Restoration Plan

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Hayman Fire

• Restoration Plan

Regis Students Conservation Biology
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Background

• Pike-San Isabel National Forest
• Environmental and recreational value
• Home to various species of wildlife
• 137,760 acres
• Human caused

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General Information

• Site Status
• 72 National Forest
• Duration
• At least 30 years
• 200 or 300 till fully restored
• Cost
• 50 million

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Finances

• Donations
• National Arbor Day Foundation
• Volunteers
• USWF
• Government

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Goal

• Restore area to pre-fire status

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Species Diversity

• Trees
• 38 varieties of plants
• 449 terrestrial vertebrate species including some
  endangered species

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Uses Commercial
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Uses Recreation
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Past and Present Conservation

• Planting Seedlings
• Aerial seeding in 2003
• Aerial dry mulching in 2003
• Straw Distribution.
• Seedlings Planted To Speed Regrowth In Burn Area

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Private Landowners
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Objective 1 Clear Debris
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Objective 2 Raking
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Objective 3 and 4

• Hydromulching
• Aerial Seeding

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Objective 5 Straw Distribution
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Objective 6 Reseeding
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Objective 7 No Disturbance
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Objective 8

• Resistance against non-native species

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Objective 9 Reintroduction
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Monitoring

• NDVI
• Progression
• Botanists
• Biologists

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After the Restoration

• Educational Center
• Guided Tours

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Summary Restore to Original
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References

• Aerial treatment over hayman burn area mid-July
  to end-August. In 2003 BAER aerial seeding
  mulching. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from
  http//www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/hayres/aerial.htm
• Baker, W. L., Veblen, T. T., and Sherriff, R. L.
  (2007). Fire, fuels and restoration of
• ponderosa pineDouglas fir forests in the Rocky
  Mountains, USA. Journal of Biogeography, 34(2),
  251-269. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic
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• Breshears, D.D., Pinder III, J.E., and Whicker,
  J.J (2008). Thinning semiarid forests amplifies
  wind erosion comparably to wildfire implications
  for restoration and soil stability. Journal of
  Arid Environments, 72(4), 494-508, 515. Retrieved
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  database.
• Burns, M. and Cheng, A. S. (2007). Framing the
  need for active management for wildfire
  mitigation and forest restoration. Society and
  Natural Resources, 20(1), 245-259. Retrieved
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  database.

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References (continued)

• Cairns, C. Reforesting the hayman fire area.
  Retrieved April 4, 2008, from http//www.fs.fed.u
  s/r2/psicc/hayres/Hayman_reforestation.pdf
• Cannon, S. H., Gartner, J. E., Wilson, R. C.,
  Bowers, J. C., and Laber, J. L. (2007). Debris
  flows initiated by runoff, erosion, and sediment
  entrainment in western north America.
  Geomorphology, 96(3-4), 250-269. Retrieved April
  4, 2008, from Science Direct database.
• Climate of Colorado. Retrieved April, 4, 2008,
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  htm
• Cyberwest Magazine (2003). Hayman fire burn area
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  e.shtml

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References (continued)

• deWolfe, V. G., Santi, P. M., Ey, J., and
  Gartner, J. E. (2008). Effective mitigation of
• debris flows at Lemon Dam, La Plata County,
  Colorado. Geomorphology,
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• Hayman Fire Information. Retrieved April 4, 2008,
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• Kearns, E. (2005). Afterburn. American Forests,
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• Keeton, W. S. and Franklin, J. F. (2004).
  Fire-related landform associations of remnant
  old-growth trees in the southern Washington
  Cascade Range.
• Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 34(11),
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• 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.

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References (continued)

• Lasaponara, R. and Telesca, L. (2007).
  Investigating fire-induced bahavioral trends in
  vegetation covers. Communications in Nonlinear
  Science and Numerical
• Simulation, 13(9), 2018-2023. Retrieved April
  4, 2008, from Science Direct database.
• Leave no Trace (2008). Leave no trace center for
  outdoor ethics. Retrieved April 20, 2008 from
  http//www.lnt.org/programs/principles.php
• Pikes Peak Resort (2002). Out of the ashes.
  Retrieved April 4, 2008 from http//pikespeakreso
  rt.com/hayman-fire.htm
• Rehab Update. In Hayman fire and BAER
  Information. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from
• http//www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/hayres/update.shtm
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• Rocky Mountain Recreation (2006). Pike-San Isabel
  National Forest. Retrieved April, 4, 2008, from
  http//www.rockymountainrec.com/camp/pike.htm

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References (continued)

• Schoennagel, T., Veblen, T. T., and Romme, W. H.
  (2004). The interaction of fire, fuels, and
  climate across rocky mountain forests.
  Bioscience, 54(7), 661-676. Retrieved April 4,
  2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
• Sherriff, R. L. and Veblen, T. T. (2006).
  Ecological effects of changes in fire regimes in
  Pinus ponderosa ecosystems in the Colorado front
  range. Journal of Vegetation Science, 17(6),
  705-718. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic
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• Sibold, J. S., and Veblen, T. T. (2006).
  Relationships of subalpine forest fires in the
  Colorado Front Range with interannual and
  multidecadal-scale climatic variation. Journal
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  4, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
• The Wilderness Society (2002). Summary of the
  hayman fire, Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2008,
  from http//www.wilderness.org/Library/Documents/
  WildfireSummary_Hayman.cfm

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References (continued)

• USDA (2003). Recreational activities. In General
  rules for national forests and
• grasslands. Retrieved April 6, 2008,
  from http//www.fs.fed.us/recreation/traveladvisor
  ies/generalrules.shtml
• USDA (2005). Wildlife, fisheries, and rare plants
  5-yr action plan 2005-2009.
• Retrieved April 4, 2008, from
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  ecisions/psicc_plan_WFRP20 05.shtml
• Wildernet (2005). Pike and San Isabel National
  Forests. Retrieved April 20, 2008, from
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  Pike20and20San 20Isabel20National20Forests
• Wildernet (2007). Topographical map. Retrieved
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  m?lat139lat22lat359lon1105lon2 25lon325

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References (continued)

• Zubeck, P. (2006). 4 Years later hayman fire
  brings hard lessons. Retrieved April 7,
• 2008, from http//cbs4denver.com/local/Woodland
  .Park.Hayman.2.549969.html