NPS
PROJECT SUMMARY
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Cooperative Agreement Modification
FUNDING AGENCY: National Park Service
MODIFICATION NO.: NAU-182
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO.: 1200-99-009
FUNDING AMOUNT: $ 161,059
INVESTIGATORS� Contact Information:
Principal Investigator: Peter Z. Ful�, Associate Professor, School of Forestry and Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona
University, P.O. Box 15018, Flagstaff, AZ 86011.� Tel: (928) 523-1463, Fax: (928) 523-0296, Pete.Fule@nau.edu.
Co-Principal Investigators/NPS: Cole Crocker-Bedford, Chief, Natural Resources Branch, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129,
Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023.�Tel: 928 638-7750, Cole_Crocker-Bedford@nps.gov.
Craig Letz, Fire Use Manager, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023.� Tel: 928 6387821, Craig_Letz@nps.gov.
PROJECT TITLE: Fire Use Over a Southwestern Elevational Gradient: Effects of 2003 Fires
EFFECTIVE DATES: Sept 2004 through December 31, 2005
PROJECT ABSTRACT: In 2003, a series of 4 lightning-ignited wildland fires were managed to burn over 19,000 acres on the North Rim of
Grand Canyon National Park.� These fires burned over approximately 82 permanent plots that had been established within the previous 26 years.� The burned plots range in elevation from 7,500 to over 8,600 feet, representing all the high-elevation forest types in southwestern
forests (ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, aspen, and spruce-fir).� A wealth of data already exists about the plot network, including fire
regimes, reconstructions of past forest structure, and modeling of changes in canopy fuels and fire hazard over time.� Wildland fire
behavior and weather were closely monitored.� We propose to collect post-fire data and analyze the relationships between pre-fire
conditions, observed fire behavior, and fire effects.� Rapid response is essential because we have the unique opportunity for post-fire
sampling from fires occurring in a single year over plots arrayed across such a large environmental gradient.
Agency Representative:
Ron Hiebert, NPS
Research Coordinator
CPCESU
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 5765
Flagstaff, AZ� 86011-5765
Tel: (928) 523-0877
Fax: (928) 520-8223
Ron.Hiebert@nau.edu
Agency Administration Representative
Investigator:
Lynell Wright
Budget Analyst
Peter Fule
Associate Professor
Intermountain Region � Budget &
School of Forestry / ERI
Finance
P.O. Box 15018
P.O. Box 25287
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
Tel (928) 523-1463
Denver, CO� 80225-0287
Fax (928) 523-0296
Tel: (303) 969-2654
Pete.Fule@nau.edu
Fax: (303) 969-2794
Lynell_Wright@nps.gov
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Partner Admin. Contact:
Wilma Ennenga
Director, Office of Grant and
Contract Services
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 4130
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Tel (928) 523-8319
Fax (928) 523-1075
Wilma.Ennenga@nau.edu
Fire: Forest Recovery / Post-fire effects (monitoring)
Prescribed Burns
Fire Ecology
Key Official from National Park - Include contact information @ Specific Park or NPS Office:
Craig Letz, Fire Use Manager, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023.� Tel: 928 6387821, Craig_Letz@nps.gov.
Annual Report Received:
Final Report Received:
Publications on File:
This Modification is subject to all the provisions included in the Cooperative Agreement, dated 6/22/99.
Attach any supporting material as necessary.