Forest Fuel Appraisal Photoseries

Yellowstone National Park

Plots are ordered by cover type

Series	Plot	CT	OverstoryComposition	ShrubComposition	HerbaceousComposition	Asp(°)	Sl(%)	Elev(ft)	FL0001	FL0010	FL0100	FL1000S	FL1000R	FLLitt	FLDuff	FBDDead	FLLH	FBDHerb	FLLW	DepLitt	DepDuff	OstoryLive	OstoryDead	SeedlLive	SeedlDead	CaClos	SeedlHt	CR	BALive	CodomHt	CaBH	CaCH	CaL	CrBH	CrDep	CaFL	CaBDs	CaBDv
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Specimen	DF	Douglas-fir 100%			170	25	6,350	0.846	0.004	0.023	1.2	4.6	6.33	26.64	0.23	0.078	0.82	0.150	1.2	1.6	105	166	0	0	76		76	296.9	87.5	8.0	120.0		19.40	57.80	5.650	0.00320	0.00440
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Trout Lake	DF	Douglas-fir 100%	Snowberry 3%	Pinegrass 45%, Showy aster 10%	115	15	7,227	0.460	0.011	0.100	0.2	7.2	2.96	19.10	0.40	0.323	0.65	0.024	0.7	1.1	53	0	1,288	0	76	1.02	90	473.3	67.0	4.0	72.0		6.74	60.25	6.835	0.00520	0.00520
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Deaf Jim	DF1.5	Douglas-fir 100%	Not sampled	Not sampled	142	27	7,192	0.855	0.022	0.122	0.4	0.0	1.61	26.81	0.11	0.082	0.35	0.017	0.8	1.6	289	131	0	0	77		67	274.0	65.2	2.0	69.0		19.50	38.80	7.840	0.00930	0.00920
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Gate Canyon	DF2	Douglas-fir 100%	Ribes sp., Snowberry, Wood ros	Strawberry, Meadowrue, Pinegra	10	15	6,348	0.732	0.014	0.064	0.3	0.2	1.69	23.02	0.11	0.147	0.73	0.154	0.6	1.3	250	92	2,254	322	74	1.87	58	228.7	67.8	10.0	76.0		26.60	33.70	6.680	0.00830	0.00910
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Junction Butte	DF2	Douglas-fir 100%	Snowberry 31%, Ribes sp. 3%, S	Grass 53%, Pinegrass 8%, Arnic	16	19	6,286	0.778	0.051	0.173	3.0	2.9	6.66	22.33	0.39	0.121	0.88	0.122	1.0	1.3	237	210	6,119	322	56	0.08	35	161.7	79.2	45.0	95.0		50.80	27.80	5.275	0.00890	0.00870
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Lava Creek	DF2	Douglas-fir 100%			56	3	6,170	0.659	0.050	0.043	0.9	0.2	7.27	10.55	0.38	0.121		0.385	0.7	0.6	106	53	993	54	80	2.03	80	109.7	50.6	9.0	51.0		10.10	40.50	2.650	0.00300	0.00300
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Rainy Lake	DF2	Douglas-fir 100%			14	25	6,420	0.600	0.016	0.097	1.9	0.2	2.28	42.26	0.13	0.084	0.67	0.065	1.3	1.6	145	105	0	0	57		57	100.6	27.2	4.0	35.0		10.40	13.80	3.190	0.00800	0.01060
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Baker's Hole	LP0	Lodgepole pine	N/A	Grass 31%, Pussytoes 25%, Phlo	FLAT	2	6,634	0.364	1.197	4.016	8.2	0.4	1.01	0.89	0.18	0.639		0.000	0.3	0.0	80	27	242	0		2.73		0.1
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Bunsen	LP0	Lodgepole pine	N/A	Grass 71%	320	10	7,300	0.637	0.875	6.526	43.9	0.4	1.50	9.73	0.64	0.291		0.000	0.4	0.5	778	0	644	0		2.43		4.6
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Cub Creek	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 83%, Ribes	Brome 14%, Elk sedge 9%	23	10	8,424	0.009	0.879	1.467	29.0	19.8	1.56	6.01	0.39	0.402		0.755	0.4	0.3	859	0	2,523	161		2.31	75	151.9	35.2	3.0	43.0	40.0	7.20	21.10	4.270	0.00670	0.00920
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Elk Creek	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Snowberry 1%, Rose 1%	Grass 78%, Clover 33%, Firewee	57	25	6,663	0.166	0.637	3.348	38.0	18.2	4.35	8.51	0.44	0.544		0.036	1.1	0.5	1,610	0	2,737	0		1.81		9.3
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Fan Creek	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 19%, Spira	Elk sedge 33%, Grass 9%, Aster	102	25	7,983	0.244	1.190	2.088	13.1	1.2	0.95	1.08	0.30	0.379		0.260	0.2	0.1	107	250	286	0		1.60		18.7
