Measuring forest restoration effectiveness in reducing hazardous fuels
Fule PZ, Waltz AE, Covington WW, Heinlein TA. 2001. Measuring forest restoration effectiveness in reducing hazardous fuels. Journal of Forestry. 99(11):24-29
Forest restoration treatments of thinning young trees followed by prescribed burning in northwestern Arizona led to significantly lower stand density, lower crown fuel load, and higher crown base height than untreated stands. Simulated fire under extreme weather conditions caused 48% more canopy burning and higher flame lengths, heat/area, and rate of spread in untreated stands. Wind speeds required for passive crown fire were twice as high in treated stands. Treated stands were highly heterogeneous, but restoration treatments clearly enhanced crown fire resistance.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fule, Peter; Waltz, Amy; Covington, W.; Heinlein, Thomas
- Units
- PARA
- Keywords
- Arizona Strip, Ecological Restoration, Fire, Forestry, Grazing, Juniperus osteosperma, Mt. Trumbull, Pinus ponderosa, Presence (Biodiversity), Quercus gambelii, Robinia neomexicana, Vegetation