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Restored blackland prairie with pale purple coneflower blooming in the spring
© McRee Anderson |
The Network encompasses 14 landscapes in four ecoregions across four states, totaling 333,887 acres. Each landscape has ongoing fire restoration projects that are addressing altered fire regimes via working partnerships.
Network landscapes focus on achieving tangible, long-term, landscape-scale fire restoration progress within five years. This includes transferring lessons learned in adaptive fire management, building technical and operational capacity, and institutionalizing the creation and development of the best available science throughout the process. Participants learn from the successes and failures of those working on similar landscape projects.
Vision
The Network's vision is to engage key regional resource management partners who have reached ‘critical mass’ in their fire programs and who have a strategic need for developing landscape-scale fire restoration and hazardous fuels reduction projects within the framework of a science-based, peer-supported learning group.
In 2007 the Network will enroll at least three new landscapes. Network leaders will conduct site visits to determine potential participants' current planning time horizon and level of commitment, and assess each project's on-the-ground restoration efforts. New landscapes will participate in two regional-wide workshops in 2007; older projects will be encouraged to attend at least one of these meetings.
Demonstration Landscape
The Boston Mountains/ Bayou Ecosystem Restoration Project is spearheaded by staff working on the Ozark and St. Francis National Forests in Arkansas. Staff from this 60,000-acre project contribute knowledge and expertise to participating landscapes. This site is also a LANDFIRE Application project.
Participating Landscapes
Bobtail Oak Woodland Restoration Project, AR
Blacklands Ecosystem, AR
Land Between the Lakes, KY
Lower Ouachita, AR
Novaculite Uplift, AR
Upland Forest Restoration Project, AR
Gene Rush WMA, AR
Gulf Mountain WMA, AR
Harold Alexander WMA, AR
Hobbs WMA, AR
Loafers Glory WMA, AR
Madison County WMA, AR
Petit Jean Wildlife Management Area (WMA), AR
Resources:
Leader: McRee Anderson
Workshop 1 / Jasper, AR / 7-9 November 2007
The objectives of this workshop are to learn about the landscapes and provide peer review on ecological models and goals that the teams develop in collaboration with partners.
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