Understanding Post-Wildfire Management Effects on Stand Structure and Woody Fuel Loadings

Event Details

Nov 18 2021, 11am - 12pm

2021-2022 Seminar Series

Dr. Morris Johnson, Research Fire Ecologist

Following large wildfires on federal, state, and private forest lands, the conventional policy is to initiate post-fire management activities, which includes the harvest of a portion of fire killed trees to recuperate the economic value of merchantable trees. This management practice, known as “salvage logging” is a contentious issue on federal lands and is extensively implemented worldwide. In these studies, we work with national forest managers across the western United States to quantify the effects of salvage logging on snag densities and biomass, dead woody fuel loadings, tree seedling survival, and non-tree vegetation cover in dry coniferous forests.

Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory

Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS)
Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science (FFS) Program

Understanding Post-Wildfire Management Effects on Stand Structure and Woody Fuel Loadings