Photographic documentation of forestry treatments of 77 forest plots at Sagehen Creek Field Station, 2016-2019

Data package contains sets of photographs taken at 77 forest monitoring plots within the Sagehen Experimental Forest. These plots are a subset of 500+ forest monitoring plots established in 2004 and 2005 for the purpose of testing strategically-placed land area treatments (SPLATS) that impede forest fire progression (Vaillant 2008, UC Berkeley Doctoral Dissertation). Sites were photographed at various intervals before and after prescribed forestry treatments. Two major types of treatment occurred and additional activity is ongoing. In Summer/Fall 2016, hand thinning or mastication was performed on a subset of plots, and in Summer/Fall 2018, logging was performed on another subset of plots. Some plots received one treatment, and others received none. Information about photo dates and treatment status can be found in the FMP details csv file. This monitoring is ongoing through the Sagehen Forest Project.