We hosted a one day field trip to the 2017 Boundary Fire burned area. We made seven stops and discussed the effects of earlier fires such as the Pumpkin Fire (2002) and the Horseshoe-Hockdeffer Fire (1996) on reforestation. The topics discussed were natural reforestation, artificial reforestation, fire management in burned areas (a reburn), and assisted migration (planting pinyon vs ponderosa that will succeed in changed landscapes). In our field trip, we included post-fire vegetation managers, decision makers on post-fire management, and replanting fire managers to weigh in on the discussion on how to best manage post-fire for future fuels.
