Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon

Table 2

Strengths and weaknesses of slash pile burning.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Widely used for many years	Soil heating damage; changes in chemical, physical, and/or biological properties
Easily controlled fire	Smoke, greenhouse gases, and particulates released
Relatively inexpensive form of site preparation or fuel reduction	Visual scars
Longer available time frame for burning	Invasive species increase