Annual Report 1995
Research, Inventory, and Monitoring
Mineral King Risk Reduction Project
Anthony C. Caprio (compiler)
Data Coordinator & Fire Ecologist
Science and Natural Resources Division
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Three Rivers, CA 93271-9700
June 7, 1996
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The report is divided into multiple sections for faster downloading.
Report Cover (134 K)Section 1 (1.8 MB) |
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Executive Summary |
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I) Project Year Synopsis: |
Accomplishments for Each 1995 Project and Goals for 1996
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II) Overview of Project |
A) Objectives
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B) Description - East Fork Project Area
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Section 2 (773 kb) |
III) Project Year 1995 |
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A) Vegetation Sampling
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1) Fire Effects Plots
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2) Giant Sequoia Fire Scars and Fuel Loading
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3) Natural Resource Inventory (NRI)
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B) Wildlife Monitoring
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C) Watershed Sampling
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1) Watershed: Stream Chemistry and Stream Hydrology
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2) Watershed: Aquatic Biota Survey
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Section 3 (303 kb) |
D) Fuels Inventory and Monitoring
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E) Fire History
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F) Economic/Social Modeling
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G) Data Coordinator
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IV) References |
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V) Appendices |
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1) Study Plan: Prescribed Fire and Heavy Fuel Effects on Mature Giant Sequoia Trees
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2) Report on: Fire Effects Monitoring on Wildlife
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