Grand Teton National Park, 2005 Fire Effects Annual Report

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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 Teton Interagency Fire Effects crew completed its seventh season in 2005. Diane Abendroth, permanent lead fire effects monitor, oversaw three seasonal crew members, Nancy Bockino, Dave Scott, and Kate Cueno, all of whom had worked for Teton Interagency Fire in the past. Steve Fugate, who has worked in Grand Teton National Park for the past several summers on the vegetation and fuels mapping projects, joined the crew for a month at the end of the field season. In late August, Diane, Nancy, and Dave left to pursue higher education, with Kate remaining until December to finish post burn data collection, analysis and reports. The fire effects crew was again fortunate in 2005 to receive field assistance from both volunteers and Wyoming Game & Fish Department personnel. Lydia Dixon, a returning Forest Service volunteer was joined by a National Park Service volunteer, Bernard Fournier. Jared Rogerson, Eric Maichak and Jill Miller of WG&F provided input and assistance on several monitoring projects. In 2005, the fire effects crew installed 28 new monitoring plots and 27 photopoints. Five previous plots were reread, and 6 photopoints were re-taken. Monitoring work took place in Grand Teton National Park (39 plots and photopoints), Fossil Butte National Monument (11 plots and photopoints), Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (9 plots), and Bridger-Teton National Forest (15 plots and photopoints). Additionally, photopoints were installed on one wildfire use fire on the BTNF. A total of 20 plots were burned in 2005, including 4 in Grand Teton, 4 in Fossil Butte, 3 in Bighorn Canyon, and 9 on the Bridger-Teton Forest.

Grand Teton National Park, 2005 Fire Effects Annual Report

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