2.2. Field data
Two to four plots were established in each of 21 creek drainages
and were 1900–2200 m in elevation (Supplementary Fig. S1). Plots
used in this study were selected to represent upland conditions
and were co-located, approximately 150 m up-slope, with plots
in the riparian zone for use in reconstructing riparian fire history
(VandeWater and North, 2010). Plots located on the western side
of the Basin were fir-dominated, while those located along the
eastern shore were pine-dominated. Trees were sampled within
plots using a nested design where all trees P5 cm diameter at
breast height (dbh) were measured in a 1/50th ha subplot, all trees
P50 cm dbh were measured in a 1/10th ha subplot, and all trees
P80 cm dbh were measured in a 1/5th ha plot. Fuels were quantified
along four modified Brown’s transects (Brown, 1974) oriented
in the cardinal directions at each plot. To assess regeneration, all
trees