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In this undergraduate senior thesis project, Liesl Peterson is investigating the fire history of the University of Idaho Experimental Forest and exploring climate as an important factor in this history. Liesl is crossdating fire-scarred samples from recently logged stumps and older stumps to determine fire years on two sites in the U of I Forest. These two sites, the south-facing slopes of Basalt Hill and Leef's Hill, are approximately 4 km apart and each in a different Experimental Forest Unit. The fire histories for the sites will be compared to one another to determine notable "fire years" in this area. These synchronous fire events will then be compared to historical drought data to determine the correlation between major fire years and drought in this area. The results of this study will hopefully aid the Experimental Forest managers with their decisions regarding fire management, such as fuels, management, prescribed burn frequency, and fire suppression. The data from this project will also be incorporated into a much larger study by Penelope Morgan and Emily Heyerdahl investigating climate as a fire driver in the Northern Rockies.

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Title:
Climate's Influence on Historical Fire Regime in the University of Idaho Experimental Forest
Creator:
Peterson, Liesle
Date Created:
2003
Description:
In this undergraduate senior thesis project, Liesl Peterson is investigating the fire history of the University of Idaho Experimental Forest and exploring climate as an important factor in this history. Liesl is crossdating fire-scarred samples from recently logged stumps and older stumps to determine fire years on two sites in the U of I Forest. These two sites, the south-facing slopes of Basalt Hill and Leef's Hill, are approximately 4 km apart and each in a different Experimental Forest Unit. The fire histories for the sites will be compared to one another to determine notable "fire years" in this area. These synchronous fire events will then be compared to historical drought data to determine the correlation between major fire years and drought in this area. The results of this study will hopefully aid the Experimental Forest managers with their decisions regarding fire management, such as fuels, management, prescribed burn frequency, and fire suppression. The data from this project will also be incorporated into a much larger study by Penelope Morgan and Emily Heyerdahl investigating climate as a fire driver in the Northern Rockies.
Document Type:
Thesis
Subjects:
fire regime climate climate change historical fire regime fire behavior fire history East Hatter Creek forest ecology
UIEF Unit:
East Hatter Creek
Location:
UIEF; East Hatter Creek
Latitude:
46.840526
Longitude:
-116.780027
Department:
Department of Forest Resources
Type:
text
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application/pdf

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