Requirements include:

• frequent, low intensity ground fires that prevent establishment of continuous forest cover.

Threats include:

• successional changes in habitat caused by fire suppression.
• high intensity, catastrophic fires caused by fuel buildup during periods of fire suppression

Strategies

Undertake or permit controlled burns when appropriate

• Conduct controlled burns on local government lands under the advice of a knowledgeable ecologist.

• Consider species at risk when regulating the timing and extent of burning on private property.

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