We investigated soil compaction and hydrologic responses from mechanically shredding
Utah juniper (Juniperus ostesperma [Torr.] Little) to control fuels in a sagebrush/bunchgrass …

Abstract The 2007 Angora Fire served as a stark reminder of the need for fuel reduction
treatments in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California–Nevada, USA. Concerns exist, however, that …

The immediate need to treat forest fuels is often justified as a need to reduce potential fire
behavior as well as improve or maintain forest health. Millions of hectares are at risk of …

Thinning with removal of whole trees in a plantation or natural forest stand raises two main
concerns–soil compaction from the ground-based machinery and nutrient depletion …

Accelerated erosion commonly occurs after wildfires on forested lands. As burned areas
recover, erosion returns towards prefire rates depending on many site-specific …

Revegetation and soil restoration efforts, often associated with erosion control measures on
disturbed soils, are rarely monitored or otherwise evaluated in terms of improved hydrologic …

Land management and its effects on water quality are a concern where regulatory agencies
work to establish sediment and/or nutrient loadings. Runoff and erosion measurement in the …

California, like Europe (European Environment Agency (EEA) 2006), is seriously
considering a significant increase in the utilization of forest biomass as part of a broader …

Increasingly large high-severity wildfires in dry forests of the western United States have led
to concern about how best to regenerate new forests after wildfires. Harvesting fire-killed …

Fire hazard reduction treatments are increasingly used in an attempt to remedy heavy fuel
loads that cause catastrophic fire (Agee and Skinner 2005). Fire behavior is influenced by …