Forest Fuel Accumulation -- A Growing Problem

Authors

Marvin Dodge

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Science

Publication Date

1972

Issue

4044

Volume

177

First Page

139

Last Page

142

Abstract

Discusses the problem caused by accumulation of forest fuels in the wild-land forests of the western USA under the policy of total fire protection pursued there for many years, and emphasizes the need to find economical and practical ways of reducing fuel hazards in these forests, especially by means of prescribed burning under conditions in which low-intensity fires can be achieved.

Comments

Originally published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Article fulltext available through remote link via JSTOR.
Note: This article originally appeared in Science magazine.

Recommended Citation

Dodge, M. (1972). Forest fuel accumulation -- a growing problem. Science, 177(4044): 139-142.