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The Fire and Fire Surrogates Study: providing guidelines for fire in future forest watershed management decisions
Document Type: Conference Proceedings
Author(s): Carleton B. Edminster; C. Phillip Weatherspoon; Daniel G. Neary
Publication Year: 2000

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  • FFS - Fire and Fire Surrogate Study
  • fire management
  • forest watershed
  • land managers
  • mechanical fuel treatment
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Record Last Modified: April 27, 2016
FRAMES Record Number: 2280

Description

As part of the 1998 Joint USDA/USDI Fire Science Program, the Fire and Fire Surrogates Study was proposed to establish and evaluate cross-comparisons of fuels treatment practices and techniques to reduce wildfire risk. This study evaluates prescribed fire, thinning, and various mechanical treatment methods for treating, removing, or using woody biomass. Site-specific and study-wide evaluations will assess watershed impacts, soil disturbance, vegetation responses, wildlife changes, ecological consequences, social impacts, economics, and potential effects on wildfire size, severity, and cost. The study design is flexible to address local treatment variations and effects and will be installed at 10 locations representative of Interior Washington-Oregon, Northern California, Sierra Nevada, Rocky Mountain, Southwest Ponderosa Pine, Southern Pine, and mixed hardwood-oak forest ecosystems. This paper outlines the study components and discusses the potential for providing guidance on the treatment of fuels and use of fire for future watershed management decisions.

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Edminster, Carleton B.; Weatherspoon, C. Phillip; Neary, Daniel G. 2000. The Fire and Fire Surrogates Study: providing guidelines for fire in future forest watershed management decisions. Proceedings of the Conference on Land Stewardship in the 21st century: The Contributions of Watershed Management. Proceedings RMRS-P-13. Flagstaff, AZ: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 4p.