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Hayman Fire:. Restoration Plan. Regis Students Conservation Biology. Background. Pike-San Isabel National Forest Environmental and recreational value Home to various species of wildlife 137,760 acres Human caused. General Information. Site Status 72% National Forest Duration - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Restoration PlanHayman Fire:
Background
Pike-San Isabel National Forest Environmental and recreational value Home to various species of wildlife
137,760 acres Human caused
www.usgsquads.com
General Information Site Status
72% National Forest
Duration At least 30 years 200 or 300 till fully restored
Cost $50 million
Finances:
Donations National Arbor Day Foundation Volunteers USWF Government
Photo by Christina Kreutz
Goal:
Restore area to pre-fire status
Photos Courtesy of The Wilderness Society and USDA
Species Diversity Trees 38 varieties of plants 449 terrestrial vertebrate species including
some endangered species
Photos Courtesy of Pike's Peak Resort
Uses: Commercial
Photos by Christina Kreutz
Uses: Recreation
Past and Present Conservation
Planting Seedlings Aerial seeding in 2003 Aerial dry mulching in 2003 Straw Distribution. Seedlings Planted To Speed Regrowth In B
urn Area
Photos by Christina Kreutz
Private Landowners
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Objective 1: Clear Debris
Photo courtesy of wildfirenews.com
Objective 2: Raking
Objective 3 and 4:
Hydromulching
Aerial Seeding
Photo by Christina Kreutz
Objective 5: Straw Distribution
Photo by Christina Kreutz
Objective 6: Reseeding
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Objective 7: No Disturbance
Objective 8:
Resistance against non-native species
Photos by Christina Kreutz
Objective 9: Reintroduction
Monitoring
NDVI Progression Botanists Biologists
After the Restoration
Educational Center
Guided Tours
Photo by Christina Kreutz
Summary: Restore to Original
References Aerial treatment over hayman burn area mid-July to end-August. In 2003 BAER
aerial seeding & mulching. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/hayres/aerial.htm
Baker, W. L., Veblen, T. T., and Sherriff, R. L. (2007). Fire, fuels and restoration of ponderosa pine–Douglas fir forests in the Rocky Mountains, USA. Journal
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Burns, M. and Cheng, A. S. (2007). Framing the need for active management for wildfire mitigation and forest restoration. Society and Natural Resources, 20(1), 245-259. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
References (continued) Cairns, C. Reforesting the hayman fire area. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/hayres/Hayman_reforestation.pdf
Cannon, S. H., Gartner, J. E., Wilson, R. C., Bowers, J. C., and Laber, J. L. (2007). Debris flows initiated by runoff, erosion, and sediment entrainment in
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Climate of Colorado. Retrieved April, 4, 2008, from http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/COLORADO.htm
Cyberwest Magazine (2003). Hayman fire burn area restoration continues in Colorado. In Science West Forest Ecology. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from
http://www.cyberwest.com/cw22/hayman_fire_restore.shtml
References (continued) deWolfe, V. G., Santi, P. M., Ey, J., and Gartner, J. E. (2008). Effective mitigation of
debris flows at Lemon Dam, La Plata County, Colorado. Geomorphology, 96(3/4), 366-377. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Hayman Fire Information. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from http://www.uppersouthplatte.net/resource/haymfire/fireinfo.html
Kearns, E. (2005). Afterburn. American Forests, 111(1), 26-31. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Keeton, W. S. and Franklin, J. F. (2004). Fire-related landform associations ofremnant old-growth trees in the southern Washington Cascade Range.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 34(11), 2371-2381. Retrieved April 4,
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References (continued) Lasaponara, R. and Telesca, L. (2007). Investigating fire-induced bahavioral trends
in vegetation covers. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical
Simulation, 13(9), 2018-2023. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Science Direct database.
Leave no Trace (2008). Leave no trace: center for outdoor ethics. Retrieved April 20, 2008 from http://www.lnt.org/programs/principles.php
Pike’s Peak Resort (2002). Out of the ashes. Retrieved April 4, 2008 from http://pikespeakresort.com/hayman-fire.htm
Rehab Update. In Hayman fire and BAER Information. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/hayres/update.shtml
Rocky Mountain Recreation (2006). Pike-San Isabel National Forest. Retrieved April, 4, 2008, from http://www.rockymountainrec.com/camp/pike.htm
References (continued) Schoennagel, T., Veblen, T. T., and Romme, W. H. (2004). The interaction of fire,
fuels, and climate across rocky mountain forests. Bioscience, 54(7), 661-676. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Sherriff, R. L. and Veblen, T. T. (2006). Ecological effects of changes in fire regimes
in Pinus ponderosa ecosystems in the Colorado front range. Journal of Vegetation Science, 17(6), 705-718. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Sibold, J. S., and Veblen, T. T. (2006). Relationships of subalpine forest fires in the Colorado Front Range with interannual and multidecadal-scale climatic variation. Journal of Biogeography, 33(1), 833-842. Retrieved April 4,
2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
The Wilderness Society (2002). Summary of the hayman fire, Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from
http://www.wilderness.org/Library/Documents/WildfireSummary_Hayman.cfm
References (continued) USDA (2003). Recreational activities. In General rules for national forests and
grasslands. Retrieved April 6, 2008, fromhttp://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/traveladvisories/generalrules.shtml
USDA (2005). Wildlife, fisheries, and rare plants 5-yr action plan 2005-2009. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/publications/plan_decisions/psicc_plan_WFRP2005.shtml
Wildernet (2005). Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Retrieved April 20, 2008, from http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaname=Pike
%20and%20San% 20Isabel%20National%20Forests
Wildernet (2007). Topographical map. Retrieved April 20, 2008 from http://www.mytopo.com/maps.cfm?lat1=39&lat2=2&lat3=59&lon1=105&lon2=25&lon3=25
References (continued) Zubeck, P. (2006). 4 Years later: hayman fire brings hard lessons. Retrieved April 7,
2008, from http://cbs4denver.com/local/Woodland.Park.Hayman.2.549969.html