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| Countries: | United States of America |
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) |
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Nature-Based Solutions |
| Progress to Date: | 50000 Tress Planted |
| Services Needed: | Stakeholder engagement & facilitation |
| Desired Partner: | Other |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2017 » Dec. 31, 2043 |
| Project Website: | www1.plant-for-the-planet.org/indiana-prescribed-fire-oak-re... |
| Contextual Condition(s): | PHYSICAL: Unsustainable land use |
| Additional Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Beneficiaries: | Local communities / domestic users |
| Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Less than $1,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | pool |
| Project Challenges: | RESOURCES: Not enough participants |
| Project Source: | Admin |
| Profile Completion: | 92% |
American Forests is partnering with Salesforce to support a prescribed fire across 500 acres on the Hoosier National Forest in southern Indiana. We expect the fire to generate 500,000 seedlings. In the Hoosier, oak seedlings are present, but they often are outcompeted by shade-tolerant species such as maple and beech; they will not become overstory trees without a disturbance mechanism to allow them to receive sufficient sunlight. Research has shown that prescribed fire is a…
Sina Koepke
| Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | PHYSICAL: Unsustainable land use |
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| Project Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
| Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Local communities / domestic users |
| Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Less than $1,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
| Challenges: | RESOURCES: Not enough participants |
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