Read about the impacts wildfires have on water quality in watersheds across the western U.S. HERE …
When more blackberries is a bad thing: Invasive plant management support
Rocky Mountain Research StationScience you can use: This article explores how non-native blackberry species are spreading …
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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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A changing climate is snuffing out post-fire recovery in montane forests
FULL RESEARCH PUBLICATION HERE Climate warming is increasing fire activity in many of Earth’s forested ecosystems. Because …
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Weakening of the North American monsoon with global warming
Link to Non-Open-Source Report Full Abstract: Future changes in the North American monsoon, a circulation system that brings …
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Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP)
From USDA NRCS comes a free new online tool to help manage and monitor western rangelands. View a how-to webinar to learn the ins …
Wildfire Trends Across the Western US: Forest Fires Have Increased in Size, Severity, and Frequency Across Western Forests
Wildfires have increased in size, severity, and frequency in most western forests over the last three decades, as demonstrated by …
Quantifying Pinyon-Juniper Reduction within North America’s Sagebrush Ecosystem
Documents patterns of conifer reduction across sage-grouse range over the past several years overlapping with concerted …