Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project

VEGETATION RESEARCH INCLUDES...

	Understanding forest fire and logging history and their influences over time

	Investigating vegetation patterns in lodgepole pine-dominated forests

	Examining methods to control noxious weeds in Research Natural Areas

	Initiating projects to restore whitebark pine, ponderosa pine, and mixed pine/larch forests

	Designing fuel treatments to reduce fire hazard in the public/private interface zone

	Exploring the economics of ecosystem management

	Informing managers and the public on conditions and changes in forest ecosystems

	Working with landowners to understand forest conditions and apply restorative treatments

	Providing demonstration sites and field trips to develop public understanding and dialogue

Vegetation Research