Costs of alternative fuel reduction treatments: Research Brief

This study compares the costs of prescribed fire and thinning treatments while putting treatment costs in the context of treatment effectiveness.

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Hartsough, B.R., Abrams, S., Barbour, R.J., Drews, E.S., McIver, J.D., Moghaddas, J.J., Schwilk, D.W., Stephens, S.L. 2008. The economics of alternative fuel reduction treatments in western United States dry forests: Financial and policy implications from the National Fire and Fire Surrogate Study. Forest policy and Economics 10: 344-354. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2008.02.001