Shaded fuel breaks create wildfire-resilient forest stands: Lessons from a long-term study in the Sierra Nevada
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Initial treatments reduced live basal area and retained larger-diameter trees; these effects persisted throughout the 20-year study period. Wildfires maintained low surface and ground fuel loads established by treatments. Treatments also reduced the probability of torching immediately post-treatment and 20 years post initial thinning treatments.