“More high-severity wildfire is occurring in the U.S. West and affecting people and forests in challenging ways. In places where mitigating high-severity wildfire is desirable, returning low-severity fire through fuel treatments is common practice. The last quantitative review of fuel treatment research happened 10 years ago. Much has been learned since then.”
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Moore, Annabelle; Davis, Kimberley T.; Peeler, Jamie; Fargione, Joseph. 2024. Burning questions answered: New review examines 30 years of fuel treatment effects on wildfire severity. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), June 2024. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.