NonBurning Alternatives Wildlands Prepared by Jones Stokes December
Non-Burning Alternatives: Wildlands Prepared by Jones & Stokes December 2002
Goals for this Presentation Understand the layout of the manual § Become familiar with the various sections § Assist with efficient review § Focus on barriers to help with discussions §
Development of the Manual § Objectives Promotion of nonburning alternatives Production of a nonpartisan document § Process Parallel to the decision-making process Provide background to help land managers make informed decisions Navigate the line of reasoning to reach an informed decision
Organization of Manual § § § Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: To Burn or Not to Burn Chapter 3: Nonburning Alternatives: Variables, Criteria, and Definitions Chapter 4: Getting to Work: How to build a Nonburning Strategy Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations Appendices
Chapter 1: Introduction Fire in the West § Restoring the Balance § How to Use this Manual §
Chapter 2: To Burn or Not to Burn Rationale for Treatment § Overview of Prescribed Burning § Functions of Fire Challenges of Burning Evaluating Nonburning Alternatives § Finding Innovative Solutions §
Chapter 3: Nonburning Alternatives § Technical Considerations Physical Conditions Treatment Options Environmental Considerations § Economic Considerations § Sociopolitical Considerations § Introduction to Barriers §
Chapter 4: Getting to Work § § § Technical Feasibility Environmental Feasibility Economic Feasibility Sociopolitical Feasibility Decision Tree/Flowchart
Chapter 5: Conclusions Discussion § Recommendations §
Some Important Concepts Objectives of nonburning alternatives § Barriers § In the decision-making process Throughout the manual Technical feasibility § Feasibility summary §
Objectives of Nonburning Alternatives To achieve the results of a prescribed fire without the air quality concerns, nonburning alternatives should accomplish: Reduction of fine fuels Reduction of surface fuel loading Mortality of ladder fuels Release of nutrients Habitat improvement through regrowth and seeding Control of some invasive species, pests, and diseases
Encouraging the Right Things In order to be successful, a management program should: Reduce air emissions Accomplish management objectives of prescribed burning Be designed to ensure long-term attainment of desired future conditions
Technical Feasibility A conceptual model for considering treatment types § Traditional vegetation treatments § Prescribed fire Harvest § New ways of treatment Mastication Biomass removal
Overcoming Obstacles § § § Gross capitalization Post-treatment fuel residue Administrative resistance Production inefficiency Interest group resistance
Conclusion and Discussion The document is a guide, not a template § Nonburning alternatives must be considered in the context of a myriad of variables § In many cases, nonburning alternatives may be most effective in concert with prescribed burning or other alternatives § The surest approach to the desired future condition should drive the §
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