Fuels Monitoring on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation

Two types of monitoring on NPIR during 2004 Photo pointsPhoto points FIREMONFIREMON

Goat Browsing Before After

ASV with Fecon treatment Before After

FIREMON plots 2004 Student Conservation Association 12 month project leader12 month project leader 6 month interns (2)6 month interns (2) Inventory Period: July 1 – Nov 11, 2004Inventory Period: July 1 – Nov 11, 2004

121 total installed plots 31 - goat browsing effectiveness31 - goat browsing effectiveness 7 – ASV with Fecon7 – ASV with Fecon 7 – Excavator brush piling7 – Excavator brush piling 23 – Thinning treatments23 – Thinning treatments 39 – Fuel loading assessment of Sweetwater Drainage39 – Fuel loading assessment of Sweetwater Drainage 14 – Fuel loading post timber sale harvest14 – Fuel loading post timber sale harvest

Re-measurement of Plots in plots re-measured by Forestry personnel for quality control measures11 plots re-measured by Forestry personnel for quality control measures 10 plots re-measured after treatment by FIREMON crew10 plots re-measured after treatment by FIREMON crew

Comparison btn FIREMON and Forestry crews

FIREMON plots pre/post treatment

Comparison btn FIREMON and Forestry crews 80% of the check plots resulted in more total tons per acre by the Forestry crew

FIREMON plots pre/post treatment

Cavendish 02-3E photos BeforeAfter

Problems encountered with FIREMON plots Plot location establishmentPlot location establishment Photos – clear and same directionPhotos – clear and same direction Human error measuring fuels plotsHuman error measuring fuels plots hour fuels, transect location, tree measurements How to get statistics (stand. error, etc)How to get statistics (stand. error, etc) Trimble Recon malfunctioningTrimble Recon malfunctioning

Where we are going with fuels monitoring on the Nez Perce?? Remeasure last years plots after treatments occur.Remeasure last years plots after treatments occur. Install new plots prior to fuels treatmentsInstall new plots prior to fuels treatments Incorporate fuels inventory into the Tribe’s normal timber inventory proceduresIncorporate fuels inventory into the Tribe’s normal timber inventory procedures

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