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View of the Conger Fire, Montana, 2007.

Fire Severity on the Rocky Mountain Ranger District, South Fork of the Sun River Prescribed Fire, Montana


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The South Fork of the Sun prescribed fire is the largest and most comprehensive fire treatment effort ever attempted in the Northern Rockies. The Center worked with the Lewis and Clark National Forest to assess pre-fire conditions so that resource accomplishments could be measured once the burn was completed. The prescribed burn on the South Fork of the Sun River, MontanaThe pre-fire characterization of the 23,000 acre unit involved satellite remote sensing.

Principal Investigator: Jim Riddering
Project Staff: Casey Teske
Project Partner: Lewis and Clark National Forest