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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Salix planifolia (planeleaf willow) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Paxistima myrsinites (Oregon boxleaf) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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In 1967 and 1968, seven south- and east-facing units, averaging 4-ha each, in a western larch forest of northwest Montana were (1) clearcut and burned by prescribed fire or wildfire, (2) clearcut and unburned, or (3) uncut and burned by wildfire.…
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Assessment of crown fire conditions calls for two important judgments: (1) identifying conditions for the onset of severe fires, and (2) predicting the spread rate, intensity, and size of expected crown fires. This paper addresses the second problem…
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Describes results of prescribed burning 36 plots in northern ldaho mixed conifer logging slash. Fuel characteristics and methods for predicting duff and woody fuel consumption are reported. Guidelines are included for developing fire prescriptions.
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Athyrium filix-femina (lady fern) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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National Park Service policies concerning fire have changed over the years from no policy at all in the early years, through years of absolute fire suppression, to a period of experimentation and refinement with a full spectrum of integrated fire…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Crataegus douglasii (black hawthorn) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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The Greater Yellowstone fires of 1988 provide an opportunity to study important distinctions between lands managed for preservation versus multiple uses. We surveyed fuel loadings, fire severity, and fire damage to extensively managed, mature forest…
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The Yellowstone fires of 1988 produced a mosaic of Pinus contorta stands subjected to fire of varying severities. In August, 1989, we inventoried density of vascular plants in paired plots at seven burned stands. One plot was in a severe canopy bum…
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Fine fuel moisture content, relative humidity, air temperature, and fire behavior were observed hourly for 48 hours on the North Fork Fire in Yellowstone National Park from August 25 to August 27, 1988. Fine fuel reached minimum moisture content of…
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No single combination of five cutting-site preparation treatments resulted in superior natural regeneration in spruce-fir stands in Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho. Best results were generally obtained by partial cutting, with minimal disturbance of litter…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carex lenticularis var. dolia (Kellog's sedge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Symphoricarpos mollis (creeping snowberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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Wildland fire is a significant component of nearly all North American ecosystems. High intensity, stand-replacement fires are normal in certain ecosystems, especially in the northern Rocky Mountains. Wilderness fire managers are obligated to let…
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Presettlement fire played an important role in nutrient conversion, plant succession, diversity, and stand dynamics in coniferous forests of western North America. Prescribed fire can maintain site quality and contribute to control of insect and…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Larix lyallii (subalpine larch) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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Litter arthropod data was collected every 10 days from nine intensively burned forest stands, five lightly burned stands, and nine unburned forest stands. For burned forest stands (n=540 samples, there were decreases in insect density (87 percent),…
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