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The fuel treatment evaluator - a silvicultural approach to reducing fire hazard

Formally Refereed

Abstract

The Fuel Treatment Evaluator (FTE 3.0) is a web-based tool that can be used to explore the impacts of alternative thinning intensities for any forest area in the United States. This paper will explain the Stand Density Index-based prescription engine used in uneven-aged scenarios in the FTE 3.0 program and present examples of uneven-aged fuels treatment activity prescriptions that can be developed.

Keywords

fuels treatment, uneven-aged management, Stand Density Index, Forest Inventory and Analysis

Citation

Shepperd, Wayne; Abt, Karen; Barbour, R. James; Fight, Roger; Huggett, Robert; Miles, Patrick; Reinhardt, Elizabeth; Skog, Kenneth. 2005. The fuel treatment evaluator - a silvicultural approach to reducing fire hazard. In: Proceedings on driving changes in forestry; 2005 October 19-23; Fort Worth, TX: Society of American Foresters. 12 p. CD-ROM.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/59780