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Fire and Fuels Monitoring Workshop

Held May 31 through June 2, 2016 at Huron-Manistee National Forests, Huron Shores Ranger Station

Instructor: Brian Stearns, Wildland Fire Module Leader, Huron-Manistee National Forests, Huron Shores Ranger Station

For any questions please contact Jack McGowan-Stinski, mcgowan-stinski.1@osu.edu, 989-287-1734

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Proceedings and Forms and Links

• Workshop Reference
• Monitoring Handbook

• Fuels Calculation
  • Brittle Fire Effects Monitoring Protocols
  • Calculation_LFM
  • Canopy Bulk Density Plot
  • Crown Bulk Density Calc
  • Fuel calculations
  • Fuel Load Calc
  • Fuel Moisture
  • Fuels Inventory Data Sheet
  • Mortality Form (new)
• Reports
  • Fire & Fuels Monitoring
  • Fire Effects of burn char
  • Fire Effects of Slash Burning on Xeric Soils
  • Miesel_FESP5_Dublin_20150713
  • Shell Knob SPP
  • Summary for Brittle
  • Brittle Landscape RX Plan 2015
• Vegetation
  • Cover_Line_Intercept_EV_1
  • Cover_Line_Intercept_EV_1_Immature
  • Full Plot Tree Map
  • Tree Map
• Weather and Smoke
  • Burn Day Data Blank
  • Monitoring_eForms
  • Monitoring_Print_Forms
  • RAWS Portable
  • Spot Weather Request
  • Weather Google Earth
  • Weather Graphs
  • Weather observations

Agenda

Day One - May 31st, 2016 (Classroom Day):

• Overview and Introduction
• Safety discussion and goals
• Resources and tools (LANDFIRE, photo series, FCCS, Firemon, FS VEG, FEIS)
• Building objectives, protocols (NPS handbook), measurement rotation, and developing plot locations, randomization, plot density, control plots, seasonality
• Forms (where to find them & how to custom build them)
• Archiving
• Equipment (what to bring) and new technology & apps.
• Needle Density

Day Two - June 1st, 2016(Field Day)

• Carpool to field (Memorable Rx Burn)
• Conduct Monitoring and Measurements (Conduct data collection)
• Fuel loading
• Duff / litter
• Fire severity
• Photo series
• Mortality / snag creation
• Crown scorch
• Bole char / char depth
• Vegetation mapping for LANDFIRE calibration
• AAR and travel back to office and end day.

Day Three - June 2nd, 2016(Field & Classroom)

• Carpool to field (Grass Lake)
• Crown bulk density measurements (Return to office)
• Fire behavior data collection and smoke monitoring
• Compiling results
• Evaluating program and changing protocols
• Close out