Fire Officer: Consider Growing Season Burns to Manage Rangeland

Prescribed fires during the growing season -- generally July through September in Kansas -- can provide benefits for land managers and public safety.
Prescribed fires during the growing season -- generally July through September in Kansas -- can provide benefits for land managers and public safety.

Kansas Forest Service Research supports value of prescribed fire outside of traditional time frames

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- While most prescribed fires in Kansas are conducted during the dormant season -- typically March through April -- researchers and fire managers suggest growing season burns done between July and September can provide benefits for land managers and public safety.

Dennis Carlson, an a…