Approach
Protect cold upland and subalpine forests by restoring forests at lower elevations, thus reducing spread of large crown fires.
Tactics
- Create targeted fuel breaks at strategic landscape locations.
- Thin dry forests to densities low enough to reduce fire intensity and spread.
Sensitivity
Strategy
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