Conducting a Prescribed Burn on Warm-season Grass CRP Sites

Authors

Bruce E. Anderson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
James L. Stubbendieck, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2006

Comments

Published by University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. © 2006, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Prescribed burns on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sites composed of warm-season grasses require special safety precautions. The extremely high fuel loads of dry, highly volatile grass make safety preparation and weather conditions vel)' important. Winds can quickly move headfires and create high flame lengths and intense heat.