Fire Ecology Annual Report: Calendar Year 2005; Voyageurs National Park
Weyenberg S. Fire Ecology Annual Report: Calendar Year 2005; Voyageurs National Park
A summary of fire ecology activities and program information for the Park/network including fire effects plot workload, staffing, management objectives and monitoring results, and planning, fire monitoring, communications, and research. Also included are staff accomplishments/areas of focus, future program direction and other optional information (e.g. data analysis graphics or presentations, annual highlights, publications, program challenges, unique solutions to problems, collaboration, photographs of monitoring/fire activities, and suggestions on FFI). This annual report summarizes the activities of the Voyageurs Fire Ecologist, and fire effects program for the Border Waters parks. These parks include Voyageurs NP, Isle Royale NP (ISRO), Saint Croix NSR (SACN), Grand Portage NM (GRPO) and Apostle Islands NL (APIS). The fire ecologist also provides support for the Indiana Dunes fire effects program, which includes Indiana Dunes NL (INDU), Sleeping Bear Dunes NL (SLBE) and Lincoln Boyhood NM, and several other park units- Pictured Rocks NL (PIRO), Keweenaw NHP (KEWE). In terms of fire activity, this was a fairly inactive year for Voyageurs. There were a total of 5 fires in the park, 3 lightning caused and 2 human caused. One fire was managed as a fire use fire. Collectively they burned less than one half an acre. Voyageurs FMO, Dave Soleim, accepted the FMO position at Glacier N. P. in early August. To date, the Voyageurs FMO position has not been filled.