22-1-01-29 JFSP GRIN: Influence of Fuel Reduction Strategies on Soil Nitrogen and Forage Quality in Ponderosa Pine Forests

Project ID: L23AC00062

Federal Agency: Bureau of Land Management

Partner Institution: University of Idaho

Fiscal Year: 2022

Initial Funding: $24,220

Total Funding: $7,513

Principal Investigator: Goebel, Charles

Agreement Technical Representative: Jenison, Becky

Abstract:

Objectives Building off of an approved dissertation project focused on the longevity of combined fuel treatments (thinning, mastication, prescribed burning, and grazing), this proposal will: 1) determine if the effects of fuel treatments differ in regard to plant available N and post-fire vegetation recovery; and 2) will assess nutritional quality of three prolific western U.S. deciduous shrub species to evaluate the effectiveness of browsing goats as a fire management tool across seasons.