seth ward, cf, rf president & allen olmstead burn boss

Seth Ward, CF, RFPresident

&Allen Olmstead

Burn Boss

Forestry & Environmental Consulting Firm• Service Lines Include:

Forest Management Prescribed Burning GIS Wildlife Management Wetland Delineation & Permitting Timber Inventory Land Management Planning Timber Sale Management

Komatsu LGP Dozer• Modified C-frame• Fire Plow

Brush Truck• 200 gal

Staff of at least 4 ATV mounted

drip torch

Located in Pender County• 6,057 Acres

Owned by The Nature Conservancy Fire Secluded for 20+ years Site Characteristics

• Sand Ridges-Pine/Wiregrass• Pocosin-Bay/Gallberry• Creek Bottoms

Burning Program Started 2005• Currently obtaining 3rd burn rotation

Reintroduce fire to the landscape • Create natural fire

regime Improve wildlife

habitat Improve rare and

endangered plant habitat

Natural Boundaries• Creeks and Swamps

Artificial Boundaries• Roads, Powerlines,

and Firelines Previously Burnt

Blocks

Flat Firelines• Installed with the C-

frame Wetlines Using Soft

Boundaries

Weather Parameters• Wind Direction and

Humidity Using Wiregrass

Ridges Seasons of Burns

• Dormant Season• Growing Season

Late Growing Season

Thank You

Seth A. Ward, CF, RFPresident

PremierForesty@gmail.comwww.PremierForestry.net