“Altered fire regimes and post-fire tree regeneration failures have the potential to drive forest cover losses throughout western North America, but management practices such as active reforestation may help address these challenges. Planting of nursery-grown tree seedlings currently accounts for the majority of active reforestation in the western United States. Direct tree seeding—an alternative approach that involves dispersing seeds into a project site—is rare but has the potential to supplement planting and increase the pace and scale of reforestation activities, particularly where planting is operationally challenging…” |
Southern Rockies Fire Science Network
JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network
