This plot contained a heavier loading than 

 determined for the fire area as a whole and 

 was used to represent near maximum condi- 

 tions. The figure used for average loading did 

 not contain crown fuel for trees under 5 

 inches d.b.h. and probably should be some- 

 what higher. 



A 1/4-milacre plot near Brown's Mill at the 

 northeast end of the fire provided an estimate 

 of the brush level. The ovendry weight was 

 5,400 lbs. /acre of subordinate vegetation. 

 Brush conditions were probably quite variable 

 over the entire area but this plot, appearing 

 typical of the area, was used as an average. 



Ground litter was sampled at two locations; 

 one near Brown's Mill and the other at the 

 southwest end of the fire area near Coolin. 

 These 1/4-milacre plots yielded the following 

 loadings (ovendry basis): 



Branches 

 Duff 



Buried wood 

 Humus 



Total 



Brown's Mill 

 (Ibs./acre) 



17,000 

 23,040 



40,040 



Coolin 

 (Ibs./acre) 



10,040 

 23,880 



7,680 

 41,600 



These forest floor plots should be representa- 

 tive of much of the Sundance area although 

 considerably lower loadings existed in some 

 areas. Moisture content was determined by 

 ovendrying as follows: 



Fuel 



Green foliage 



White pine 



Hemlock 

 Brush 



Green and some dead brush 

 Snowberry* 

 Forest Floor 



Entire floor (Coolin area) 

 Ponderosa pine litter layer* 

 Surface duff under spruce* 

 Dead branches on spruce* 



Moisture 

 content 

 (Percent) 



144 

 148 



67 

 54 



20 

 8 

 10 

 12 



*Samples collected and handled on the Priest River 

 Experimental Forest by C. Carpenter. 



The moisture content of logs in the 

 HeUroaring Creek area was sampled. Logs 3, 

 6, 12, and 18 inches in diameter were sampled 

 for center and outer moisture contents. These 

 mecisurements provided some indication of 

 the effect of the moisture depletion for the 

 season. 







Outer 



Center 





Log 



moisture 



moisture 



Species 



diameter 



content 



content 





(Inches) 



(Percent) 



(Percent) 



White pine 



3 



8.6 



8.6 



Douglas-fir 



6 



32.4 



37.4 



White pine 



6 



15.2 



14.9 



Douglas-fir 



12 



12.7 



29.7 



Cedar 



12 



12.2 



26.0 



Cedar 



18 



11.6 



27.3 



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