FIRE EFFECTS AND USE
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Branta canadensis | Canada Goose 



DIRECT FIRE EFFECTS ON ANIMALS : 
Fires during the nesting could probably damage Canada goose nests.


HABITAT RELATED FIRE EFFECTS : 
No specific information on Canada goose behavior or activity following
fire has been found.  However, fire is used frequently to rejuvenate
southern marshes for waterfowl [12].  In Louisiana late winter marsh
fires provide early spring food for geese when they need it the most.
Shallow marshes and low ridges can be burned in early fall to provide
winter foods that continue to grow throughout the winter [12].  For more
specific information about the effects of fire on plants important to
Canada geese consult this database under the genera Phragmites, Scirpus,
Carex, and Typha.


FIRE USE : 
Techniques for establishing grasslands for waterfowl in the prairie
pothole region have been described [7].  Fires are also recommended in
these areas to rejuvenate cool- and warm-season grasses.  In central
North Dakota cool-season natives should be burned from late March to
mid-May or from mid-August to mid-September.  Warm-season natives should
be burned from mid-May to mid-June [7].  Fire can also be used to
maintain grass/forb communities important to geese and prevent the
succession to shrub communities [18].


REFERENCES : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Branta canadensis | Canada Goose