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Gardner	LP0	Lodgepole pine	N/A	N/A	270	13	7,280	0.670	1.579	3.843	47.4	8.4	1.51	0.00	0.45	0.286		0.000	0.4	0.0	1,181	54	1,258	0		2.70		3.9
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Gibbon	LP0	Lodgepole pine	N/A	Elk sedge 2%	FLAT	0	7,339	0.674	2.462	5.428	72.8	0.0	3.31	4.57	0.64	0.019		0.000	0.8	0.2	10,000	193	49,852	6,087		3.58		20.9
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Grassy Lake	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 1%	Elk sedge 22%, Lupine 3%	250	9	7,240	0.191	0.841	2.176	14.1	9.6	0.34	0.60	0.09	1.075		0.000	0.1	0.0	322	0	1,154	0		1.70		4.0
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Grebe Lake	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 29%	Pinegrass 25%, Aster 8%, Firew	FLAT	0	8,157	0.171	0.263	1.267	4.2	0.0	1.08	3.71	0.18	0.342		0.000	0.3	0.2	349	402	10,815	27		2.20		0.7
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Holmes	LP0	Lodgepole pine	None	Pinegrass 24%, Strawberry 5%,	FLAT	2	7,366	0.399	1.936	3.945	29.3	3.8	1.33	1.30	0.37	0.381		0.000	0.3	0.1	1,074	81	644	0		2.20		5.7
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Hoodoos	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Spiraea 18%, Snowbrush 10%	Strawberry 5%, Ross' sedge 1%,	60	15	6,857	0.718	1.813	4.280	60.8	0.5	2.86	5.45	0.18	0.045		0.640	0.7	0.3	7,192	134	18,968	32		3.22		9.0
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Indian Creek	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Potentilla 1%, Big sagebrush 1	Grass 22%, Bromus 15%, Elk sed	124	5	7,719	0.211	1.664	7.220	99.2	11.9	1.36	0.91	0.94	0.406		0.000	0.3	0.1	456	27	1,047	54		3.28		7.2
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	JDR	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 7%	Elk sedge 57%, Grass 17%, Aste	314	14	6,980	0.083	0.493	3.301	25.2	3.4	1.01	4.78	0.31	0.434		0.058	0.3	0.3	1,181	54	242	0		1.61		14.2
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Juice Cr	LP0	Lodgepole pine	None	Pinegrass 24%, Fireweed 4%, Ve	310	4	6,167	0.861	3.175	6.717	34.8	3.9	2.08	4.05	0.42	0.497		0.000	0.5	0.2	161	0	169,151	3,918		2.30		0.1
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Little Firehole	LP0	Lodgepole pine	N/A	N/A	235	12	6,791	0.369	1.747	4.183	44.4	0.5	1.56	0.08	0.25	0.600		0.000	0.4	0.0	1,154	27	9,595	17		3.00		1.3
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Madison	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Oregon-grape 0.5%	Pinegrass 43%, Lupine 5%, Aste	310	10	6,791	0.427	2.174	8.730	62.0	5.1	3.42	6.25	0.79	0.789		0.000	0.9	0.3	590	0	9,956	295		2.50		1.4
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Petrified	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 31%, Snowb	Pinegrass 71%, Aster sp. 11%,	12	30	7,021	0.198	0.484	1.196	11.7	3.1	3.48	6.18	0.25	0.399		0.142	0.9	0.3	54	242	456	54		3.94		0.4
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Phlox Creek 1	LP0	Lodgepole pine	None	Elk sedge 42%, Lupine 8%, Gras	135	3	7,860	0.303	0.852	2.450	41.1	12.3	0.54	0.45	0.34	0.344		0.000	0.1	0.0	322	81	161	27		3.00		0.5
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Phlox Creek 2	LP0	Lodgepole pine	N/A	Elk sedge, fireweed	FLAT	0	7,911	0.319	1.315	5.608	38.4	0.0	2.49	12.13	0.30				0.6	0.7
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Riddle Lake	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 1%	Elk sedge 40%	274	10	7,986	0.285	1.665	4.304	63.1	1.7	1.87	10.04	0.49	0.189		0.007	0.5	0.5	2,066	81	8,400	215		2.49		17.2
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Solfatara	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 5%	Ross' sedge 1%, Fireweed 1%, L	FLAT	0	7,388	0.907	1.749	4.996	54.2	5.2	2.98	6.30	0.23	0.065		0.000	0.8	0.3	4,026	27	6,065	27		3.10		18.3
