Location: Modoc County, CA
Land Management Agency: USDA Forest Service, Modoc National Forest, Doublehead Ranger District
Elevation: 4800-5400 ft
Location: Modoc County, CA
Topography: N aspect
Common Vegetation:
Western Juniper, mountain big sagebrush, Idaho fescue, Sandberg bluegrass, and bluebunch wheatgrass
Soils:
Fine-loamy to loamy, mixed, mesic, Lithic to Pachic Argixerolls
Fire Regime:
Historically frequent to moderately frequent (10-70 years), low intensity to mixed severity fires. Woodland invasion suggests that the majority of these communities have not burned since the late 1800’s. As woodlands gain dominance, the fire regime shifts to infrequent, high-intensity fires.
Representative Land Base:
Several million acres in eastern OR, northeastern CA, southwestern ID, and northwestern NV
Grazing:
This site is located on an active grazing allotment, and plots have been fenced for the duration of the study to exclude livestock.
Wildfire Activity:
50% of Mechanical Plot burned in wildfire 2016.
