Approach
Manage forest vegetation to reduce severity and patch size; protect refugia (e.g., old trees).
Tactics
- Map fire refugia.
- Use gaps in silvicultural prescriptions.
- Identify processes and conditions that create fire refugia.
Sensitivity
Strategy
Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L. eds. (2017). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Blue Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-939. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station., Peterson, D.L.; Halofsky, J.E. (2018). Adapting to the effects of climate change on natural resources in the Blue Mountains, USA. Climate Services. 10: 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2017.06.005.