A young pitch pine seedling sprouts following a 1999  
wildfire in Minnewaska State Park Preserve.  
© The Nature Conservancy  
  

Links

Interesting Fire Related Websites

• The Nature Conservancy Global Fire Initiative
  Learn more about how The Nature Conservancy is working to restore the ecologically appropriate role of fire in ecosystems around the world. Fire managers can find additional tools and resources at www.tncfire.org, the Global Fire Initiative's fire management website.
  
  
• U.S. Fire Learning Network
  A partnership to advance ecologically sound forest restoration and National Fire Plan objectives through fire management.
  
  
• National Fire Plan
  A national program for wildland fire management and community protection from wildfire.
  
  
• Firewise
  Find information about protecting your home and community from wildland fire
  
  
• Managing Fuels in Northeastern Barrens
  An interesting website with lots of information on current research and management taking place in other pitch pine and pine/oak barrens across the northeastern US.

Federal Agency Fire Management Websites

• National Park Service Fire and Aviation Management
  
  
• US Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management
  
  
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management
  
  
• National Interagency Fire Center
  

Partnership Websites

• Friends of the Shawangunks
  
  
• Mohonk Preserve
  
  
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  
  
• New York State Museum
  
  
• New York State Natural Heritage Program
  
  
• New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
  
  
• Open Space Institute
  
  
• Palisades Interstate Park Commission
  
  
• The Nature Conservancy