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A project funded by the Joint Fire Science Program

This project involves separate experiments.

Thinning Experiment

• Compare the cost effectiveness of mechanical and chemical thinning treatments for reducing density and cover of piñon and juniper trees

• Evaluate the effects of thinning treatments on fuelbed characteristics during the first 3 post-treatment years

• Evaluate the ecological effects of thinning treatments on cover, soil seedbank densities, and plant species diversity during the first 3 post-treatment years

Thinning and Seeding Experiment

• Evaluate the effects of thinning followed by seeding and seeding plus raking treatments on fuelbed characteristics during the first 3 post-treatment years

• Evaluate the ecological effects of thinning followed by seeding and seeding plus raking treatments on cover, soil seedbank densities, and plant species diversity during the first 3 post-treatment years

• Determine if raking after seeding improves establishment rates of seeded species