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Simple, Fast, and Cheap: A New Photoload Sequence Building Technique for Fuel Load Estimates

Full Guide Here Fast and efficient fuel loading estimates for fire-prone ecosystems are vital for accurately predicting fire behavior and effects. Scientists developed a new method for creating photoload sequences in the field. Using this procedure, land managers will be able to create locally relevant photoload sequences more quickly to assess the fuel loads for…
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Fire Resistance of Plants Master Database & Placement of Species Within Firewise Landscape Zones For Southern Idaho

Full Database Here Idaho residents who live in or near the urban/rangeland interface endure higher risk for fire-related property damage, as well as greater peril to their families, pets and livestock. Understanding those risks and making changes in landscaping techniques can help keep rangeland fires from becoming disasters at home. This Database has been developed…
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Salvage Series NR Fire Science

All links are available on the NRFSN Past Events webpage. Vicki Saab Presentation: Latif, Quresh; Saab, Victoria A.; Dudley, Jonathan G.; Markus, Amy; Mellen-McLean, Kim, 2020. Development and evaluation of habitat suitability models for nesting white-headed woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus) in burned forest Watts, Andrea; Saab, Victoria A.; Beverlin, Steve; Webb, Mark, 2019. Of woodpeckers and…
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A scenario-based assessment to inform sustainable ponderosa pine timber harvest on the Black Hills National Forest

Download Full PDF Here Abstract: Since 2000, the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) has experienced several disturbances that have reduced standing live sawtimber volume which will affect future harvest levels. To evaluate options concerning the future timber management program, we conducted a quantitative analysis to determine how mortality from these disturbances and potential growth rates…
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Burn Severity Portal

From the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior. The intent of this web portal is to provide a single point of access to all the post-fire mapping and field plot data that are available. This Incudes: Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Program data FS/DOI BAER Imagery Support Program data Rapid Assessment of Vegetation…
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Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool

The Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT) is a geographic information system webmap tool. The tool allows users to combine layers of community resilience indicators, infrastructure locations and hazard data to visualize, prioritize and implement strategies for planning in community outreach, resilience, response and recovery. Browse census data, county-level estimates of hazard occurrence, real-time weather, and…
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Post-fire Tree Regeneration and Forest Recovery Workshop Summary

The USFS RMRS and CFRI gathered professionals from 27 organizations on April 20, 2021 to discuss issues relating to natural forest recovery and reforestation following the 2020 wildfires in CO and WY. The workshop provided an opportunity for: Local researchers to share highlights of post-fire forest research Managers to discuss practical concerns and considerations about…
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USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Articles

The USGS-FRESC has recently published a series of articles addressing research questions in forests and rangelands of the United States. Check them out below: Sagebrush Recovery Patterns after Fuel Treatments Mediated by Disturbance Type and Plant Functional Group Interactions Chambers, J.C., Urza, A.K., Board, D.I., Miller, R.F., Pyke, D.A., Roundy, B.A., Schupp, E.W., Tausch, R.J.,…
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Utah: Prescribed Burning – Landowner Responsibility and Liability

The legality of conducting prescribed fires can sometimes be tricky and landowners often want to ensure that what they are doing falls beneath the law. The Utah State Forestry Extension hopes to reduce some of the confusion for landowners conducting prescribed burns. Their new article talks about the importance of determining liability in prescribed burning…
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Fire as Medicine: Learning from Native American Fire Stewardship

Indigenous peoples, such as the Pueblos of the Southwest U.S., have been living in fire-prone environments throughout history. Rather than suppress fire, indigenous peoples learned to use fire sustainably and live with the natural processes of fire. Today, researchers are looking into indigenous practices related to fire and how they can be adapted to help…
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