Seeing the big picture: Long term studies at Lick Creek demonstrate how fuel treatments impact a changing forest

Sharon M. Hood

Treesearch

Seeing the big picture: Long term studies at Lick Creek demonstrate how fuel treatments impact a changing forest

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sharon M. Hood

Year:

2021

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), March 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Forest management at the Lick Creek Demonstration-Research Forest in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Montana has been documented in photographs since the early 1900s and since 1991 of the cut/burn treatments. These replicated photos show how quickly dry forests in the Rockies can change.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, fuel treatments, forest management, fuel reduction, restoration

Citation

Hood, Sharon. 2021. Seeing the big picture: Long term studies at Lick Creek demonstrate how fuel treatments impact a changing forest. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), March 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.