Title:

Maps of mechanical fuel reduction treatment constraints for the United States Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy landscapes

Author(s):

Woolsey, George A.; Tinkham, Wade T.; Battaglia, Michael A.; Hoffman, Chad M.

Publication Year:

2025

How to Cite:

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Woolsey, George A.; Tinkham, Wade T.; Battaglia, Michael A.; Hoffman, Chad M. 2025. Maps of mechanical fuel reduction treatment constraints for the United States Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy landscapes. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2025-0027

Abstract:

This data publication includes the data used to quantify the amount and spatial arrangement of land available for mechanical risk reduction fuel treatments after considering operational constraints within the twenty-one landscapes prioritized in the USDA Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy (WCS) plan which was initiated in 2022. These landscapes are found in the western United States: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Data were prepared by combining readily available datasets in a Google Earth Engine workflow. This data publication includes two different types of files which were generated using source data from the years 2016-2023: 1) a layered raster dataset (GeoTIFF file) for each of the twenty-one priority landscapes for the three different constraint scenarios considered; and 2) a comma-separated values (CSV) file containing data on the total area remaining available for mechanical operations under the three operational scenarios within individual fireshed project areas (with at least 25% overlap with a priority landscape). The GeoTIFF files can be used to determine the spatial extent of mechanically available land at the priority landscape level and to identify which constraining factor(s) is the most limiting. The CSV file was used to quantify the spatial arrangement of mechanically available and constrained land at the fireshed project area level using the USFS Fireshed Registry nested spatial framework.

Keywords:

biota; geoscientificInformation; Fire; Natural Resource Management & Use; Forest management; forest planning; risk management; forest policy; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Nevada; New Mexico; Montana; Oregon; Utah; Washington

Related publications:

• Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Ringo, Chris; Evers, Cody R.; Alcasena, Fermin J.; Houtman, Rachel M.; Scanlon, Michael; Ellersick, Tania. 2021. Development and application of the fireshed registry. General Technical Report. RMRS-GTR-425. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 47 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-425 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/62641
• Woolsey, George A.; Tinkham, Wade T.; Battaglia, Michael A.; Hoffman, Chad M. 2024. Constraints on mechanical fuel reduction treatments in United States Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy Priority landscapes. Journal of Forestry. 4(122): 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvae012 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/67835
• Woolsey, George A. 2024. Code in support of "Constraints on Mechanical Fuel Reduction Treatments in United States Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy Priority Landscapes". georgewoolsey/wcs_mechanical_constraints. github.com. https://github.com/georgewoolsey/wcs_mechanical_constraints

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