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Demonstration Site Network

The Lake States Fire Science Consortium is developing a network of demonstration sites for major fire-dependent ecosystems across the region that:

1) demonstrate natural fire regimes;
2) highlight issues related to fire and/or fuels management; and
3) illustrate fire and fuels management practices and the decisions that support these management practices.

We are working to develop a web-based interface for these different demonstration sites using The Conservation Registry website. The Registry is an online, centralized database that records, tracks, ad maps on-the-ground conservation projects. Click here to learn more about The Conservation Registry.

Current Demonstration Site Network

Pine and Pine-Oak Barrens

Raco Plains (fire and fuel management)

Pine-Hemlock-Hardwood Forests

Little Carp River Wildfire (natural fire regime)

Boreal Forests (Spruce, Aspen-Birch, Balsam Fir)

Keystone Bay Wildfire (natural fire regime)

 

Need Assistance with a Potential Demonstration Site?

In addition to promoting these sites as learning opportunities, the Consortium is prepared to support requests for funding to help consortium members develop interpretive materials and purchase equipment to help monitor treatments implemented on demonstration sites. Following JFSP rules, the implementation of treatments (e.g., labor costs, NEPA documents if necessary) will be provided by the individual consortium partners.

If you have any questions, contact Robert Ziel (ziel.4@osu.edu, 906-553-4249). Proposals will be reviewed promptly.