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Prescribed Burning

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Pattern and process of prescribed fires influence effectiveness at reducing wildfire severity in dry coniferous forests

Year of Publication
2012
Publication Type

We examined the effects of three early season (spring) prescribed fires on burn severity patterns of summer wildfires that occurred 1–3 years post- treatment in a mixed conifer forest in central Idaho. Wildfire and prescribed fire burn severities were estimated as the difference in normalized burn ratio (dNBR) using Landsat imagery.

Prescribed fires as ecological surrogates for wildfires: A stream and riparian perspective

Year of Publication
2010
Publication Type

Forest managers use prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risk and to provide resource benefits, yet little information is available on whether prescribed fires can function as ecological surrogates for wildfire in fire-prone landscapes. Information on impacts and benefits of this management tool on stream and riparian ecosystems is particularly lacking.

In a Ponderosa Pine Forest, Prescribed Fires Reduce the Likelihood of Scorched Earth

Year of Publication
2008
Publication Type

The Malheur National Forest is located in the Blue Mountains on Oregon’s eastern side, the portion of the state that lies east of the Cascade Crest. In the mid 1990s, researchers and land managers conceived a suite of experiments to explore the effects of prescribed fire on forest health. The studies were designed to coincide with prescribed burns conducted by the USDA Forest Service.