JFSP 2014: Outcomes prioritization on fuel treatment placement in extreme fire weather within three CFLRP landscapes across the US
Research Team: Louise Loudermilk, Matthew Hurteau, Robert Scheller, Brooke Cassell, Dan Krofcheck
Objectives: The overall objective of this proposed study is to develop prioritization strategies for implementing fuel treatments across three CFLRP landscapes in FL, CA, and OR, with the goal to maximize treatment efficacy using optimal placement and prescription options under typical and extreme fire weather conditions. The landscape succession model, LANDIS-II (www.landis-ii.org), will be developed for each CFLRP study area by leveraging existing data. For each LANDIS-II model, we will use a multiple scenario design to explore site specific strategies for maximizing treatment efficacy. This project will provide site specific adaptable strategies, with quantifiable differences in outcomes that can be implemented into future management and aid in developing more cost effective wildfire response strategies.
CFLRP landscapes in project:
· Osceola National Forest, FL
· Malheur National Forest, OR
· Dinkey Landscape, Sierra National Forest, CA
Research Products:
Krofcheck D.J., M.D. Hurteau, R.M. Scheller, E.L. Loudermilk. 2017. Restoring surface fire stabilizes forest carbon under extreme fire
weather in the Sierra Nevada. Ecosphere 8(1):e01663.
The research brief for this paper can be found here.
Krofcheck, D.J.*, M.D. Hurteau, R.M. Scheller, E.L. Loudermilk. 2018. Prioritizing forest fuels treatments based on the probability of high- severity fire restores adaptive capacity in Sierran forests. Global Change Biology.
The research brief for this paper can be found here.
Krofcheck, DJ*, EL Loudermilk, JK Hiers, RM Scheller, MD Hurteau. 2019. The effects of management on long-term carbon stability in a southeastern US forest matrix under extreme fire weather. Ecosphere 10(3):e02631.
The research brief for this paper can be found here.
Presentations:
Krofcheck, D.J., E.L. Loudermilk, R.M. Scheller, M.D. Hurteau. Optimizing fuels treatment in
a frequent fire adapted ecosystem in the Sierra Nevada increases landscape carbon
stability in future climates. 2017 meeting of the Ecological Society of America.
Research Team: Louise Loudermilk, Matthew Hurteau, Robert Scheller, Brooke Cassell, Dan Krofcheck
Objectives: The overall objective of this proposed study is to develop prioritization strategies for implementing fuel treatments across three CFLRP landscapes in FL, CA, and OR, with the goal to maximize treatment efficacy using optimal placement and prescription options under typical and extreme fire weather conditions. The landscape succession model, LANDIS-II (www.landis-ii.org), will be developed for each CFLRP study area by leveraging existing data. For each LANDIS-II model, we will use a multiple scenario design to explore site specific strategies for maximizing treatment efficacy. This project will provide site specific adaptable strategies, with quantifiable differences in outcomes that can be implemented into future management and aid in developing more cost effective wildfire response strategies.
CFLRP landscapes in project:
· Osceola National Forest, FL
· Malheur National Forest, OR
· Dinkey Landscape, Sierra National Forest, CA
Research Products:
Krofcheck D.J., M.D. Hurteau, R.M. Scheller, E.L. Loudermilk. 2017. Restoring surface fire stabilizes forest carbon under extreme fire
weather in the Sierra Nevada. Ecosphere 8(1):e01663.
The research brief for this paper can be found here.
Krofcheck, D.J.*, M.D. Hurteau, R.M. Scheller, E.L. Loudermilk. 2018. Prioritizing forest fuels treatments based on the probability of high- severity fire restores adaptive capacity in Sierran forests. Global Change Biology.
The research brief for this paper can be found here.
Krofcheck, DJ*, EL Loudermilk, JK Hiers, RM Scheller, MD Hurteau. 2019. The effects of management on long-term carbon stability in a southeastern US forest matrix under extreme fire weather. Ecosphere 10(3):e02631.
The research brief for this paper can be found here.
Presentations:
Krofcheck, D.J., E.L. Loudermilk, R.M. Scheller, M.D. Hurteau. Optimizing fuels treatment in
a frequent fire adapted ecosystem in the Sierra Nevada increases landscape carbon
stability in future climates. 2017 meeting of the Ecological Society of America.