A Comprehensive Guide to Fuels Treatment Practices for Ponderosa Pine in the Black Hills, Colorado Front Range, and Southwest
Hunter ME, Shepperd WD, Lentile LB, Lundquist JE, Andreu MG, Butler JL, Smith FW. 2007. A Comprehensive Guide to Fuels Treatment Practices for Ponderosa Pine in the Black Hills, Colorado Front Range, and Southwest. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-198. US Department of Agriculture/Forest Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The objective of this paper is to present recommendations for fuels treatments in ponderosa pine forests in the Southwest, Colorado Forest Range, and Black Hills of South Dakota. We have synthesized existing knowledge from the peer-reviewed literature and administrative studies and acquired local knowledge through a series of discussions with fuels treatment practitioners. We describe specific treatments, the circumstances under which they can be applied, and treatment effects. We provide recommendations related to where, how, and how often fuels treatments may be prescribed to achieve desired outcomes. Desired outcomes address social, political, economic, and ecological factors.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hunter, M; Shepperd, W; Lentile, L; Lundquist, J; Andreu, M; Butler, J; Smith, F
- Date of Issue
- 2007-09
- Publisher
- US Department of Agriculture/Forest Service
- Units
- BRCA
- Keywords
- Black Hills, forest thinning, Ponderosa Pine, Prescribed Fire, Southwest, Wildfire