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Fire and Fuel Reduction Treatments in Riparian Areas:

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<strong>Riparian</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> Burn More Severely than Upl<strong>and</strong>s•Where riparian areas serve as chimneys orcorridors for severe fire;•Little vegetative difference from adjacent upl<strong>and</strong>s;•Intermittent stream valleys;•Primarily south aspects;•Upper portions of dra<strong>in</strong>age networks.Pyne et al.1996. Introduction to Wildl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Fire</strong>

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