A widely accessible working list of known plant species

Database, PSPs

Venue: Forestry Department

Date: June 27 2006

Prepared by Forest Officer: Donatian Gustave

Definition of Wildland Fire

• A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, bushfire, or hill fire, is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or agricultural resources. (Wikipedia Encyclopedia)

Create Awareness

Evaluate meeting(Awareness

Gaps and Challenges)

Development a frameworkTo Develop Fire Management

Plan

Objectives meeting

Source: Beard’s Vegetation Map of St. Lucia, Physical Planning and Forestry GIS Office

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Mean annual water deficit (mm day-1) (Isaac, 2005).

Source: L. John 2002

Wildland Fires reported in Northern Districts

Year Total of Bush fires

  all fires

Total %

2000 262 42 16

2001 427 200 47

2002 444 60 14

2003 595 198 33

2004 82 22 27

Source: Isaac 2005

Source: Isaac 2005

Source: Forestry Department

Purpose of MeetingTopic for Study Stakeholders

Fire Hazards NEMO, Lucelec, WASCO, Fire Department, Forestry, Ministry of Finance, Housing Authority, Police Department, Ministry of Agriculture (Corporate Planning)

Community Prevention and Suppression

Community Development, Crown Lands, Community Group, Ministry of Agriculture (Extension), NYC, National Trust, Environmental Group- Watershed, Fire Department.

Research and Monitoring Attorney General’s Office, Meteorological Service, Sustainable Development, Environmental Group Latanye, Forestry Department ( Mapping and Research)

Some Solutions

Photos by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS)

Planting Fat Poke: Chrysobalanus icaco

Use of Sprinklers

Source: Fotosearch.com

Use of ruminants to reduce combustible material

Source: skylinesfarm.com

Construction of Fire Traces

Source: Suan Mali reforestation project

Bibliography• Isaac, C., Wildland Fire Management in St. Lucia, 2005.

• John, L., Forestry and Terrestrial Ecosystems Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation, 2002

• Photos of sprinkler systems: http://www.fotosearch.com/IMG002/04006055/

• Photos of sheep feeding in open grass Lands

http://www.skylinesfarm.com/photoday-week-month2005.htm

• Suan Mali reforestation project, Forest Fire and Prevention

http://www.forest.thai-isan-lao.com/forest_fire.html

• Forest Starr and Kim Starr, United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, November 08, 2003. http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/images/thumbnails/html/chrysobalanus_icaco.htm