Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

T. Adam Coates; Thomas A. Waldrop; Todd F. Hutchinson; Helen H. Mohr

doi:10.2737/SRS-GTR-241

Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

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Authors:	T. Adam Coates, Thomas A. Waldrop, Todd F. Hutchinson, Helen H. Mohr
Year:	2019
Type:	General Technical Report (GTR)
Station:	Southern Research Station
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-241
Source:	Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-241. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

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Abstract

This field guide provides 74 photographs that depict observed fuel loads within the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The guide contains instructions on how to select a reference photograph and utilize the fuel loading information to aid in prescribed fire planning.

Keywords

Prescribed fire, fuel loads

Citation

Coates, T. Adam; Waldrop, Thomas A.; Hutchinson, Todd F.; Mohr, Helen H. 2019. Photo guide for estimating fuel loading in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-241. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 180 p.