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Aspen Regeneration After 2000 Fires On The Bitterroot, Tim Benedict

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I engaged in a mission to search aspen regeneration response in Montana following large scale disturbance events, such as wildland fire. The Bitterroot surfaced as a prime example. Sue Macmeeken, former Bitterroot Silviculturist, expressed “The Bitterroot is not known for having a lot of aspen. Before the 2000 fires we saw it sporadically across the landscape in draws, openings, and a few other areas - mostly as individual trees and once in awhile as a small grove. After the fires, it came up all over the place and in fairly large numbers. It seemed impossible that it could be due …