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Conversations about Conversions: Perspectives of Disturbance-Driven Change

From authors Jill M. Young and Jonathan D. Coop – School of Environment & Sustainability, Western Colorado University: Changing disturbance regimes and climate across western North America are increasingly recognized
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Community Adaptation, Landscape Resilience and Safe Responses for COVID-19

Click here to read the article from Fire Adapted Colorado.
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Fires & Soils in Frequent-Fire Landscapes of the Southwest

This working paper provides a summary of the current literature on the interaction of forest soils and fire in the southwestern frequent-fire forests. Read the full paper from the Ecological
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Assessment of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) in Arizona & Throughout the West

This white paper shares lessons learned and recommendations for Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) design and plan elements that can help facilitate and guide implementation, while acknowledging the importance of
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The Pinaleño Ecological Restoration Project and Demonstration Unit: Effects of Restoration Treatment and Wildfire in a Mixed-Conifer Forest

This report briefly summarizes early restoration demonstration work on the Coronado National Forest (2008-2009), results from mechanical treatments initiated in 2016-2017, and the effects of the Frye Fire in 2017.
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How the Natural Range of Variability of Frequent-Fire Forests Informs Restoration Treatments

This one-page topics paper is written for the general public and describes how a forest’s natural range of variability can inform restoration treatments. Read the full report from the Ecological
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Fire Weather Alert System

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: The Fire Weather Alert System (FWAS) is designed to warn on-the-ground firefighters of dangerous weather conditions in their area. Learn more here.
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Next Generation Fire Severity Mapping

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: The Next Generation Fire Severity Mapping is a tool designed to depict the probability of high-severity fire, if a fire were to occur, for
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Quantifying long-term post-fire sediment delivery and erosion mitigation effectiveness

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Large wildfires can have profound and lasting impacts not only from direct consumption of vegetation but also longer term effects such as persistent soil
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The Missoula Fire Lab Wildfire Emission Inventory

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: To address the need of air regulators and land managers for improved wildfire pollutant emission estimates, we developed the Missoula Fire Lab Emission Inventory
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