Restoring native longleaf pine ecosystems on the Francis Marion National Forest may include the use of management strategies like prescribed burning.

Incorporating Climate Change Into a New Forest Management Plan

Facing sea level rise, increasing numbers of wildfires, and encroachment of invasive species, managers of a national forest chose to integrate climate change into their new plan.
Story Credit
Emrys Treasure, Biological Scientist, U.S. Forest Service Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center; Mary Morrison, Forest Planner, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests; and Sealy Chipley, Chipley Consulting.
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U.S. Forest Service. Public domain
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23 April 2024 - 9:53am