Forest Ecologist Fellow: Resource Assistant USFS / University of Washington Yelm, Washington, United States
Over the course of two field seasons, 151 plots were established across Mt. Spokane State Park to address the historical context, current risk, and future implications wildfire brings to the park. Using FFE-FVS, fire events and thinning prescriptions were simulated over a 60-year period to assist with future management decisions.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to describe the historical, current, and future implications wildfire brings to Mt. Spokane State Park.
Upon completion, participant will be able to list the possible uses and limitations of the Forest Vegetation Simulator- Fire and Fuels Extension (FFE-FVS) in simulating the impacts of management and fire events on stands using on the ground collected data.
Upon completion, participant will be able to visualize the simulated stand structure, fuel, and fire output variables across Mt. Spokane State Park under different fire and management scenarios over time as well as current stand conditions through statistics and GIS.
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