Modeling the Risk Reduction Benefit of Forest Management Using a Case Study in the Lake Tahoe Basin

Modeling the Risk Reduction Benefit of Forest Management Using a Case Study in the Lake Tahoe Basin

Across the United States, wildfire severity and frequency are increasing, placing many properties at risk of harm or destruction. We quantify and compare how different forest management strategies designed to increase forest resilience and health reduce the number of properties at risk from wildfire...

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Main Authors: Samuel G. Evans, Tim G. Holland, Jonathan W. Long, Charles Maxwell, Robert M. Scheller, Evan Patrick, Matthew D. Potts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2022-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
forest management
lake tahoe
prescribed fire
property risk
wildfire
Online Access:https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss2/art18/

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