Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

T. Adam Coates; Thomas A. Waldrop; Todd Hutchinson; Helen Mohr

doi:10.2737/SRS-GTR-241

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Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

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Authors:

T. Adam Coates, Thomas A. Waldrop, Todd Hutchinson, Helen Mohr

Year:

2019

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-241

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-241. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

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Abstract

This field guide provides 74 photographs that depict observed fuel loads within the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The guide contains instructions on how to select a reference photograph and utilize the fuel loading information to aid in prescribed fire planning.

Keywords

Prescribed fire, fuel loads

Citation

Coates, T. Adam; Waldrop, Thomas A.; Hutchinson, Todd F.; Mohr, Helen H. 2019. Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-241. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 180 p.