Keeping eyes on the prize: Laying the groundwork for sustainable biomass utilization in the Southwest

Andrea Watts; Nathaniel Anderson; Michael A. Battaglia; Elizabeth (Beth) Dodson; John Goodburn; McKenna Hedgepeth; Ching-Hyun Huang; Graham Worley-Hood; Mary-Ellen Reyna; Lucas Townsend

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Keeping eyes on the prize: Laying the groundwork for sustainable biomass utilization in the Southwest

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Authors:

Andrea Watts, Nathaniel Anderson, Michael A. Battaglia, Elizabeth (Beth) Dodson, John Goodburn, McKenna Hedgepeth, Ching-Hyun Huang, Graham Worley-Hood, Mary-Ellen Reyna, Lucas Townsend

Year:

2023

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 60. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 15 p.

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Abstract

In the Southwest United States, many ponderosa pine forests no longer resemble the pre-European settlement forests that were adapted to frequent, low-severity wildfires. The cumulative effects of fire suppression, livestock grazing, high-grading, and insect outbreaks have created conditions that frequently result in high-severity wildfires.

Keywords

Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), biomass, ponderosa pine forests, thinning, treatments, management

Citation

Watts, Andrea; Anderson, Nathaniel (Nate); Battaglia, Mike; Dodson, Elizabeth (Beth); Goodburn, John; Hedgepeth, McKenna; Huang, Ching-Hyun; Worley-Hood, Graham; Reyna, Mary-Ellen; Townsend, Lucas. 2023. Keeping eyes on the prize: Laying the groundwork for sustainable biomass utilization in the Southwest. Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 60. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 15 p.