Constraints on Mechanical Treatment in the Sierra Nevada: Research Brief

The authors evaluated current USFS standards and guidelines, input from forest management practitioners, and geospatial data to develop a hierarchy of biological (i.e., nonproductive forest), legal (i.e., wilderness), operational (i.e., equipment access), and administrative (i.e., sensitive species and riparian areas) constraints on mechanical treatments.
View Research Brief PDF >

Malcolm North, April Brough, Jonathan Long, Brandon Collins, Phil Bowden, Don Yasuda, Jay Miller, and Neil Sugihara. 2015. Constraints on Mechanized Treatment Significantly Limit Mechanical Fuels Reduction Extent in the Sierra Nevada. Journal of Forestry 113: 40-48.