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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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2021

Montana de Oro

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Fuel Inventory Report For Montana De Oro State Park, Spencer Gordon Nov 2021

Fuel Inventory Report For Montana De Oro State Park, Spencer Gordon

Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects

Within the last century anthropogenic effects have shifted fire resilient habitats that are adapted to thousands of years of frequent low intensity fires to landscapes that are susceptible to extreme fire behavior which threaten human assets and sensitive natural resources. Entities that manage forests will need to prioritize fuel reduction as a management tool to promote forest health and mitigate hazardous fire conditions. A fuel inventory of a eucalyptus forest at Montana De Oro State Park in Los Osos, CA was collected using a combination of Brown’s 1973 and Brown’s 1982 methods. The fuel inventory revealed the eucalyptus forest yielded …