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Evaluating sedimentation risks associated with fuel management
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Erosion Rates in Forested Watersheds ... This fact sheet describes the sources of sediment in upland forest watersheds in the context of fuel management activities.
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143.7KB Author: William Elliot, Pete Robichaud Published: 2005 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FFE-FVS)
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FFE-FVS is a model linking stand development, fuel dynamics, fire behavior and fire effects. ... It allows comparison of mid- to long-term effects of manage-ment alternatives including harvest, mechanical fuel ...
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140.6KB Author: Elizabeth Reinhardt Published: 2005 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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Forest structure and fire hazard overview
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Overview ... Many managers and policymakers guided by the National Environmental Policy Act process understand that fuel treatments for reducing the size and severity of wildfires must be based on scientific principles.
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144.2KB Author: Seth White Published: 2004 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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Guide to fuel treatments in dry forests of the western United States: Assessing forest structure and fire hazard
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The Guide to Fuel Treatments analyzes a range of potential silvicultural thinnings and surface fuel treatments for 25 representative dry-forest stands in the West-ern United States. ... These stands are the focus of ...
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197.2KB Author: Rachel White Published: 2004 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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NEPA and economics
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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is considered the “Stop and Think” statute—it is a law that requires Federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of their actions, involve the public ...
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110.1KB Author: Seth White Published: 2004 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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Root disease analyzer--Armillaria Response Tool (ART)
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tool that estimates Armillaria root disease risk in dry forests of the Western United States. ... It uses habitat types to identify sites with high- or low-risk potential for developing Armillaria root ...
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211.7KB Author: Rachel White Published: 2005 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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Smoke Impact Spreadsheet (SIS) Model
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The Smoke Impact Spreadsheet (SIS) is a simple-to-use planning model for cal-culating particulate matter (PM) emissions and concentrations downwind of wildland fires. ... SIS conservatively ...
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154KB Author: Trent Wickman, Ann Acheson Published: 2005 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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The Fuels Synthesis Project Overview
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Overview ... Fuels treatment planners often find the challenge of integrating diverse scientific findings into the design of their projects a barrier to timely decisionmaking.
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144.7KB Author: Rachel White Published: 2005 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Fuel Management (FuMe) Tool
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WEPP FuMe estimates sediment generated for 12 fuel-related conditions from a single input. ... The conditions are an undisturbed forest, three severities of wild-fire, three severities of prescribed fire, two severities ...
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187.5KB Author: William Elliot, David Hall Published: 2005 Posted: 12/27/2005 [Summary]
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