Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon
Forest restoration often includes thinning to reduce tree density and improve ecosystem processes and function while also reducing the risk of wildfire or insect and disease outbreaks. However, one drawback of these restoration treatments is that slash is often burned in piles that may damage the so...
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| author | Deborah S. Page-Dumroese Matt D. Busse James G. Archuleta Darren McAvoy Eric Roussel |
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| description | Forest restoration often includes thinning to reduce tree density and improve ecosystem processes and function while also reducing the risk of wildfire or insect and disease outbreaks. However, one drawback of these restoration treatments is that slash is often burned in piles that may damage the soil and require further restoration activities. Pile burning is currently used on many forest sites as the preferred method for residue disposal because piles can be burned at various times of the year and are usually more controlled than broadcast burns. In many cases, fire can be beneficial to site conditions and soil properties, but slash piles, with a large concentration of wood, needles, forest floor, and sometimes mineral soil, can cause long-term damage. We describe several alternative methods for reducing nonmerchantable forest residues that will help remove excess woody biomass, minimize detrimental soil impacts, and create charcoal for improving soil organic matter and carbon sequestration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-26e00aaf82b54a3d9b5acbc264f4477b2025-02-03T06:12:16ZengWileyScientifica2090-908X2017-01-01201710.1155/2017/27457642745764Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black CarbonDeborah S. Page-Dumroese0Matt D. Busse1James G. Archuleta2Darren McAvoy3Eric Roussel4USDA FS, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1221 S. Main, Moscow, ID 83843, USAUSDA FS, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 1731 Research Park Dr., Davis, CA 95618, USAUSDA FS, Umatilla National Forest, 72510 Coyote Rd, Pendleton, CA 97801, USAUtah State University, 5230 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84332, USANevada Division of Forestry, 2478 Fairview Drive, Carson City, NV 89701, USAForest restoration often includes thinning to reduce tree density and improve ecosystem processes and function while also reducing the risk of wildfire or insect and disease outbreaks. However, one drawback of these restoration treatments is that slash is often burned in piles that may damage the soil and require further restoration activities. Pile burning is currently used on many forest sites as the preferred method for residue disposal because piles can be burned at various times of the year and are usually more controlled than broadcast burns. In many cases, fire can be beneficial to site conditions and soil properties, but slash piles, with a large concentration of wood, needles, forest floor, and sometimes mineral soil, can cause long-term damage. We describe several alternative methods for reducing nonmerchantable forest residues that will help remove excess woody biomass, minimize detrimental soil impacts, and create charcoal for improving soil organic matter and carbon sequestration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2745764 |
| spellingShingle | Deborah S. Page-Dumroese Matt D. Busse James G. Archuleta Darren McAvoy Eric Roussel Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon Scientifica |
| title | Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon |
| title_full | Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon |
| title_fullStr | Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon |
| title_short | Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon |
| title_sort | methods to reduce forest residue volume after timber harvesting and produce black carbon |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2745764 |
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