JenksFERST Resources

The Prairie Project 2020 Workshop Presentation - Bryan Yockers (JenksFERST)

• This slideshow presents lesson development considerations using the Next Generation Science Standards as a framework.
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Scientific Articles

• Allred, Brady W., et al. "The Role of Herbivores in Great Plains Conservation: Comparative Ecology of Bison and Cattle." Ecosphere, vol. 2, no. 3, 2011.
• Allred, Brady W., et al. "Ungulate Preference for Burned Patches Reveals Strength of Fire-Grazing Interaction." Ecology and Evolution, vol. 1, no. 2, 2011, pp. 132–144.
• Bond, W.J., and R.E. Keane. "Fires, Ecological Effects of." Reference Module in Life Sciences, 2017.
• Fuhlendorf, Samuel D., et al. "Pyric Herbivory: Rewilding Landscapes through the Recoupling of Fire and Grazing." Conservation Biology, vol. 23, no. 3, 2009, pp. 588–598.

Publications & Fact Sheets

• Patch Burning: Integrating Fire and Grazing to Promote Heterogeneity

Books

• Collins, Scott L., and Linda L. Wallace. Fire in North American Tallgrass Prairies. University of Oklahoma Press, 1990.
• Daily, Gretchen C. Nature's Services: Social Dependence on Natural Ecosystems. Island Press, 1997.
• Pyne, Stephen J. The Great Plains: a Fire Survey. The University of Arizona Press, 2017.
• Weir, John Robert. Conducting Prescribed Fires a Comprehensive Manual. Texas A & M University Press, 2009.

JenksFERST Visual Resources

• Videos from JenksFERST
• Study Plots
• Prescribed Burns

Resources from Oklahoma State University's Natural Resources Extension

Videos:

• Summer Patch Burn and Regrowth Time Lapse (1:59)
• Fire Effects on the Prairie (12:11)
• Fire Effects in the Forest (4:49)
• Fire Effects in Shrubland (3:09)

Response of Bison to Fire - Student Activity

• In this activity, students develop a map that reflects the spatial and temporal responses of bison to prescribed fires.
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