P032: Evaluating Alternative Fuel Treatments in the South Shore Wildland Urban Interface Area

We will develop the fuels data and management alternatives needed to reduce fire hazard in the South Shore Project of the Lake Tahoe Management Unit, Tahoe National Forest. Using an integrated approach that links two commonly used tools-the Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FFE-FVS) and the Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS)-we will develop a range of management alternatives appropriate for application in the wildland-urban interface. This approach will be applicable for other planning areas in the Lake Tahoe Basin WUI areas such as the Incline Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Restoration Project.