Meet Burner Bob®
Burner Bob® is a Bobwhite Quail who lives in the longleaf forest with other animal friends such as gopher tortoises, indigo snakes, and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers. He devotes his life to explaining that the longleaf forest with its many plants and animals has evolved over time to being burned on a regular basis. The forests need fire to survive and thrive so Burner Bob® shows people how to burn them safely.
Pyrodiversity Enkindles Biodiversity™
Burner Bob® and The Longleaf Alliance support prescribed fire to create healthy habitats for the plants and animals that call the longleaf ecosystem home.
Plant diversity in regularly burned longleaf pine habitats rivals the diversity in tropical rainforests. An area with a variety in fire characteristics — or pyrodiversity — will support more species of plants and, in return, more animals.
A Walk in the Woods with Burner Bob® & Friends
Take a walk with Burner Bob®, prescribed burner Shan Cammack, and their spunky fire ecologist friends as they visit The Fire Forest. 🔥🌲🔥
Along the way, they meet Burner Bob®'s plant and animal friends including the longleaf pine, gopher tortoise, and indigo snake, who thrive when their longleaf home is burned regularly.
Save the Indigo - NEW Video and Coloring Book!
Introducing the Indigo is an award-winning short film for young people about a threatened species in the Southeast - the eastern indigo snake.
The longest snake native to North America, the indigo faces loss of habitat and other challenges.
Learn more about the eastern indigo snake and his friend the gopher tortoise with Burner Bob® & Friends newest coloring book - Save the Indigo.
Burner Bob® & Friends Educational Resources
Learn more about Bob and why his longleaf home needs prescribed fire in his coloring book series Burner Bob® & Friends.
Request FREE printed copies of Burner Bob®'s coloring books using this form.
If your organization needs a special printing of the coloring book for distribution, please use this form instead.
Spread the Flame
Would you like to meet Burner Bob® in person? Please contact us to request an appearance at your next fire or longleaf related event.