Combrink, Thomas and Fox, Wayne and Petersen, Jeff (2012) Issues in forest restoration: Workforce needs of the four forest restoration initiative project: An analysis. Other. NAU Ecological Restoration Institute.
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Abstract
Northern Arizona is home to the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in North America - spanning the Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab, and Tonto national forests. This vast forest is part of a dry ecosystem that has always been subject to the powerful transformative forces of wildfire, in particular the thinning effects of low-intensity surface fires on pine seedlings and saplings. Suppression of natural fire began on a large scale at the turn of the last century, altering this natural process. As a result, stand density has increased exponentially since the settlement of the state. Recent wildfires, such as the Wallow and the Rodeo-Chediski, are fostered by these overgrown forest conditions.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Other) |
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| Keywords: | ERI Library, white paper, Issues in Forest Restoration, 4FRI, work force |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor S Agriculture > SD Forestry |
| NAU Depositing Author Academic Status: | Faculty/Staff |
| Department/Unit: | Research Centers > Ecological Restoration Institute The W.A. Franke College of Business |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2015 22:12 |
| URI: | http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/1295 |
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