Fire history analysis from fire scars collected at Iceberg Point and Point Colville on Lopez Island, Washington State

By

Spurbeck, Donald W.

Keenum, D. (Dave)
Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Wenatchee National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
United States. Bureau of Land Management.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Portland, Or.?], PNW Research Station, 2003

Notes

Historical grasslands, located on Lopez Island of Washington State have undergone transformation to coniferous trees, shrubs, and non-native grasses and forbs. Analyses of fire scars from two parcels of land located on Lopez Island and administered by the Bureau of Land Management have revealed a rather frequent fire pattern during the past 340 years. Weibull median fire-free intervals of 11.4 and 14.8 years were calculated based on a total of 23 fire-scarred samples. The last significant fire occurred in 1916 interrupting the recurring fire pattern by which these grasslands have at least partially evolved. If restoration of grasslands to historical conditions is a management goal on Lopez Island, then historical fire-disturbance patterns should be given ample consideration.

"July 29, 2003."

Subjects

Colville, Point (Wash.) , Forest fires , grassland restoration , History , Iceberg Point , Iceberg Point (Wash.) , Lopez Island , Point Colville , Research , Washington (State)

Call Number

SD421.32.W2 S68 2003

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 1241202654