Abstract
Rangelands T he skyrocketing costs of fire suppression in the western United States are driving land managers and government agencies to seek effective, longterm methods for reducing fire threats. In 2003, the US Forest Service spent $1.2 billion fighting wildfires, costing taxpayers more per acre than any other season in history. With heavy moisture in the West, the 2005 and 2006 seasons are predicted to be worse. To control the mounting costs of wildfires, a growing number of land managers and government officials are looking to innovative fire management techniques, such as “greenstripping,” the creation of long, narrow bands of fire-retardant vegetation that serve as natural fire breaks.
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