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Fuel Treatment Longevity in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Creator:

Morici, Kat

Abstract:

Wildland fires are an increasingly extensive, expensive, and frequent occurrence in dry forests of the western United States. Fuel reduction treatments are designed to reduce extreme fire behavior, promote resilient forest structure, and facilitate fire control efforts. Although there is widespread recognition that repeated treatments are needed to maintain desired...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

. Everett, and Scott L. Stephens. 2011. “Impacts of Fire Exclusion and Recent Managed Fire on Forest
Assessing alternatives for fuel reduction treatment and Pacific marten conservation in the southern Cascades and northern Sierra Nevada

Creator:

Credo, Kevin

Abstract:

Forest managers are challenged to restore resilience to forests with an elevated risk of stand-replacing fire by using mechanical thinning and prescribed fire. Implementation of these methods can be constrained by mandates to conserve sensitive wildlife species like the Pacific marten (Martes caurina). Martens avoid simplified forest stands created by...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis