Campground Prescribed Fire

Size: 35 acres

Date(s): April 30, 2007

Primary Goals
1. Achieve 70-90% mortality in ponderosa pine seedlings.
2. Achieve 40-60% mortality in pole sized (1”-6” dbh) ponderosa pine.
3. Achieve 10-30% mortality in ponderosa pine greater than 8” dbh.

Prescribed Fire Monitoring Report

Location of Campground prescribed fire.

Burn boss Dan Morford (far right) leads the pre-fire briefing.

Andy Thorstenson looks back at the fire recently lit by the ignition crew.

Brandon Oberhardt observes the surface fire activity.

The fire burns through a patch of ponderosa pine regeneration.

Look Dafna, I seem to have burned my pants!

Darkthroat shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum)