Photo Series for Quantifying Natural Fuels Volume XI : Eastern Oregon Sagebrush - Steppe and Spotted Owl Nesting Habitat in the Pacific Northwest

TitlePhoto Series for Quantifying Natural Fuels Volume XI : Eastern Oregon Sagebrush - Steppe and Spotted Owl Nesting Habitat in the Pacific Northwest
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsWright, CS, Vihnanek, RE, Restaino, JC, Dvorak, JE
Series TitleGeneral Technical Report
Pagination85
Date Published12/2012
InstitutionUSFS Pacific Northwest Research Station
CityPortland, OR
Report NumberPNW-GTR-878
KeywordsAbies amabilis, Abies concolor., Abies grandis, antelope bitterbrush, Artemisia tridentata, big sagebrush, biomass, Centrocercus urophasianus, Douglas-fir, fuel loading, grand fir, greater sage-grouse, Juniperus occidentalis, natural fuels, northern spotted owl, old-growth forest, Pacific silver fir, Pinus ponderosa, ponderosa pine, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Purshia tridentata, sagebrush-steppe, Strix occidentalis caurina, thuja plicata, Tsuga heterophylla, western hemlock, western juniper, western redcedar, white fir, Woody material
Abstract

Three series of photographs display a range of natural conditions and fuel loadings for sagebrush-steppe types that are ecotonal with grasses, western juniper, and ponderosa pine in eastern Oregon, and one series of photographs displays a range of natural conditions and fuel loadings for northern spotted owl nesting habitat in forest types in Washington and Oregon. Each group of photos includes inventory information summarizing vegetation composition, structure, and loading; woody material loading and density by size class; forest floor depth and loading; and various site characteristics. The natural fuels photo series is designed to help land managers appraise fuel and vegetation conditions in natural settings.
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