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Cottonwood Prescribed Fire and Star Guch wildfire comparison gallery
Boise National Forest

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4/15/1994

Mike Brown of Idaho City lights a Prescribed Burn using a Terra-Torch in the Cottonwood area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.
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4/15/1994

Mike Brown of Idaho City lights a Prescribed Burn using a Terra-Torch in the Cottonwood area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.
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4/15/1994

Mike Brown of Idaho City lights a Prescribed Burn using a Terra-Torch in the Cottonwood area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.

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4/15/1994

Example of overgrown ladder fuels before a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.
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4/15/1994

Ground fire during a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.
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4/15/1994

Ground fire during a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.

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4/15/1994

Ground fire during a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it. Smoke is minimal compared to a wildfire
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8/20/1994

This Stand replacing burn of Ponderosa Pine occurred in the Star Gulch fire. Across the road there was a prescribed burn in April of the same year. Most large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive.
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7/24/1994

This Stand replacing burn of Ponderosa Pine occurred in the Star Gulch fire. Across the road there was a prescribed burn in April of the same year. Most large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive.

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94.00706-09.jpg 4/15/1994 Mike Brown of Idaho City lights a Prescribed Burn using a Terra-Torch in the Cottonwood area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.	94.00705-18.JPG 4/15/1994 Mike Brown of Idaho City lights a Prescribed Burn using a Terra-Torch in the Cottonwood area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.	94.00707-07.JPG 4/15/1994 Mike Brown of Idaho City lights a Prescribed Burn using a Terra-Torch in the Cottonwood area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.
94.00711-13.JPG 4/15/1994 Example of overgrown ladder fuels before a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.	94_0007-20.jpg 4/15/1994 Ground fire during a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.	94.00712-12.JPG 4/15/1994 Ground fire during a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it.
94.00701-01.JPG 4/15/1994 Ground fire during a prescribed fire in the Cottonwood Creek area of the Boise National Forest. This area burned later that season in the Star Gulch Fire. Large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive, while a stand replacing burn occurred next to it. Smoke is minimal compared to a wildfire	94.01401-7.JPG 8/20/1994 This Stand replacing burn of Ponderosa Pine occurred in the Star Gulch fire. Across the road there was a prescribed burn in April of the same year. Most large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive.	40.129-10.JPG 7/24/1994 This Stand replacing burn of Ponderosa Pine occurred in the Star Gulch fire. Across the road there was a prescribed burn in April of the same year. Most large trees in the prescribed burn area were alive.