The national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: Effects of fuel treatments in the Western and Eastern United States after 20 years.

ABSTRACT: The national Fire and Fire Surrogate (FFS) study was initiated more than two decades ago with the goal of evaluating the ecological impacts of mechanical treatments and prescribed fire in different ecosystems across the United States. Since then, 4 of the original 12 sites remain active in managing and monitoring the original FFS study which provides a unique opportunity to look at the long-term effects of these treatments in different regions. These sites include California (Blodgett Forest Research Station), Montana (Lubrecht Experimental Forest), North Carolina (Green River Game Land), and Ohio (Ohio Hills). Although regions differed in ecosystem type (e.g., conifer- vs. hardwood-dominated), the overall goals of the FFS study were to promote desirable, fire-adapted species, reduce fire

SUBMITTER: Bernal AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817480 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature