Project
Costs and benefits of seven post-harvest debris treatments in Alberta’s forests
Year
2010
status
Completed
Researcher
Greg Baxter (Lead)
Other Collaborator(s):
–
Advisory Member(s):
Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism,
Abstract
We surveyed fire behaviour experts and wildlife biologists to rank the importance of four factors that affect the costs and benefits of seven post-harvest debris treatments and to determine the overall costs of each treatment to the forest industry and Alberta’s government. The four factors are fire behaviour potential, wildlife suitability, regneration capability and treatment costs.
