Fire and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Riparian Areas:

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Riparian Areas andLocal Fire Regimes1. Burn like adjacent uplands;i.e. wildfires burn with similarfrequency & severity;2. Burn less frequently and/ orless severely than adjacentuplands;3. Burn more frequently and/orseverely than adjacentuplands;4. Riparian serve as fire breaks.
Some Riparian Areas Burn Like UplandsWhere similar uplandstreamsidevegetation,moisture conditions, terrain &topography occur.• Small drainages, intermittentor ephemeral streams;• Headwaters; upper portionsof narrow drainages.When large fires burningunder severe fire weatherexceed the influence oflocal topography &riparian-upland vegetationdifferences.
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Page 17 and 18: Riparian Areas Burn More Frequently
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Page 35 and 36: Regenerate from seed following fire
Page 37 and 38: Fire and Invasive Plants in Riparia
Page 39 and 40: A Guide To Riparian Fuel Treatments
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