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Table 1 Fuel hazard reduction treatments were completed over three seasons and three years. Spring mastication treatments were conducted later than spring fire treatments because roads were not dry enough for masticator access. There was no winter mastication treatment because masticators can damage seasonally wet roads and slopes.

From: Decade-Long Plant Community Responses to Shrubland Fuel Hazard Reduction

Treatment

Season

Treatment dates

Fire

Fall

3 to 20 November

Spring

31 March to 3 April

Winter

8 to 18 January

Mastication

Fall

3 to 20 November

Spring

23 April to 2 June

Control

No treatment

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