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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Fire Management Plan

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued about 9 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

This plan considers fire on Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge as a tool for management and as a potential problem to be dealt with. This document discusses environmental impacts and alternatives covering implementation of fire management on the Refuge. The use of prescribed burning for manipulating vegetation to benefit wildlife and to maintain desirable plant communities is also presented.