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Burn Ban Effectiveness

Do you have direct experience working with, and have thoughts and ideas about how to improve Fire Safety Burn Bans? The Forest Stewards Guild in partnership with the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network is pleased to announce the launch of our Burn Ban Effectiveness Assessment. Target audience includes Fire Managers, Operational Fire Staff, and Emergency…
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‘Neighborhoods at Risk’: FREE virtual tool for climate change impacts

Headwaters Economics has developed a free, national tool to evaluate the impacts of climate change on the most vulnerable communities: https://headwaterseconomics.org/apps/neighborhoods-at-risk/ See where flooding, urban heat, and hurricanes impact the most vulnerable people. Map and explore information at the neighborhood level for every community in the U.S. Also available through their website is the: Wildfire…
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PODs Addendum: 2019 Post-Fire Interview Findings

The Public Lands Policy Group at Colorado State University, led by Dr. Courtney Schultz, has shared an addendum to their report from their assessment of the Forest Service’s Potential Operational Delineation (PODs) efforts – PODs Addendum: 2019 Post-Fire Interview Findings. The addendum focuses on findings from their interviews following the 2019 fire season. You can…
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Does seeding after wildfires in rangelands reduce erosion or invasive species?

Description: Mitigation of ecological damage caused by rangeland wildfires has historically been an issue restricted to the western United States. It has focused on conservation of ecosystem function through reducing soil erosion and spread of invasive plants. Effectiveness of mitigation treatments has been debated recently. We reviewed recent literature to conduct a meta-analysis of seeding…
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Future Avoided Cost Explorer: Colorado Hazards

In this story map, one can explore economic impacts of flood, drought, and wildfire in 2050. What are the effects of climate change and population growth going to look like in 30 years? Find out with this nifty tool. Story Map here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e653ffb2b654ebe95848c9ba8ff316e
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How Wildfire Affects Colorado’s Communities: A case study of the 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire

New story map releasing results of a case study about the 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire near Durango, CO. A part of a collection of other story maps all about natural disasters in Colorado. Key findings: Wildfire costs are large and the total cost is often unknown. Insured losses and fire suppression costs are only a…
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Webinar Synopsis: Post-Fire Planning “By the Book”: Strategies For Landscape and Social Response

This managerial brief summarizes an October 14th webinar hosted by Fire Adapted Colorado and the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network entitled, Post-Fire Planning “By the Book”: Strategies for Landscape and Social Response. This webinar featured guest speakers highlighting important aspects of post-fire planning for improved response and recovery following the occurrence of disastrous wildfire events…
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Webinar: Ecological Effects of Multiple Disturbances on Subalpine Forest Structure and Recovery in a Changing Climate

On November 6th, 2020 SRFSN hosted a public webinar containing the graduate masters thesis presentation of Zoe Schapira, graduate student and research assistant in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University. In short, Zoe’s research looks into the synergistic effects of multiple disturbances on subalpine forest structure and recovery potential within…
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Post-Fire Planning “By The Book”: Strategies for Landscape and Social Response pt. 2

On October 14th, 2020 Fire Adapted Colorado and the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network hosted a webinar with guest speakers highlighting important aspects of post-fire planning for improved response and recovery following the occurrence of disastrous wildfire events within communities. One guest speaker was Nick Holloway of Missoula County, MT’s Office of Emergency Management, who…
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Post-Fire Planning “By the Book”: Strategies for Landscape and Social Response

On October 14th, 2020 Fire Adapted Colorado and the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network hosted a webinar with guest speakers highlighting important aspects of post-fire planning for improved response and recovery following the occurrence of disastrous wildfire events within communities. One guest speaker was Kate Dunlap of Boulder Water introducing Colorado’s Post Fire Playbook .…
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