Natural Fuels Photo Series
The natural fuels photo series project is designed to help land
managers appraise fuel and vegetation conditions in natural settings.
Each group of photos in a series includes inventory information
summarizing vegetation composition, structure and loading and, as
appropriate woody material loading and density by size class, forest
floor depth and loading, and various site characteristics.
Once an assessment of fuel and vegetation conditions has been completed,
stand treatment options, such as prescribed fire or harvesting,
can be planned and implemented to better achieve desired effects
while minimizing negative impacts on other resources.
Multiple funding partners have supported
photo series projects through the years.
Photographing
sites |
Collecting site data |
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Stereo cameras |
Collecting site data |
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Sample page from a photo series |
Photo series sampling area layout |
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Team Lead:
Roger Ottmar
Funding Partners: U.S. Department of the Interior;
USDA Forest Service -- Pacific Northwest Region, Pacific Southwest
Research Station; Joint Fire Science Program; U.S. Agency for International
Development (Latin America and the Caribbean Bureau and the Mexico
Mission); U.S. Forest Service International Programs; Department
of Defense -- Eglin Air Force Base (Natural Resources Branch), Pohakulo
and Makua Training Areas; State of Hawaii, Department of Natural
Resources (Division of Forestry and Wildlife); University of Brasilia
Department of Ecology; National Park Service -- Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park
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