Introduction to synthesis of current science regarding cumulative watershed effects of fuel reduction treatments

Douglas Ryan

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Introduction to synthesis of current science regarding cumulative watershed effects of fuel reduction treatments

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Authors:

Douglas Ryan

Year:

2010

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Elliot, William J.; Miller, Ina Sue; Audin, Lisa, eds. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 1-6.

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Abstract

This report was produced by a group of scientists who were invited by the U.S. Forest Service to synthesize the current scientific literature to answer an important question facing the managers of federal and private lands in many parts of the country. The question was: What potential cumulative environmental effects at the watershed scale might be caused by implementing land management activities that reduce forest fuels on large scales? The main body of this report is a compilation of what they found, including both what can and cannot be concluded from the current science.

Parent Publication

Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States

Keywords

cumulative effects, watershed, wildfire, fuel management, water quality, soil erosion

Citation

Ryan, Douglas F. 2010. Introduction to synthesis of current science regarding cumulative watershed effects of fuel reduction treatments. In: Elliot, William J.; Miller, Ina Sue; Audin, Lisa, eds. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 1-6.