Some areas in restoration area will have no reduction in fuel loading Require more frequent treatments to maintain conditions. Thinned forest will grow and become more dense. Less frequent treatment required to maintain conditions. Some areas would have no soil disturbance. Openings, that would have the highest soil disturbance could be placed in areas with lower erodibility More difficult to use prescribed fire as treatment technique because of lack of fire breaks Burn areas will be designed to burn.
Openings are also good areas to be maintained by fire.
Openings would be fire breaks for crown fires.