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Economic Benefit from Allowing Wildfires to Burn in Federal East-Side Cascade Forests

Creator:

Gagnon, Aaron R.

Abstract:

In this thesis I examine the question: can allowing a wildfire to burn this year result in a net positive economic gain? To answer this question I created 2,500 multiple sets of paired scenarios (called a fire of interest) which consist of ignitions, vegetation growth, and timber harvest over the...

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Masters Thesis

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: ________________________________________________________________________ Claire A. Montgomery In this thesis I examine the question: can allowing a wildfire to burn
Tradeoffs associated with managing forested landscapes for multiple-uses

Creator:

Lichtenstein, Mark E.

Abstract:

This study focuses on the tradeoffs that exist for managing forested landscapes for biodiversity and timber production. Tradeoff evaluation is important to natural resource managers so they can understand the benefits and costs of alternative management prescriptions. The study examines three watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range and 166 terrestrial...

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Masters Thesis
Determining optimal timber harvest and fuel treatment on a fire-threatened landscape using approximate dynamic programming

Creator:

Lauer, Christopher Joseph

Abstract:

Forest management in the face of fire risk is a challenging problem because fire spreads across a landscape and because its occurrence is unpredictable. Additionally, management must be adjusted over time as unpredictable fire events are realized. Land managers have some control over the vegetation conditions that facilitate fire spread,...

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Dissertation

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. Title: Determining optimal timber harvest and fuel treatment on a fire-threatened forest landscape