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Where Trees Meet the Sage: Optimizing Pinyon-Juniper Management for Imperiled Sagebrush and Woodland Birds
Rocky Mountain Research Station: Science You Can Use This research tackles the delicate balance between restoring sagebrush ecosystems and protecting woodland species like the pinyon jay, whose population has experienced […]
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Crowdfunding after the Marshall fire overwhelmingly helped wealthy households
This article examines how crowdfunding efforts after the Marshall Fire predominantly supported wealthier households, shedding light on disparities in recovery assistance. Read more HERE
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Increases in understory plant cover and richness persist following restoration treatments in Pinus ponderosa forests
Discover how forest restoration techniques like thinning and prescribed burns are enhancing native plant diversity and resilience in the Southwest’s ponderosa pine forests Read more HERE
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Thinning Colorado forests to reduce fire danger also helps bees and flowers, research shows
A more-than-decadelong effort to thin Front Range forests to reduce fire danger has brought more bees, more flowers and increased resilience to climate change, new research shows. “We found that […]
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The record breaking 2023 fire season in Canada
Presented by Piyush JainPart of the Canada Wildfire webinar seriesIn this webinar, Piyush Jain, a Research Scientist with the Canadian Forest Service, discusses the record-breaking 2023 Canadian fire season. The […]
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2023 Incident Review Summary
This report compiles critical insights from wildland fire incidents in 2023, sourced from a range of reports and databases, including the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s Incident Reviews Database. Read […]
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FORT biologists and collaborators find that conservation of greater sage-grouse habitat may partially conserve habitat for other species of concern
This study evaluates whether using the greater sage-grouse as an umbrella species effectively protects other wildlife in the sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. Researchers compared the habitat overlap between sage-grouse and other sagebrush-dependent […]
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Evaluating Spatial Coverage of the Greater Sage-Grouse Umbrella to Conserve Sagebrush-Dependent Species Biodiversity within the Wyoming Basins
Biodiversity is under threat from factors like land-use change, pollution, and climate change, making it challenging to conserve ecosystems. The greater sage-grouse is often used as an umbrella species to […]
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Drought Conditioning: Improving Environmental Resilience and Outplanting Success with Nursery-Grown Ponderosa Pine Seedlings
Rocky Mountain Research StationsScience you can use: This research reveals how drought conditioning in nursery-grown ponderosa pine seedlings can improve their survival rates in water-limited environments, enhancing their resilience against […]
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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 briefs about the three case studies from the paper—the San Isabel NF, San Juan NF and Washington DNR. […]
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