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Tower	LP0	Lodgepole pine	N/A	Pinegrass 64%, Fireweed 28%	208	3	7,329	0.645	0.552	4.423	56.5	1.1	5.41	11.30	0.71	0.633		0.006	1.4	0.6	6,172	0	7,944	54		2.42		17.2
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Union	LP0	Lodgepole pine	None	Elk sedge 50%	220	1	7,638	0.186	0.352	0.000	37.8	9.4	2.31	3.03	0.09	0.233		0.161	0.6	0.2
YELL 2 Early Post-fire Lodgepole Pine	Virginia Cascade	LP0	Lodgepole pine	Grouse whortleberry 1%	Ross' sedge 12%, Fireweed 2%,	165	5	7,910	0.375	0.735	2.383	32.4	1.9	1.76	1.49	0.23	0.016		0.021	0.4	0.1	2,603	322	3,247	54		2.80		10.9
Miscellaneous Stands	Baker's Hole	LP1	Lodgepole pine 100%			FLAT	0	6,653	0.140	0.766	1.245	2.0	4.0	1.54	8.76					0.4	0.5	592	60					58	97.1	42.1	7.0	54.0		15.80	22.20	4.000	0.00670	0.00820
Miscellaneous Stands	Chalcedony	LP2	Engelmann spruce 39%, Lodgepol			345	55	8,711	0.581	0.814	2.854	24.2	1.8	2.51	19.86					0.6	1.1	412	175	11,486	966		0.90	74	135.5	61.7	1.0	63.0	62.0	9.60	22.70	10.020	0.01130	0.02030
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Lower Soda Butte	LP2	Lodgepole pine 83%, Engelmann			76	2	7,150	0.211	0.020	0.044	9.7	5.4	1.43	29.47	0.98	0.186		0.446	0.8	1.6	946	53	1,584	81	77	1.87	77	97.7	52.1	0.0	71.0		4.10	12.40	2.680	0.00440	0.00990
Miscellaneous Stands	Chickadee	LP3	Lodgepole pine 98%, Whitebark	Grouse whortleberry	Ross' sedge, Poa spp.	135	25	8,650	0.257	0.801	0.828	29.5	30.9	4.87	17.89					0.6	1.0	1,160	240	21,200	0	60	0.65	60	215.6	64.3	4.0	76.0		17.85	25.16	5.095	0.00520	0.00920
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Upper Soda Butte	LP3	Engelmann spruce 78%, Lodgepol			228	40	7,270	0.737	0.050	0.109	0.2	1.7	3.26	18.05	0.35	0.070	0.87	0.663	0.8	1.0	342	53	3,757	27	85		85	221.7	66.2	0.0	91.0		4.70	28.70	6.400	0.00610	0.01020
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Warm Creek	LP3	Lodgepole pine 56%, Subalpine	Juniper 9%, Snowberry7%	Pinegrass 16%, Meadowrue 13%,	65	14	7,653	0.315	0.027	0.046	2.2	1.0	1.95	23.93	0.25	0.137	0.59	0.477	0.4	1.3	368	79	2,898	0	67	2.05	83	174.7	46.4	0.0	60.0		5.40	22.70	4.850	0.00630	0.00980
YELL 3 Andesitic Douglas-fir and Mixed Conifer	Crescent Hill	SF	Engelmann spruce 89%, Douglas-			12	13	6,780	1.394	0.055	0.240	1.7	13.7	8.12	32.26	0.42	0.027	0.62	0.169	1.8	1.9	381	223	2,012	0	56	0.95	56	195.9	70.8	7.0	90.0		18.10	26.70	7.110	0.00640	0.01220

CT: Forest cover type as defined in Despain, D.G. 1990. Yellowstone vegetation: consequences of environment and history in a natural setting. Boulder, CO: Roberts Rinehart, Inc.
Asp(°): Aspect
Sl(%): Slope
Elev(ft): Elevation
FL0001: Fuel load, 1-hour
FL0010: Fuel load, 10-hour
FL0100: Fuel load, 100-hour
FL1000S: Fuel load, 1000-hour Solid
FL1000R: Fuel load, 1000-hour Rotten
FLLitt: Fuel load, Litter
FLDuff: Fuel load, Duff
FBDDead: Fuel bed depth of dead woody material
FLLH: Fuel load, live herbaceous
FBDHerb: Fuel bed depth of herbaceous plants
FLLW: Fuel load, live woody
DepLitt: Depth of litter layer
DepDuff: Depth of duff layer
OstoryLive: Density of live overstory trees
OstoryDead: Density of dead overstory trees (snags)
SeedlLive: Density of live seedlings
SeedlDead: Density of dead seedlings
CaClos: Canopy closure.
SeedlHt: Avg seedling height.
CR: Crown ratio
BALive: Basal area of live trees
CodomHt: Avg codominant tree height
CaBH: Canopy base height
CaCH: Canopy ceiling height
CaL: Canopy length
CrBH: Avg crown base height
CrDep: Avg crown depth
CaFL: Canopy fuel load
CaBDs: Canopy bulk density, segmental
CaBDv: Canopy bulk density, volumetric