Concern over the social, economic, and ecological consequences of increasingly frequent "megafires" in California's Sierra Nevada have led some to propose large-scale forest restoration to increase ecosystem resilience. However, restoration efforts (e.g., forest thinning) may have collateral impacts on declining old-forest species. Is it possible to find balance between these two seemingly competing objectives? This webinar explores this question using the California spotted owl as a model old-forest species, and shares new insights from ongoing PhD research by Gavin M. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Forestry & Wildlife Ecology. This webinar was hosted by Utah State University Extension Forestry.
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Jan 11, 2017
Gavin M. Jones
Cataloging Information
Topic(s):
Fuels
Fuel Treatments & Effects
Management Approaches
Fuel Treatments & Effects
Management Approaches
NRFSN number: 15091
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