Restoration PlanHayman Fire:

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

Finances:

Donations National Arbor Day Foundation Volunteers USWF Government

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Goal:

Restore area to pre-fire status

Photos Courtesy of The Wilderness Society and USDA

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

Past and Present Conservation

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

urn Area

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Private Landowners

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Objective 1: Clear Debris

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Objective 2: Raking

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

Objective 8:

Resistance against non-native species

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Objective 9: Reintroduction

Monitoring

NDVI Progression Botanists Biologists

After the Restoration

Educational Center

Guided Tours

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Summary: Restore to Original

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

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http://www.fs.fed.us/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

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Cyberwest Magazine (2003). Hayman fire burn area restoration continues in Colorado. In Science West Forest Ecology. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from

http://www.cyberwest.com/cw22/hayman_fire_restore.shtml

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debris flows at Lemon Dam, La Plata County, Colorado. Geomorphology, 96(3/4), 366-377. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.

Hayman Fire Information. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from http://www.uppersouthplatte.net/resource/haymfire/fireinfo.html

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Leave no Trace (2008). Leave no trace: center for outdoor ethics. Retrieved April 20, 2008 from http://www.lnt.org/programs/principles.php

Pike’s Peak Resort (2002). Out of the ashes. Retrieved April 4, 2008 from http://pikespeakresort.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.shtml

Rocky Mountain Recreation (2006). Pike-San Isabel National Forest. Retrieved April, 4, 2008, from http://www.rockymountainrec.com/camp/pike.htm

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 Search Premier database.

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 of Biogeography, 33(1), 833-842. Retrieved April 4,

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The Wilderness Society (2002). Summary of the hayman fire, Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from

http://www.wilderness.org/Library/Documents/WildfireSummary_Hayman.cfm

References (continued) USDA (2003). Recreational activities. In General rules for national forests and

grasslands. Retrieved April 6, 2008, fromhttp://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/traveladvisories/generalrules.shtml

USDA (2005). Wildlife, fisheries, and rare plants 5-yr action plan 2005-2009. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from

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Wildernet (2005). Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Retrieved April 20, 2008, from http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaname=Pike

%20and%20San% 20Isabel%20National%20Forests

Wildernet (2007). Topographical map. Retrieved April 20, 2008 from http://www.mytopo.com/maps.cfm?lat1=39&lat2=2&lat3=59&lon1=105&lon2=25&lon3=25

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