Project
Evaluating a selective harvest operation as a forest fuel treatment – a case study in a mature Douglas-fir forest in central interior British Columbia
Year
2019
status
Completed
Researcher
Steven Hvenegaard (Lead); Brandon MacKinnon
Other Collaborator(s):
City of Quesnel
Advisory Member(s):
Abstract
The City of Quesnel, B.C. has applied an innovative selective harvesting technique in a mature Douglas-fir forest stand with the objectives of maintaining biodiversity and reducing fuel-load buildup and consequent wildfire threat. FPInnovations researchers monitored and documented the harvesting operations and measured machine productivity to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the operation.
To support the assessment of fuel-load reduction, FPInnovations’ Wildfire Operations group conducted pre- and post-harvest fuel-sampling activities to evaluate changes in forest fuel components.
