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Truckee Ecological Restoration the evolution of project design
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
Scott ConwayRestoration EcologistTruckee Ranger DistrictUnited State Forest [email protected]
Sagehen and SPLATs
Finney (1999) – Fire spread rates can be reduced if fire is forced to flank areas of fuels treatments
Function as speed bumps Reduces impacts of large severe wildfires Only a portion of the landscape needs to be treated
and maintained to influence overall fire behavior Treatment prescriptions designed to significantly
modify fire behavior in unit Range in size 50 - 1,000 acres (average 100 - 300
acres)
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
R5 PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
R5 PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
R5 PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
R5 PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
R5 PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
R5 PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Science and Sagehen
SPLATs – strategically placed land area treatment New American marten research – Moriarty Thesis
Old American marten research – Spencer, Martin, Simon-Jackson Thesis
“An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests” – GTR-220
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Science and SagehenThe paper examines and summarizes science
in 5 areas to develop management recommendations and silvicultural guidelines:
1) Fuel Dynamics
2) Ecological Role of Fire
3) Climate Change
4) Sensitive Wildlife Habitat
5) Forest Heterogeneity and Resilience
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
Science and Sagehen
SPLATs – strategically placed land area treatment New American marten research – Moriarty Thesis
Old American marten research – Spencer, Martin, Simon-Jackson Thesis
“An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests” – GTR-220
“Using Topography to Meet Wildlife and Fuels Treatment Objectives in Fire-Suppressed Landscapes” – Underwood et al
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Project Development Authored Goals
American Marten Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Stand Level Ecological Restoration Fuel Reduction
Oriented and arranged goals based on emphasis area
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
SAGEHEN PROJECT
Truckee Ecological Restoration the evolution of project design
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District
PSW Sagehen Experimental Forest
UC Berkeley Sagehen Field Station
Scott ConwayRestoration EcologistTruckee Ranger DistrictUnited State Forest [email protected]
