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Lighting the way on the Allegheny National Forest

A patrol boat on a the Allegany Reservoir while a wildfire burns across the hills in the background.
Rugged terrain, proximity to water, and the bustle of a busy national recreation area made the Tracy Ridge Prescribed Fire one of the Allegheny National Forest’s most complex operations. These factors underscore the skill and coordination required to complete this project.Up to the challengePrescribed fire in such layered, difficult conditions can test even the most experienced fire managers.…
#PrescribedFire, #HazardousFuels, #FuelsTreatment, #Aviation, #Fire, #ControlledBurn, #Helicopter, #FuelReduction

Going digital

Image shows a section of forest treated using the digital method, showing a much more sparsely wooded area than the surrounding, non-treated areas of forest.
An area treated using digital marking. Fewer trees, farther apart helps promote a healthy forest by reducing the amount of fuel for a potential wildfire. (Image courtesy of The Nature Conservancy) With a paint can in hand, a forester walks step by step through the dense Arizona ponderosa pine…
#MechanicalThinning, #Thinning, #FuelsTreatment, #TimberSales, #Timber, #CoconinoNationalForest, #WildfireRiskReduction, #FuelReduction

Fuels treatments critical to wildfire management

Aerial view of the dry hillsides of Asotin, Washington
Widespread thunderstorms delivered lightning without precipitation to the dry hillsides surrounding Asotin, Wash. (USDA Forest Service/Umatilla National Forest) Editor’s note: The USDA Forest Service recently announced a 10-year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis and improve forest resilience. The…
#Wildfire, #FuelsTreatment, #ForestHealth, #Safety, #PrescribedFire, #EmergencyResponse, #FireManagement, #WildfireCrisisStrategy, #WildfireCrisis