University of California
Rangeland Ecosystem Services
Fire Fuel Management
The objective of Fire Fuel Management is to reduce the fire fuel load of a given landscape. Grazing is most effective at treating smaller diameter live fuels (Nader, et al. Oct 2007).
References based on Location
California
- Planned Herbivory in the Management of Wildfire Fuels
- The Changing California: Forest and Range Assessment 2010
USA
- Livestock Can Help Rangelands Recover from Fires
- Rangeland Literature Synthesis
- Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models: A Comprehensive Set for Use with Rothermel’s Surface Fire Spread Model
Websites based on Location
USA
- NRCS Ecological Site Description (ESD) System for Rangeland and Forestland Data
- The Landscape Toolbox