From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Large wildfires can have profound and lasting impacts not only from direct consumption of …
Soil Fungi Recover Slowly Following High-Severity Wildfires
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:In recent decades, wildfires in ponderosa pine forests have increased in size and …
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Wildland Fire Management under COVID-19
Read the full brief here. Summary: COVID-19 will have major implications for wildland fire management, because of severe social …
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Big Trees, Bark Beetles, Goshawks & Timber
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Throughout the Rocky Mountains over the last century, large ponderosa pine trees provided …
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Using “Good” Fires to Reduce “Bad” Fire Effects & Smoke Impacts
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Prescribed fires produce smoke that adversely impacts public health, although not to the …
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Snag Hazards to Firefighters
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Snags continue to pose an ever-present hazard to responders, and recent increases in fire …
How Does Fire Kill Trees?
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Fires burn millions of acres annually and being able to predict what trees will die …
Of Woodpeckers and Harvests: Finding Compatibility Between Habitat and Salvage Logging
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station’s “Science You Can Use Bulletin” Issue 38.The western United States is home to many …