Monday, January 26, 2026

Prescribed Burning as Fire and Forest Management in Montana and Maine

In the years that I have been writing this blog I have come to see the important role of prescribed burns. Prescribed burns is not new as indigenous peoples have been conducted what we call prescribed burns for decades.

I am sharing two videos from The Nature Conservancy on prescribed burns. The YouTube channel for The Nature Conservancy may be found here.  While the nuances of prescribed burns in different states and other countries in the world may differ, these two videos helped me to learn more about prescribed burns.


The first video highlights prescribed burning in Montana which I found interested because I recently finished reading Fury of the Beast by Dave Scott where among other things he discusses prescribed burns as a tool for forest management in Montana.


Direct link to July 2021 video by the Nature Conservancy on YouTube


The second video discusses training firefighters in conducting prescribed burns and fire management in Maine As I have spent time in northern New England in years past, I was especially interested in this video.


Direct link to December 2025 video by the Nature Conservancy on YouTube

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