Operational use of prescribed fire in southern California chaparral

Ron Dougherty; Philip J. Riggan

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Operational use of prescribed fire in southern California chaparral

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Ron Dougherty, Philip J. Riggan

Year:

1982

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Conrad, C. Eugene; Oechel, Walter C. 1982. Proceedings of the symposium on dynamics and management of Mediterranean-type ecosystems, June 22-26. Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-GTR-58. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Berkeley, California: 502-510

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Abstract

The use of prescribed fire in the chaparral could reduce the incidence and impacts of severe wildfires and enhance watershed re-sources. This paper describes the operational planning needed for a successful prescribed fire and discusses the recent experience with this technique on the Cleveland National Forest.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the symposium on dynamics and management of Mediterranean-type ecosystems

Citation

Dougherty, Ron; Riggan, Philip J. 1982. Operational use of prescribed fire in southern California chaparral. In: Conrad, C. Eugene; Oechel, Walter C. 1982. Proceedings of the symposium on dynamics and management of Mediterranean-type ecosystems, June 22-26. Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-GTR-58. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Berkeley, California: 502-510