for forest regeneration and reproduction?
- What species need fire for reproduction? How does fire help these species reproduce?
- What environmental effects does fire have on land use?
- What is the difference between a prescribed burn and a wildfire?