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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Publication Date: 2017
Forest fuel treatments are used by managers for ecological restoration and reducing fire hazard. Due to past management decisions and long-term fire exclusion, forests are more denseand are susceptible to severe wildfires. Fuel treatments aim to reduce the intensity and size of wildfires, increase species diversity, and restore forests to their historical condition.
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Citation: Southwest Fire Science Consortium. 2017. What is a forest fuel treatment? Southwest Fire Science Consortium. 1 p.
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- canopy density
- mastication
- pruning
- thinning
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FRAMES Record Number: 57027