Alaska Region Fire Ecology Annual Report: Calendar Year 2013
Barnes J. 2013. Alaska Region Fire Ecology Annual Report: Calendar Year 2013
A summary of fire ecology activities and program information for the Park/network including fire effects plot workload, staffing, management objectives and monitoring results, and planning, fire monitoring, communications, and research. Also included are staff accomplishments/areas of focus, future program direction and other optional information (e.g. data analysis graphics or presentations, annual highlights, publications, program challenges, unique solutions to problems, collaboration, photographs of monitoring/fire activities, and suggestions on FFI). The NPS Alaska Region fire ecology program provides science-based information to guide Alaska NPS fire and land management planning, decisions and practices in order to maintain and understand fire-adapted ecosystems in Alaska. This annual report provides brief summaries about the NPS Alaska 2013 fire season, fire ecology monitoring results, fire research projects, and fire ecology program activities and outreach. In 2013 the Alaska fire ecology program prepared monitoring reports, consulted on the Alaska NPS Regional Fuels EA, conducted a fuel moisture training workshop, prepared research proposals, and participated in several agency and interagency committees. During the field season, the fire ecology program re-measured tundra fire plots in Noatak (Fig. 1), conducted a burn severity assessment, and continued to collect seasonal fuel moisture samples. Communicating results and information about fire ecology continued to be a focus of the program.