WelcomeWelcomeChequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin FARSITE and HARVEST model InteractiveFARSITE and HARVEST model Interactive

By Jacob LaCroix, LEES Lab, UTBy Jacob LaCroix, LEES Lab, UT IntroductionIntroduction Fire SpreadFire Spread

• Red PineRed Pine Site PhotosSite Photos SimulationSimulation Data Table/GraphData Table/Graph

• HardwoodHardwood Site PhotosSite Photos SimulationSimulation Data Table/GraphData Table/Graph

• Jack PineJack Pine Site PhotosSite Photos SimulationSimulation Data Table/GraphData Table/Graph

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments ContactContact

• Jacob.LaCroix@utoledo.eduJacob.LaCroix@utoledo.edu AboutAbout

• FARSITEFARSITE• JFSPJFSP• LEESLEES Lab University of Toledo Lab University of Toledo

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IntroductionIntroduction

My goal with this projectwas to place fires on the Chequamegon NationalForest, WI in the modelFARSITE in differenthabitats and to vary thetimber harvesting amounts and patterns with the model HARVESTto see if changing thelandscape structure would affect how far thefires would spread in 15days. Please follow the links or the outline.

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Red Pine StandsNorthern HardwoodsJack Pine Barrens

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LegendRed = Litter with no under

story, Red PinesGreen = Litter with under

story, Northern HardwoodsYellow = Brush < 2 ft high,

Pine BarrensBrown = Light Logging Slash, Clear cuts

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Red Pine StandsCharacterized by FARSITE as fuel with litter but no under story.

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Harvest ScenarioHarvest Scenario Low RainLow Rain Average RainAverage Rain High RainHigh Rain

No HarvestNo Harvest NH LRNH LR NH ARNH AR NH HRNH HRDispersed 2% HarvestDispersed 2% Harvest D2 LRD2 LR D2 ARD2 AR D2 HRD2 HRClustered 2% HarvestClustered 2% Harvest C2 LRC2 LR C2 ARC2 AR C2 HRC2 HRDispersed 4% HarvestDispersed 4% Harvest D4 LRD4 LR D4 ARD4 AR D4 HRD4 HRClustered 4% HarvestClustered 4% Harvest C4 LRC4 LR C4 ARC4 AR C4 HRC4 HR

Northern Hardwoods Forest Type

Characterized by FARSITE as fuel with litter and under story.

Northern Hardwoods may include species like Sugar Maple, Red Maple, Red Oak, White Oak,Ironwood, Hazelnut and can, in this exercise, include softer Birches and Aspens.

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Harvest ScenarioHarvest Scenario Low RainLow Rain Average RainAverage Rain High RainHigh Rain

No HarvestNo Harvest NH LRNH LR NH ARNH AR NH HRNH HRDispersed 2% HarvestDispersed 2% Harvest D2 LRD2 LR D2 ARD2 AR D2 HRD2 HRClustered 2% HarvestClustered 2% Harvest C2 LRC2 LR C2 ARC2 AR C2 HRC2 HRDispersed 4% HarvestDispersed 4% Harvest D4 LRD4 LR D4 ARD4 AR D4 HRD4 HRClustered 4% HarvestClustered 4% Harvest C4 LRC4 LR C4 ARC4 AR C4 HRC4 HR

Jack Pine Barrens Habitat

Characterized by FARSITE as surfacefuel that is brushy, up to 2 feet high.

Jack Pine can grow on sand left behind by the glaciers. The sand barrens in Michigan have Jack Pines that are the only habitat of the Kirtland’s Warbler.

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Kirtland's WarblerAn endangered species that requires JackPine habitat.

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Harvest ScenarioHarvest Scenario Low RainLow Rain Average RainAverage Rain High RainHigh Rain

No HarvestNo Harvest NH LRNH LR NH ARNH AR NH HRNH HRDispersed 2% HarvestDispersed 2% Harvest D2 LRD2 LR D2 ARD2 AR D2 HRD2 HRClustered 2% HarvestClustered 2% Harvest C2 LRC2 LR C2 ARC2 AR C2 HRC2 HRDispersed 4% HarvestDispersed 4% Harvest D4 LRD4 LR D4 ARD4 AR D4 HRD4 HRClustered 4% HarvestClustered 4% Harvest C4 LRC4 LR C4 ARC4 AR C4 HRC4 HR

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Chequamegon National Forest, WI C4D4C2D2Control

C4 4006 3937 3696

D4 4022 3948 3704

C2 4049 3972 3723

D2 4061 3992 3758

Control 4116 4038 3800

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This chart shows the mean (N=12) area of the fires burned in15 days using August, 2002 weather as the control level for each of the five harvest scenarios. The control landscape is no harvest. Data table is included.

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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements This work is supported by This work is supported by

a grant from the Joint Fire a grant from the Joint Fire Science Program.Science Program.

Daolan Zheng, Soung-Daolan Zheng, Soung-Ryoul Ryu and Jiquan Ryoul Ryu and Jiquan Chen from the Landscape Chen from the Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences Laboratory Sciences Laboratory (LEES) at the University of (LEES) at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.

Thanks go to the United Thanks go to the United States Forest Service and States Forest Service and the creator of FARSITE the creator of FARSITE Mark Finney. Mark Finney.

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