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Project ID: 00-2-30

Year: 2001

Date Started: 02/28/2001

Date Completed: 07/17/2006

Title: Fire Hazard Reduction in Ponderosa Pine Plantations

Project Proposal Abstract: High severity wildfires are very common in the Stanislaus National Forest and throughout California and other western states. Ponderosa pine and other types of plantations add to the complexity of forest management because of their high fire hazard and the potential for fire spread to adjacent natural stands, along with concerns over plantation health and commercial viability. Plantations are more susceptible to fire than natural stands, reducing the likelihood that they will reach a mature age to become lasting forests. The effects of various fuel treatments, including mechanical and hand thinning, harvesting and prescribed fire are not fully understood in reforested areas, Various ages of plantations will benefit from and react differently to various types of treatments. The objective of this study is to contrast the efficacy of mechanical and hand methods with and without prescribed burning in reducing fire hazard severity in plantations. In achieving the primary objective, several secondary objectives will be addressed, including the effect of the treatment on (1) fire hazard reduction, (2) vegetation response, (3) potential fire behavior, and 4) costs and benefits. Pre-treatment vegetation data will be collected in all units, and post-treatment cover and density will be measured. Technology transfer will occur with a combination of written materials, a worldwide web site, short courses, and a self-guided "drive-walk" route. The University of California Forest Products Laboratory services will also be used to disseminate results.

Principal Investigator: John R. Swanson

Agency/Organization: Forest Service

Branch or Dept: Stanislaus NF-Groveland Ranger District

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Co-Principal Investigator	Ken Blonski	University of California-Richmond	Forest Products Lab
Co-Principal Investigator	Kevin L. O’Hara	University of California-Berkeley	Department of Environmental Sciences-Policy & Management
Co-Principal Investigator	John Shelly	University of California-Richmond	Forest Products Lab
Co-Principal Investigator	Scott L. Stephens	University of California-Berkeley	Department of Environmental Sciences-Policy & Management
Collaborator/Contributor	Matt R. Ronning	North Carolina State University-Raleigh	Research Administration
Federal Cooperator	John R. Swanson	Forest Service	Stanislaus NF-Groveland Ranger District

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