Fire and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Riparian Areas:
Fire and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Riparian Areas:
Fire and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Riparian Areas:
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<strong>Riparian</strong> Forests as <strong>Fire</strong> RefugiaEastern Cascades, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton(Camp et al. 1997)Oldest trees most common <strong>in</strong> areaswith high soil <strong>and</strong> fuel moisture,<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g stream confluences <strong>and</strong>valley bottoms.Mount Ra<strong>in</strong>ier (Hemstrom <strong>and</strong>Frankl<strong>in</strong> 1982)“Nearly every major river valleyconta<strong>in</strong>s a streamside old-growthcorridor.”Klamath Mounta<strong>in</strong>s (Sk<strong>in</strong>ner 2003)Median fire <strong>in</strong>tervals were nearlydouble <strong>in</strong> riparian areas compared toupl<strong>and</strong> sites.
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