Forest Thinning to Restore Fire Resilience Handout

Forest Thinning to Restore Fire Resilience Handout
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Forest Thinning to Restore Fire Resilience at Lassen Volcanic National Park CART Case Study Handout

Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO), located in northern California, is the convergence of four watersheds dominated by mixed conifer and red fir forests. State and federal fire suppression policy has displaced natural and cultural burning and increased the density of fuels. As a result, LAVO experiences catastrophic wildfires that harm ecosystems and risk destroying historic structures. In 2019, the North Fork Feather River Headwaters Forest Restoration Project was created to reduce fuels and reintroduce natural fire regimes.

Read the full case study here: https://www.fws.gov/project/swfirecap-forest-thinning-restore-fire-resilience

 

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