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Describes results of prescribed burning 36 plots in northern ldaho mixed conifer logging slash. Fuel characteristics and methods for predicting duff and woody fuel consumption are reported. Guidelines are included for developing fire prescriptions.
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carex lenticularis var. dolia (Kellog's sedge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Betula papyrifera (paper birch) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Symphoricarpos mollis (creeping snowberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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In a presentation to the USDA Forest Service's national Fire and Aviation Staff, Gleason provides a clear overview of his proposed Lookouts, Communication, Escape Routes, Safety Zones (LCES) method of training firefighters for greater safety. After…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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National Park Service policies concerning fire have changed over the years from no policy at all in the early years, through years of absolute fire suppression, to a period of experimentation and refinement with a full spectrum of integrated fire…
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Various studies report changes in phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations in surface waters after wildfires; however, we have found no reports which include nutrient data collected during actual wildfire activity. We had an opportunity to collect…
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Experimental burns were conducted on 36 plots in mixed conifer logging slash in northern Idaho to investigate consumption of duff and woody fuel. Fires were conducted in spring and fall, in YUM (yarded unmerchantable material) and non-YUM dearcuts…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Salix geyeriana (Geyer willow) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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A landslide is the movement of a mass of rock, earth or debris down a slope.
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No single combination of five cutting-site preparation treatments resulted in superior natural regeneration in spruce-fir stands in Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho. Best results were generally obtained by partial cutting, with minimal disturbance of litter…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Picea engelmannii (Engelmann spruce) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ursus arctos horribilis (grizzly bear) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Spartina pectinata (prairie cordgrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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Wildland fire is a significant component of nearly all North American ecosystems. High intensity, stand-replacement fires are normal in certain ecosystems, especially in the northern Rocky Mountains. Wilderness fire managers are obligated to let…
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Presettlement fire played an important role in nutrient conversion, plant succession, diversity, and stand dynamics in coniferous forests of western North America. Prescribed fire can maintain site quality and contribute to control of insect and…
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Litter arthropod data was collected every 10 days from nine intensively burned forest stands, five lightly burned stands, and nine unburned forest stands. For burned forest stands (n=540 samples, there were decreases in insect density (87 percent),…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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During the afternoon of August 29, 1985, the Butte Fire made a high-intensity crown fire run, covering a distance of 2.22 km in one hour and 40 minutes, and forcing 73 fire fighters to deploy their protective fire shelters. This paper presents a…
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