Clipping chamise reduces brush fire hazard
Wildfire is a particular concern where housing and business development encroaches on highly flammable brushlands. In these areas, it may be risky to use prescribed fire to control biomass and reduce the fuel for a fire. Chamise chaparral, the most common of the brush type...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1999-05-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v053n03p25 |
| Summary: | Wildfire is a particular concern where housing and business development encroaches
on highly flammable brushlands. In these areas, it may be risky to use prescribed
fire to control biomass and reduce the fuel for a fire. Chamise chaparral, the most
common of the brush types, was clipped to study how biomass removal affects flammability
and fire hazard. The results suggest that infrequent clipping of chamise to a height
of 12 inches may adequately reduce fuel volume and encourage new growth high in moisture,
which lowers the flammability of vegetation. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |