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Author(s):
Patrick J. Flowers, Patricia B. Shinkle, Daria A. Cain, Thomas J. Mills
Year Published:

Cataloging Information

Topic(s):
Fire & Economics
Ecosystem(s):
Subalpine wet spruce-fir forest, Subalpine dry spruce-fir forest, Montane wet mixed-conifer forest, Montane dry mixed-conifer forest, Ponderosa pine woodland/savanna

NRFSN number: 11219
FRAMES RCS number: 11298
Record updated:

In the last decade, the fire management program of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, has come under closer scrutiny because of ever-rising program costs. The Forest Service has responded by conducting several studies analyzing the economic efficiency of its fire management program. Some components of the analytical models have been difficult to develop, particularly changes in the net value and output of timber caused by wildfire.

Citation

Flowers, Patrick J.; Shinkle, Patricia B.; Cain, Daria A.; Mills, Thomas J. 1985. Timber net value and physical output changes following wildfire in the Northern Rocky Mountains: estimates for specific fire situations. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-179. Albany, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 32 p.