Webinar Summary
Prescribed fire is an effective forest and range management tool used to reduce wildfire fuels, manage understory vegetation, and restore/ manage ecosystems. Despite its utility, however, it is less commonly utilized in urban and community forest management. This webinar will talk about examples from Austin, Texas, where partners have successfully used prescribed fire to build on the concept of Fire Adapted Communities. Justice Jones will outline project goals, ecological objectives, critical partnerships, community outreach and education, technology and training, and lessons learned essential to the success of utilizing prescribed fire in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).