OSU Extension Fire Program | Prescribed fire basics Carrie Berger and Christopher Adlam Read HERE …
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Techniques for Increasing Watershed Resilience to Wildland Fire
Read about nature-based solutions and case studies that address watersheds in the southwest that wildfires have impacted. Read …
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Trees have similar growth responses to first-entry fires and reburns following long-term fire exclusion
This study explores how ponderosa pine trees respond to repeated low-severity wildfires after decades of fire exclusion in dry …
NIST Study Finds Wildfire Hazards in Residential Fences and Mulch Beds
In a series of fire experiments, National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers explored how fences and mulch beds …
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Stand composition and development stage affect fuel characteristics of quaking aspen forests in Utah, USA
Learn more about the quaking aspen and it's relationship with fire. Aspen stands have previously been described as having low …
Edge Effects Along Roadside Fuel Treatments in Sagebrush Steppe
The construction of fuel breaks is a common strategy for suppressing wildfires in rangelands, but it can also increase the number …
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The fastest-growing and most destructive fires in the US (2001 to 2020)
Wildfires that spread rapidly are the most dangerous, and their growth rates have significantly increased across the U.S. between …
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Fire severity drives understory community dynamics and the recovery of culturally significant plants
Dive into new research on the effects of "mega fires" on understory plant communities and the repercussions on biodiversity and …