A comprehensive guide to fuels treatment practices for ponderosa pine in the Black Hills, Colorado Front Range, and Southwest

Hunter, M.E. and Shepperd, W.D. and Lentile, L.B. and Lundquist, J.E. and Andreu, M.G. and Butler, J.L. and Smith, F.W. (2007) A comprehensive guide to fuels treatment practices for ponderosa pine in the Black Hills, Colorado Front Range, and Southwest. Technical Report. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, US.

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present recommendations for fuels treatments in ponderosa pine forests in the Southwest, Colorado Front 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.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
ID number or DOI:	RMRS-GTR-198
Keywords:	ERI Library, report, southwest, Black Hills, wildfire, forest thinning, tree thinning, prescribed fires, prescribed burns, fuels, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SD Forestry
Department/Unit:	Research Centers > Ecological Restoration Institute
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2016 20:36
URI:	http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/2544

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