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Name:   Jeffrey Pine-Mixed Conifer Fire History and Forest Structure With and Without Fire Suppression and Harvesting -- Progress Report

Date Published:  2005

Document Type:  report

Brief Description:  Researchers will collect and compare information on stand structures in an unmanaged Jeffrey pine-mixed conifer forests in the Sierra San Pedro Martir in northern Mexico with similar managed forests in California and Nevada. Results from this work will be used to describe forest stand structures that could be used both as targets for fire hazard reduction treatments and forest restoration work. 2005 JFSP Progress Report Project Location: Sierraville RD, Tahoe NF - Bridgeport RD, Humboldt-Toiyabe NF

Complete Description:  There is currently debate on appropriate target conditions for fire hazard reduction and forest restoration. This is due to the lack of unmanaged forests that could serve as references in the western US. The pine-dominated, mixed-conifer forests of the Sierra San Pedro Martir (SSPM), Mexico, have not experienced logging and systematic fire suppression. The SSPM is unique within the California floristic province in that its forests are still regularly influenced by fires similar to those that once occurred throughout the western United States. The mixed conifer forests of the SSPM may provide information on reference conditions for similar forests that prehistorically experienced frequent, low to moderate intensity fires. This information could be used to help develop target stand conditions for reducing the fire hazard in large portions of California and Nevada mixed conifer forests. The objectives of this project are to compare climate, fire history, and stand structures of coniferous forests of the Sierra San Pedro Martir with similar forests of the Sierra Nevada.

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Skinner, C., and S. Stephens, S. Wilbanks. 2005. Jeffrey Pine-Mixed Conifer Fire History and Forest Structure With and Without Fire Suppression and Harvesting, JFSP 01-3-3-27. Project Progress Report, 2005 JFSP Principle Investigator Workshop. November 1-3, 2005. San Diego, CA.
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Created Date:7/28/2006
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Chris Szell
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