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Due to concerns of damaging tree productivity, most prescribed burning has become limited to the dormant season, a practice that is inconsistent with the historical pattern of lighting-initiated fire. How different are the effects of seasonal biennial burning and which factors play the biggest role in survival? In this episode, Dr. Marcus Lashley turns to experts Dr. Morgan Varner, Director of Fire Research at Tall Timbers, and John Willis, Forest Researcher with the U.S. Forest Service, to break down the science behind the effects that varying seasonal burns have on pine survival and growth.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: Dr. Morgan J Varner

Guest: John Willis - Southern Research Station, Forest Service (USDA)

• Study mentioned in this episode: Willis et al. 2021: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FQaFRtVxslTwoMz2yXsB6I_pCU9Gixax/view

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What do you do if you can't use fire on your land but want to improve your deer and turkey habitat?

In today's episode, Dr. Marcus Lashley inquires upon what landowners can do when faced with prescribed burn limitations. He turns to wildlife experts Dr. Bronson Strickland of the MSU Deer Lab and Dr. Craig Harper of UT Knoxville to discuss the factors and techniques that will help you get around prescribed fire restrictions.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: Dr. Bronson Strickland - MSU Deer Lab - Google Scholar - Instagram

Guest: Dr. Craig Harper - Professor and Extension Specialist at UT Knoxville

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We use fire to manage lands for specific species, but can this management technique also be used to alter the behavior of predators? Tune into today's episode as Dr. Marcus Lashley chats with Dr. Michael Cherry of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and PhD student Marcelo Jorge of the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources as they discuss how fire can help decrease predator abundance on your land.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: Marcelo Jorge - Website - UGA Deer Lab

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Want more information on some papers mentinoed in this episode?

Check out the studies below!

Predators and Fire:

Fire and land cover drive predator abundances in a pyric landscape

Influence of forest disturbance on bobcat resource selection in the central Appalachians

Winter roost selection of Lasiurine tree bats in a pyric landscape

Effects of mesopredators and prescribed fire on hispid cotton rat survival and cause-specific mortality

Prescribed fire and raccoon use of longleaf pine forests: implications for managing nest predation?

Space Use and Multi-Scale Habitat Selection of Adult Raccoons in Central Mississippi

Hardwood Removal and Predator Management:

Indirect predation management in a longleaf pine ecosystem: Hardwood removal and the spatial ecology of raccoons

Bats and Fire:

Fire, land cover, and temperature drivers of bat activity in winter

Winter roost selection of Lasiurine tree bats in a pyric landscape

Bat activity in relation to fire and fire surrogate treatments in southern pine stands

Response of Northern Bats (Myotis septentrionalis) to Prescribed Fires in Eastern Kentucky Forests

Male Seminole Bat Winter Roost-Site Selection in a Managed Forest

In today's episode of Fire University, Dr. Marcus Lashley sits down with returning guest John Gruchy of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks to discuss brood rearing and nesting cover of wild turkeys and northern bobwhites. Join them as they discuss what makes for good brood rearing and nesting cover when managing for turkey poults and bobwhite chicks.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: John Grunchy - Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

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In today's episode of Fire University, Dr. Marcus Lashley sits down with Dr. Bronson Strickland of the MSU Deer Lab and Dr. Will Gulsby of Auburn University to chat about deer habitat, timing of fire, and all the nuances of using fire as a tool to manage for deer. Tune in to learn how using prescribed fire can help you create both high quality cover and forage for your deer!

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: Dr. Bronson Strickland - MSU Deer Lab - Google Scholar - Instagram

Guest: Dr. William Gulsby

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How can you use fire to manage plant communities for quail? This week, Marcus sits down with Dr. James Martin of the University of Georgia and Dr. Mark McConnell of Mississippi State University to discuss the best management strategies using prescribed fire. This episode covers the best management practices including spatial scale, seasonality, and frequency of fire for quail.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: Dr. James Martin - University of Georgia

Guest: Dr. Mark McConnell - Mississippi State University

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In this episode, Dr. Lashley sits down with his previous graduate students Rainer Nichols, Moriah Boggess & Jacob Dykes to talk about what they learned about fire, wildlife habitat and wildlife behavior, and how that's prepared them for their careers now.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guests: Rainer Nichols, Moriag Boggess, and Jacob Dykes

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Should we be burning while turkeys are nesting?

To cover this controversial topic, Dr. Lashley sits down with Dr. Mike Chamberlain of the University of Georgia and David Hawley of the Wild Turkey Report to discuss in detail the potential risks and benefits of burning during this time frame. Also, we cover burn window, scale of application, and influence on poult survival.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guests: Dr. Mike Chamberlain - twitter

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Relevant Papers:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-020-00087-9

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21290

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21267

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037811271730292X

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112717317206

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112719314689

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-019-0058-4

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21944

Wild Turkey Report:

http://www.wildturkeyreport.com/

https://twitter.com/WildTurkeyReprt

Taking the first steps into using prescribed fire can be daunting – Which tools are needed? How do you develop a plan? Where you can find help and consultation? Look no further!

In this week's episode of Fire University, Dr. Marcus Lashley sits down with John Stivers and John Gruchy, both with years of experience helping private land owners get started with using prescribed burning, to discuss the basic tools and resources landowners need to begin burning. From drip torches to ATVs to contractors and technique, this episode covers a wide array of information to help you get started with fire management.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: John Stivers

Guest: John Grunchy

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Fire was playing an important role in upland hardwood ecosystems when the current mature oaks germinated a century ago. While those mature oaks are still common in the overstory, the next generation of oaks to replace them are not present across much of the central hardwoods and Appalachian regions. Instead, fire exclusion over the last several decades allowed mesophytic (moisture-retaining) species like sweetgum and red maple to get established and begin a transition to non-oak dominance in these forests. In this week's episode of Fire University, Dr. Marcus Lashley sits down with Dr. Heather Alexander of Auburn University and Dr. Steve Brewer of the University of Mississippi to discuss the role of fire in ensuring oak forests continue to flourish into the next generation, how changes in fuels and flammability affect our ability to burn, and why the problem is more complex than just reintroducing fire.

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Resources:

Epsiode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

Guest: Dr. Heather Alexander - Auburn University

Guest: Dr. Steve Brewer - University of Mississippi

Check out our YouTube video showing why the encroachment of non-oak species affects our ability to burn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sYbisKFdsI&list=PL8g7qBaBGDaS5pGA90-R-LH6h2i__KfbM&index=3&ab_channel=UFDEERLab

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