Tools to Manage Vegetation and Fuels
Tools to Manage Vegetation and Fuels

Author: David L. Peterson

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1428987657

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Current efforts to improve the scientific basis for fire mgmt. on public lands will benefit from more efficient transfer of technical info. & tools that support planning, implementation, & effective. of vegetation & hazardous fuel treatments. The technical scope, complexity, & relevant spatial scale of analytical & decision-support tools differ considerably. This publication provides a state-of-science summary of tools currently available for mgmt. of vegetation & fuels. Detailed summaries include a description of each tool, location where it can be obtained, relevant spatial scale, level of user knowledge required, data requirements, model outputs, application in fuel treatments, linkage to other tools, & availability of training & support. Tables.

Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models
Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models

Author: Joe H. Scott

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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This report describes a new set of standard fire behavior fuel models for use with Rothermels surface fire spread model and the relationship of the new set to the original set of 13 fire behavior fuel models. To assist with transition to using the new fuel models, a fuel model selection guide, fuel model crosswalk, and set of fuel model photos are provided.

Exploring Information Needs for Wildland Fire and Fuels Management
Exploring Information Needs for Wildland Fire and Fuels Management

Author: Carol Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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We report the results of a questionnaire and workshop that sought to gain a better and deeper understanding of the contemporary information needs of wildland fire and fuels managers. Results from the questionnaire indicated that the decision to suppress a wildland fire was most often influenced by factors related to safety and that the decision to allow a fire to burn was influenced by a variety of factors that varied according to land management objectives. We also found that managers anticipated an increase in the use of wildland fire, but that these increases will be moderate due to a variety of constraints that will continue to limit the use of wildland fire. From the workshop, we learned that managers will need to become increasingly strategic with their fire and fuels management planning, and that the information used to support tactical fire operations may prove to be insufficient. Furthermore, the managers participating in the workshop indicated the functional linkage between land management and fire management planning is lacking. We suggest that effective fire management planning requires information on the benefits and risks to a wide variety of values at landscape scales, integration with land management objectives, and a long-term perspective.

Wildland Fire in Ecosystems
Wildland Fire in Ecosystems

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Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13:

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This state-of-knowledge review about the effects of fire on soils and water can assist land and fire managers with information on the physical, chemical, and biological effects of fire needed to successfully conduct ecosystem management, and effectively inform others about the role and impacts of wildland fire. Chapter topics include the soil resource, soil physical properties and fire, soil chemistry effects, soil biology responses, the hydrologic cycle and water resources, water quality, aquatic biology, fire effects on wetland and riparian systems, fire effects models, and watershed rehabilitation.

Development of Coarse-scale Spatial Data for Wildland Fire and Fuel Management
Development of Coarse-scale Spatial Data for Wildland Fire and Fuel Management

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Published: 2002

Total Pages: 52

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The objective of this study was to provide managers with national-level data on current conditions of vegetation and fuels developed from ecologically based methods to address these questions: How do current vegetation and fuels differ from those that existed historically? Where on the landscape do vegetation and fuels differ from historical levels? In particular, where are high fuel accumulations? When considered at a coarse scale, which areas estimated to have high fuel accumulations represent the highest priorities for treatment?

Ecological Restoration and Management of Longleaf Pine Forests
Ecological Restoration and Management of Longleaf Pine Forests

Author: L. Katherine Kirkman

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-09-27

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 1351648187

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Ecological Restoration and Management of Longleaf Pine Forests is a timely synthesis of the current understanding of the natural dynamics and processes in longleaf pine ecosystems. This book beautifully illustrates how incorporation of basic ecosystem knowledge and an understanding of socioeconomic realities shed new light on established paradigms and their application for restoration and management. Unique for its holistic ecological focus, rather than a more traditional silvicultural approach, the book highlights the importance of multi-faceted actions that robustly integrate forest and wildlife conservation at landscape scales, and merge ecological with socioeconomic objectives for effective conservation of the longleaf pine ecosystem.

Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems
Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems

Author: Thomas A. Waldrop

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2018-03-29

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780160943959

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Prescribed burning is an important tool throughout Southern forests, grasslands, and croplands. The need to control fire became evident to allow forests to regenerate. This manual is intended to help resource managers to plan and execute prescribed burns in Southern forests and grasslands. A new appreciation and interest has developed in recent years for using prescribed fire in grasslands, especially hardwood forests, and on steep mountain slopes. Proper planning and execution of prescribed fires are necessary to reduce detrimental effects, such as the impacts on air and downstream water quality. Check out these related products: Trees at Work: Economic Accounting for Forest Ecosystem Services in the U.S. South can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/trees-work-economic-accounting-forest-ecosystem-services-us-south Soil Survey Manual 2017 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/soil-survey-manual-march-2017 Quantifying the Role of the National Forest System Lands in Providing Surface Drinking Water Supply for the Southern United States is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/quantifying-role-national-forest-system-lands-providing-surface-drinking-water-supply Fire Management Today print subscription is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/fire-management-today Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/wildland-fire-ecosystems-fire-and-nonnative-invasive-plants