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Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes

“Here, we discuss how forecasts for plant establishment can be developed and delivered to help land managers anticipate the impacts of near-term (months to years) environmental conditions on restoration.” Read HERE
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Does Applying Indaziflam and Imazapic Together Improve Restoration of Annual Grass-invaded Rangelands?

“Invasive annual grasses are degrading millions of hectares of Intermountain West rangelands. Restoration of perennial vegetation in annual grass-invaded rangelands is a high priority. Of particular interest is controlling annual grasses in rangelands that still have co-occurring perennial vegetation. The goal of restoration actions in these communities is to control the annual grasses and promote co-occurring perennial…
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Fitness consequences of catastrophic wildfire are mitigated by behavioral responses of an iconic bird

“We used data collected from 269 hens over a 6-year period under a multi-level before-after-control-impact design to test the hypothesis that sage-grouse mitigated fitness consequences of high-severity wildfire through adaptive behavioral responses and spatial redistribution.” Read HERE
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Right fuel treatment, right place: Managing wildfire in sagebrush country

“Sagebrush, the iconic gray-green shrub of the American West, occupies an area so vast it is often described as an ocean or sea. The Sagebrush Sea once stretched across nearly 175,000 square miles in western North America, but it has dwindled to nearly half that size since the arrival of European settlers in the 1800s.…
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Hotter and drier fire seasons increase risk of severe wildfires in western US forests

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State of Wildfires 2024–2025

“Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme wildfires globally, yet our understanding of these high-impact events remains uneven and shaped by media attention and regional research biases. The State of Wildfires project systematically tracks global and regional fire activity of each annual fire season, analyses the causes of prominent extreme wildfire events,…
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PRESCRIBED FIRE IN THE WEST: A SURVEY OF CURRENT STATE PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE THE PACE AND SCALE OF PLANNED BURNS

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Defend Your Core – An Invasive Annual Grasses Story

UWyo-led institute releases new film on managing invasive annual grasses. The University of Wyoming’s Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems (IMAGINE) has released a new educational film for Western communities grappling with the spread of invasive annual grasses. Watch the film.
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FUELING THE FLAMES: EXOTIC ANNUAL GRASSES TURNING UP THE HEAT

“LANDOWNERS, MANAGERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND AGENCIES: WATCH FOR THESE INVASIVES”
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Recovery Playbook

ROUTT COUNTY LONG-TERM WILDFIRE RECOVERY PLAYBOOK Read HERE
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Test Blog Grid

Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes

Does Applying Indaziflam and Imazapic Together Improve Restoration of Annual Grass-invaded Rangelands?

Fitness consequences of catastrophic wildfire are mitigated by behavioral responses of an iconic bird

Right fuel treatment, right place: Managing wildfire in sagebrush country

Hotter and drier fire seasons increase risk of severe wildfires in western US forests

State of Wildfires 2024–2025

PRESCRIBED FIRE IN THE WEST: A SURVEY OF CURRENT STATE PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE THE PACE AND SCALE OF PLANNED BURNS

Defend Your Core – An Invasive Annual Grasses Story

FUELING THE FLAMES: EXOTIC ANNUAL GRASSES TURNING UP THE HEAT

Recovery Playbook

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