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ECO-CBET: Collaborative Research: Effect of surface-fuel attributes and forest-thinning pa — NSF Award to University of California

2318717 (Cobian). In recent years, high-severity wildfires have severely damaged forested mountain watersheds that store carbon, supply western-states’ water, and provide many co-benefits. While periodic low- to medium-severity wildfires are a natural part of western U.S. forests, too much of the area is burning at hig

Award titleECO-CBET: Collaborative Research: Effect of surface-fuel attributes and forest-thinning pa
Award ID2621749
AwardeeUniversity of California-Davis
CityDAVIS
StateCA
Amount obligated$799,430
Principal investigatorJeanette Cobian
ProgramECO-CBET
Start date10/01/2025
Abstract2318717 (Cobian). In recent years, high-severity wildfires have severely damaged forested mountain watersheds that store carbon, supply western-states’ water, and provide many co-benefits. While periodic low- to medium-severity wildfires are a natural part of western U.S. forests, too much of the area is burning at high severity owing to excessive fuel loads and a warming climate. Therefore, a critical goal of forest management is often the introduction of practices designed to reduce the risk o
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