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Fuels
Fuel Treatments & Effects
Mechanical treatments
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Recovery after fire
Fuel Treatments & Effects
Mechanical treatments
Management Approaches
Recovery after fire
Ecosystem(s):
Montane dry mixed-conifer forest, Ponderosa pine woodland/savanna
NRFSN number: 11246
FRAMES RCS number: 12588
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A primary goal of restoration treatments in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)/fir forests is to create more open stand structures, thereby improving tree vigor and reducing vulnerability to insects, disease, and severe fire. An additional goal in some stands is to manipulate existing species composition and site conditions to favor regeneration of ponderosa pine and other seral species.
Citation
Fiedler, Carl E. 1996. Silvicultural applications: restoring ecological structure and process in ponderosa pine forests. In: Hardy, Colin C.; Arno, Stephen F., eds. The use of fire in forest restoration. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-341. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. p. 39-40.