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Prescribed Burning in the South, 1959

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:23:30 An inservice training film designed to inform foresters and fire suppression crews as to the objectives, planning, execution, and benefits of correct prescribed burning in pine forests of the southern coastal plain. Prescribed fire, properly planned and executed, is a useful management tool. Among its benefits are control of undergrowth, reduction of fire hazards, improvement of wildlife habitat, and control of brown spot in young longleaf pine.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository

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