Identifying gap, challenges and opportunities in prescribed fire efforts within the Southeastern US
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2017-05-05
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Prince, Powell Jennifer. Master of Environmental Assessment. Identifying Gap, Challenges and
Opportunities in Prescribed Fire Efforts within the Southeast United States.
Resource management agencies in the southeast region seek to successfully implement
prescribed fire across all landscapes, including private lands. The Southeast Regional Strategy
Committee and the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS)
Prescribed Fire Work Group have established benchmark goals and actions directed to prescribed
fire implementation across the region. Yet, there is limited understanding of the progress of goals
and actions due to the lack of a systematic evaluation related to the aforementioned frameworks.
Understanding current gaps is limited and no attempt has been made thus far to systematically
document efforts made toward implementing these strategies. This study used data collected
through an environmental scan and key informant interviews to understand the current state of
the established goals and actions along with regional impediments affecting their
implementation. The results of this study will identify gaps impeding prescribed fire efforts and
provide useful recommendations from key informants to overcome these gaps throughout the
region.
