"The Louisville Fire Protection District teamed up with the Ember Alliance to improve our understanding of fire behavior in the …
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Metrics and Considerations for Evaluating How Forest Treatments Alter Wildfire Behavior and Effects
This study looks at pre-fire treatment effectiveness in the 2020 Cameron Peak burn scar. The study considers implications such as …
Integrated fire management as an adaptation and mitigation strategy to altered fire regimes
As climate change intensifies fire seasons and disrupts ecosystems, the need for smarter, more adaptive wildfire strategies is …
Using PODs to integrate fire and fuels planning
PODs: The authors of the article “Using PODs to Integrate Fire and Fuels Planning” have also published two-page research …
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Rising Wildfire Risk to Houses in the United States, Especially in Grasslands and Shrublands
Houses built near wildland vegetation are at greater risk of burning than those farther from the wildland-urban interface, a …
Burn Severity Portal
From the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior. The intent of this web portal is to provide a single point of access to …
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Articles
The USGS-FRESC has recently published a series of articles addressing research questions in forests and rangelands of the United …
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Fire as Medicine: Learning from Native American Fire Stewardship
Indigenous peoples, such as the Pueblos of the Southwest U.S., have been living in fire-prone environments throughout history. …
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