The Role of Fire and Fuels Management in Chaparral Restoration
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1 The Role of Fire and Fuels Management in Chaparral Restoration Alexandra D. Syphard Conservation Biology Institute Tess Brennan and Jon E. Keeley USGS Western Ecological Research Center USFS Chaparral Restoration Workshop,18 June 2013
2 The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. ~ Confucius
3 Is there a role for fuels management in chaparral restoration? 1. What is the role of fire in chaparral? 2. What ways could fuels management aid restoration? 3. How effectively could fuels management serve these roles? 4.???? Oh, do not ask, What is it? Let us go and make our visit. TS Eliot
4 What is the Role of Fire? Natural ecosystem process Landscape highly fire-prone Dense, continuous canopy Six months of drought & Santa Ana winds High intensity crown fire; large fires historically
5 Resilience to Periodic Fire Post-fire recovery Obligate seeders Obligate resprouters Facultative seeders Historic FRI years Species adapted to fire regime Sensitive to short intervals Extirpation & replacement
6 Beyond the Threshold of Resilience Exotic grasses replace shrubs; promote more fire Photo by J.E. Keeley
7 Burning in Water Drowning in Flame - Charles Bukowski When a natural ecosystem process Becomes a threat
8 Too Much of a Good Thing Fire increasing > 95% are human-caused Population growth & urban expansion Projected future increases
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13 If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. Lao Tzu??
14 What Can Fuels Management Do? Direct benefits? 1). Prescription burning Too much fire already; chaparral longevity > 100 yrs No apparent benefit; high likelihood of detriment 2). Fuel breaks or mechanical treatments Lack of surface fuels, must remove canopy Unlike forests, not compatible w/ resource benefits East Camino Cielo Mastication Treatent, Los Padres National Forest
15 What Can Fuels Management Do? Primary concerns of resource managers Increase in exotic species Type conversion Soil compaction Soil erosion & rilling Habitat loss Equipment disturbance OHV use/disturbance East Camino Cielo Mastication Treatent, Los Padres National Forest
16 What Can Fuels Management Do? Indirect effects Direct effects likely negative impact But potential resource sacrifice for fire control 1). Maintain existing fuel breaks no ecological cost Areas with threat of high-recurrence fire Around sensitive areas, restoration areas, old growth 2). Strategic placement of new fuel breaks Fire-prone or sensitive areas Combine with areas strategic for structure protection East Camino Cielo Mastication Treatent, Los Padres National Forest
17 How effectively could it serve this role? The Role of Fuel Breaks in SoCal NFs National Forests Syphard, Keeley, and Brennan Forest Ecology and Management 2011 International Journal of Wildland Fire 2011
18 hat is the role of fuel breaks in controlling arge fires & what factors influence this role? GIS overlay and analysis Personal interviews
19 The Role of Fuel Breaks in Southern CA National Forests Most fires don t encounter a fuel break Fires either stopped or were controlled by firefighters ~ 50% of encounters Number of Fires ( ) Intersect No Intersect ANF LPNF SBNF CNF
20 Outcome Results, 3 Forests Most important: Access, Fire size, Condition of FB > 95% were controlled due to firefighter; fires rarely stop on their ow Variation among forests Percent Deviance Explained * * * Fire size Fire season Fuel break condition Fuel break length Access Resources * Significant all 3 forests * * Elevation Slope Solar radiation Vegetation age LPNF ANF SBNF Distance road Distance development Distance trails
21 Effective during normal weather or to control flanks Unsafe and ineffective during most Santa Ana events Embers can fly kilometers ahead of fire front Proportion of intersections Not Stopped Stopped 0 Jan Feb March April May June July August September October November December
22 Comments from Interviews Role of FBs: safe anchor for suppression not to passively stop Top reasons fires not constrained: - No access - Scarce resources & safety when fire big, fast, or multiple - FB not maintained, difficult to maneuver When FB change behavior Maneuver, suppress in vicinity, buy time for structures
23 Back to the question: Is there a role for fuels management in chaparral restoration? What is the role of fire? Important ecosystem process But Fire regime change; too much fire How could fuels management work? Direct effect (-) Resource sacrifice for fire control (?) How effective is fuels management in that role? Normal weather vs Santa Ana winds How to weigh trade-offs? What else can we do?
24 4179 Ignitions in SD County Alternatives for reducing fire Move beyond control toward prevention 95% caused by humans Direct efforts at prevention: need to know why, when, where Indirect through land use planning Proportion Area Burned Number of Fires - Powerline - Equipment - Miscellaneous 1 Arson Campfire Debris Equipment Lightning Miscellaneous Playing Powerline Smoking
25 Ignition Prevention Predictive maps: prioritize where to focus efforts Probability of Ignition Equipment only Distance to Road Campfire only e.g., Education about campfires in July or road barriers in hotspots
26 Land Use Planning Probability of Ignition Highest frequency low to intermediate housing density Planning for infill development also saves structures, habitat 0.05 Structure density (n per ha), SD County Number of Fires Probability of property loss Intermix WUI Structure density (n per ha), SD County Syphard et al. 2012, PLoS ONE Syphard et al. 2007, Ecological Applications Syphard et al. 2009, Conservation Biology
27 Why Intermediate? Ignitions & Fuel Challenge w/ suppression Fire Fewer Human ignitions Low Fuel Fast Suppression Housing Density
28 Conclusion Chaparral restoration / conservation likely most effective with less fire Fuels management no direct benefit Potential indirect benefit of reducing fire Focus on existing fuel breaks; strategic placement Resource sacrifice worth the trade-off? Depends on fire weather conditions Other alternatives ignitions and planning deserve more thought
29 It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Joseph Joubert
30 Thank You
31 Altered Fire Regimes Unlike forests Shrublands experiencing more frequent fire Percentage departure of current FRI from presettlement period By H. Safford & M. Borchert
32 Fire Management in Southern CA Suppression response to active fires Pre-fire fuel manipulation (Rx & fuel breaks) No systematic exploration of what role FBs play
33 Housing Arrangement & Location Past Loss Most likely to burn: -Low-intermediate density -Small, isolated cluster -Close to edge of cluster -Steep slope -Fewer roads!! Unburned Burned Syphard et al PLoS ONE
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38 If used for restoration (& otherwise), where and how?? N Intersections Predicted N Intersections > 5 fires 0 fires Observed vs. Predicted Correlation: 0.61 RMSE: 1.31 (n inter)
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