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Project ID: 01-1-1-05

Year: 2001

Date Started: 09/19/2001

Date Completed: 01/11/2005

Title: Can Wildland Fire Use Restore Historical Fire Regimes in Wilderness and Other Unroaded Lands?

Project Proposal Abstract: Unroaded areas and areas managed as wilderness provide unique opportunities for applying wildland fire use (WFU) as a fuels management strategy and as a method for restoring historical fire regimes. But can WFU successfully restore historical fire regimes? An untested but common assumption is that natural ignitions can be used to restore or maintain historical fire regimes. This project will develop an approach to assess the current conditions of fuels and the feasibility of WFU as a strategy for restoring historical fire regimes in wilderness and on other unroaded lands. The information developed by this project will directly support the development of fire management plans. We will use 6-8 wilderness areas and national parks as study areas to develop our analysis approach. We will determine where WFU can be considered given the current conditions of fuels in the study area and the risks to ecological and social values both within and outside the wilderness or park. In areas where a WFU program can be considered, we will assess the availability of natural ignitions for restoring historical fire regimes and propose management options for those areas where natural ignitions are insufficient for accomplishing management objectives. Two rounds of site visits will facilitate an iterative two-way feedback process between research and management during which expert knowledge and analysis will be integrated with recorded data and model analyses.

Principal Investigator: Carol L. Miller

Agency/Organization: Forest Service

Branch or Dept: RMRS-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Co-Principal Investigator	David J. Parsons	Forest Service	RMRS-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Collaborator/Contributor	Don Bertolette	NPS-National Park Service	Grand Canyon NP-Science Center Research Offc
Collaborator/Contributor	Benjamin Jacobs	NPS-National Park Service	Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks
Collaborator/Contributor	Leon Konz	NPS-National Park Service	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Collaborator/Contributor	Kara J. Paintner	NPS-National Park Service	Natural Resource Program Center
Federal Cooperator	Carol L. Miller	Forest Service	RMRS-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Technical Contact	Brett H. Davis	Forest Service	RMRS-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute

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