Research Professor University of Montana Missoula, Montana, United States
The workflow presented assesses the relative cost, effort, and feasibility of fuels reduction work to harden PODs boundaries in the Arapaho-Roosevelt NF. Spatial data is used to define accessibility, barriers, and current forest condition. Outputs include treatment cost surfaces, potential treatment units along POD boundaries, and cost estimates.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the relative effort to harden POD boundaries in the Arapaho-Roosevelt NF.
Upon completion, participants will also be able to identify the spatial inputs necessary to make similar cost analysis on other landscapes.
Upon completion, participants will be able to locate the workflow tool online and apply it to any area within the continental US.
