Fuel breaks to reduce large wildfire impacts in sagebrush ecosystems
Publisher
USDA-NRCS
Publication Year
2016
Body
Plant Materials Technical Note No. 66. This technical note is a useful summary of information about rangeland fuel breaks based on current science and lessons learned in practice. Written for practitioners addressing large-scale wildfires in sagebrush steppe ecosystems, it provides an overview of what fuel breaks are, design options, landscape planning, and monitoring and maintenance considerations. It includes a useful glossary of terms covering common terminology.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Technical Report
Collection
Keywords
wildfires
fuels
sagebrush
greenstrip
plant materials
fuel break
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