Fire episodes in the Inland Northwest (1540-1940) based on fire history data

Stephen W. Barrett; Stephen F. Arno; James Menakis

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-370

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Fire episodes in the Inland Northwest (1540-1940) based on fire history data

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Authors:

Stephen W. Barrett, Stephen F. Arno, James Menakis

Year:

1997

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-370

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-370. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 17 p.

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Abstract

Presents maps of major fire episodes in the inland northwestern United States between 1540 and 1940 based on a compilation of fire history studies. Estimates annual acreage historically burned in this region and compares that with recent fire years.

Keywords

landscape ecology, disturbance patterns, wildfire, prescribed fire, Columbia River Basin

Citation

Barrett, Stephen W.; Arno, Stephen F.; Menakis, James P. 1997. Fire episodes in the Inland Northwest (1540-1940) based on fire history data. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-370. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 17 p.