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Manage forest vegetation to reduce severity and patch size; protect refugia (e.g., old trees)

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Approach

Manage forest vegetation to reduce severity and patch size; protect refugia (e.g., old trees).

Tactics

  • Map fire refugia.
  • Use gaps in silvicultural prescriptions.
  • Identify processes and conditions that create fire refugia.

Sensitivity

Strategy

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L. eds. (2017). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Blue Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-939. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Peterson, D.L.; Halofsky, J.E. (2018). Adapting to the effects of climate change on natural resources in the Blue Mountains, USA. Climate Services. 10: 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2017.06.005.

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Climate Change Effect

Resource Area

Relevant Region

Caribbean
Northern Plains
Northwest
Southeast
Southern Plains
Southwest