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Project ID: 01B-3-3-26

Year: 2002

Date Started: 06/27/2002

Date Completed: 12/27/2005

Title: Fire Knowledge for Managing Cascadian Whitebark Pine Forests

Project Proposal Abstract: Whitebark pine forests are an important feature of the Cascade Mountain Range. These fire-dependent forests are declining from an introduced disease and possibly fire exclusion. Managers in the region are mandated to maintain these forests within National Parks and Wilderness Areas where they are valued by tourists, recreationists, and wildlife. Although current Fire Management Plans are calling for increased prescribed fire, they lack any science-based objectives for fire frequency, severity, and size pertaining to these forests because no formal research has been conducted in the Cascades. Knowledge of fire regimes is critical for burn unit planning. This project will provide a baseline of knowledge by documenting fire regimes and conditions for the different whitebark pine fuel types. Methods are based on field sampling. We will describe historic stand conditions and estimate potential ecological effects of fire exclusion policies. Our findings and management guidelines will be articulated in a general technical report aimed at better preparing managers to complete fire planning for Cascadian whitebark pine forests.

Principal Investigator: Michael P. Murray

Agency/Organization: Ministry of Forests and Range-British Columbia

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Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Collaborator/Contributor	James Hadfield	Forest Service	PNW-Forestry Sciences Lab-Wenatchee
Collaborator/Contributor	Laurie L Kurth	NPS-National Park Service	Mount Rainier National Park
Collaborator/Contributor	Mary Rasmussen	NPS-National Park Service	Crater Lake National Park
Collaborator/Contributor	Alison Robb	NPS-National Park Service	Mount Rainier National Park
Collaborator/Contributor	Regina Rochefort	NPS-National Park Service	North Cascades NPS Complex
Federal Cooperator	Michael P. Murray	Ministry of Forests and Range-British Columbia

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Final Report ("Results presented in JFSP Final Reports may not have been peer-reviewed and should be interpreted as tentative until published in a peer-reviewed source.")

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