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Controlled burn

A controlled burn or prescribed burn (Rx burn) is the practice of intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material in a landscape. The purpose could be for forest management, ecological restoration, land clearing or wildfire fuel management. Controlled burns may also be referred to as hazard reduction burning…

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Controlled burn

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Triples83
Avg. degree1.97
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Controlled burn

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related to Greenhouse gas abatement · 9
Controlled burn → Agreement, Australia, Australian, Controlled, Darwin, Deliberately, One, West Arnhem Fire Management, Western Arnhem Land
related to history · 8
Controlled burn → Australia, Controlled, Fire, Native Americans, Neolithic, North America, One, There
related to North America · 8
Controlled burn → Eastern United States, Fire, In, North America, North American, Since, The, US Forest Service
related to Ground ignition · 6
Controlled burn → Another, Back, Controlled, Firebreaks, Head, This
related to Forestry · 5
Controlled burn → Controlled, Furthermore, Parameters, Species, To
related to Grassland restoration · 5
Controlled burn → Australia, Controlled, Native, North America, These
related to Agriculture · 4
Controlled burn → Field, In, Often, Prescribed
related to External links · 4
Controlled burn → Fire PolicySavanna Oak Foundation, Initiative, National Park Service Prescribed, Nature Conservancy's Global Fire
related to Procedure · 4
Controlled burn → Furthermore, Health, To, While
related to Aerial ignition · 1
Controlled burn → Aerial

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after a pest infestation when forest fuels are high.AgricultureIn the developing worldinstance ofA controlled burn prior to the wildfire season can protect infrastructure and communities or mitigate risks associated with many dead standing trees0.80text
the use of controlled burns in agriculture is often referred to as slashinstance ofA controlled burn prior to the wildfire season can protect infrastructure and communities or mitigate risks associated with many dead standing trees0.80text
burninstance ofA controlled burn prior to the wildfire season can protect infrastructure and communities or mitigate risks associated with many dead standing trees0.80text
herbicides or tillageinstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
but because it produces smokeinstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
other fire-related pollutantsinstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
its use is not popular in agricultural areas bounded by residential housing.Prescribed fires are broadly used in the context of woody plant encroachmentinstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
with the aim of improving the balance of woody plantsinstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
grasses in shrublandsinstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
grasslands.In Northern-Indiainstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
especially in Punjabinstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text
Haryanainstance ofField burning is less expensive than most other methods0.80text

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