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Effects of Fire Retardant Chemical and Fire Suppressant Foam on Shrub Steppe Vegetation in Northern Nevada

Acknowledgments


Personnel at the Bureau of Land Management, including Paul Schlobohm, Jeff Bass, and Cory Grant from the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, and Mike Boyd and Mike Whalen from Winnemucca, Nevada, provided both logistical support and expertise in the use of fire retardants and foams. Cecilia Johnson, from the Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana, provided valuable advice throughout the study. The Santa Rosa District of the Humboldt National Forest provided logistical support and Nevada First Corporation allowed access to their lands. Shane Gebauer and Terri K. Hicks provided able assistance in the field. Jane Austin, Julie Beiser, Harold Kantrud, and Paul Schlobohm reviewed previous versions of the manuscript.
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