Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Protect cold upland and subalpine forests by restoring forests at lower elevations, thus reducing spread of large crown fires

vegetation icon

Approach

Protect cold upland and subalpine forests by restoring forests at lower elevations, thus reducing spread of large crown fires

Tactics

  • Create targeted fuel breaks at strategic landscape locations
  • Thin dry forests to densities low enough to reduce fire intensity and spread

Citation

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L., eds. (2017). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Blue Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-939. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L. (2016). Climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation options for forest vegetation management in the northwestern USA. Atmosphere. 7: article 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos7030046.,