Prescribed Fire
Environmental Considerations When Burning
When planning a prescribed burn, there are many environmental factors to consider including topography, fuel loads and weather.
Mesquite - How To Control It
Many people view honey mesquite as a poor quality rangeland plant. However, it provides cover and food for wildlife and livestock; plus it is a legume that has the ability to fix nitrogen back into the soil.
Succession in Plant Communities and Soils
Succession is a relatively predictable process of change that occurs in plant communities and soils. It is an important concept when managing native plant communities for wildlife, livestock grazing, timber production or other goals.
Common Problems with Burns
Planning and preparation for prescribed burns should start several months or even a year prior to a burn.
Controlling Eastern Red-cedar, a Common Noxious Weed
Eastern Red-cedar trees have become more abundant in many fence rows and pastures. This now very common tree was once limited to rocky bluffs, deep canyons and other areas where fire did not historically occur.
Want to Learn How to Safely Burn?
Prescribed burning is one of the most valuable and cost effective tools available to manage our rangelands. Fire was an integral part of the ecosystem in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas throughout history, and our plant communities are adapted to fire.
Shaping the Cross Timbers with Fire and Grazing
Recently, our agricultural research team has been asked to provide talks during tours of our Oswalt Road Ranch. The Noble Research Institute took full control of the property in 2000. The ranch is a valuable piece of property because of its unique natural beauty and potential to support livestock production and wildlife habitat.
Tools of the Trade - Basic Requirements for Prescribed Burns
As part of the prescribed burn planning process, managers should secure the appropriate equipment.
Prescribed Burning - What Is the Cost?
We often recommend prescribed burning as a method to manage native rangeland and wildlife habitat - and, indeed, many of us believe that fire should be considered an integral component to most rangeland management systems. With all of the touted benefits of prescribed burning, however, we often do not associate costs with the use of fire.
Understand Prescribed Burn Liability in Your State
Why don't more people use prescribed burning in Oklahoma and Texas? One reason that comes to mind is the fact that most of the Noble Research Institute's service area was under a burn ban this time last year, which happens to be the peak time for conducting prescribed burns.