Fire applied to manage grassland, forestland, pasture land, wildlife areas, or hayland within a prescribed set of conditions, dates, and with appropriate safety precautions to achieve a specific purpose.
How it helps
Prescribed burning helps:
control undesirable vegetation
prepare sites for harvesting, planting or seeding
control plant disease
reduce wildlife hazards
improve wildlife habitat
improve plant production quantity and/or quality
remove debris
enhance seed production
facilitate the distribution of grazing and browsing animals
restore and maintain ecological sites
manage native plant diversity/composition
Learn more
Find NRCS Massachusetts technical information in the Field Office Technical Guide: eFOTG.
