Forest Restoration and Fuels Reduction: Convergent or Divergent? Research Brief
/Do fuel reduction treatments result in restored conditions that align with those found in historically frequent-fire forests of the west? A recent paper sets out to answer that question by examining the principles behind fuel reduction and forest restoration projects and identifying situations where the two approaches align and where they may diverge.
Stephens, S.L., Battaglia, M.A., Churchill, D.J., Collins, B.M., Coppoletta, M., Hoffman, C.M., Lydersen, J.M., North, M.P., Parsons, R.A., Ritter, S.M. and Stevens, J.T. 2021. Forest restoration and fuels reduction: Convergent or divergent? BioScience 71(1): 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa134
