Jack pine forests may be tolerant of increased wildfire activity due to climate change.

Jack pine has evolved to thrive with regular wildfire. Conditions that promote wildfires are generally projected to become more common by the end of the century. Greater wildfire activity could be positive for these forest types, but too much change to the fire regime might hamper regeneration and cause these forests to shift to barrens. The window of opportunity for applying prescribed fire to jack pine forests may shift under future climate change, but it is unclear if it would expand the potential to use fire as a management tool.