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Morphology Is Better Than Size for Revealing a Tree’s Age

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: In Colorado’s Front Range, restoring fire-dependent ponderosa forests is a management priority often informed by understanding the historical structure and ecological function of these
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Fire Regimes and Structural Changes in Pine Forests of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion: Implications for Ecological Restoration

David W.Huffman, M. Lisa Floyd, Dustin P. Hanna, Joseph E. Crouse, Peter Z. Fulé, Andrew J. Sánchez Meador, Judith D. Springer. Forest Ecology and Management 465 (2020) 118087 Ponderosa pine
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Of Woodpeckers and Harvests: Finding Compatibility Between Habitat and Salvage Logging

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station’s “Science You Can Use Bulletin” Issue 38. The western United States is home to many woodpecker species that are strongly associated with recently disturbed
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Invasive Annual Grasses in Wyoming

Learn about the two new invasive annual grasses, Ventenata and Medusahead, discovered recently by Sheridan County. They are more invasive than Cheatgrass and pose many risks to both animal and
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What Do Forest Fires Really Cost?

From the Journal of Forestry: A seven-year quest to estimate forest fire costs in Colorado revealed a number of losses not usually considered. Catastrophic fires result in direct costs, rehabilitation
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The Efficacy of Hazardous Fuel Treatments

From the Ecological Restoration Institute: The Efficacy of Hazardous Fuel Treatments: A Rapid Assessment of the Economic and Ecologic Consequences of Alternative Hazardous Fuel Treatments Several persistent questions related to
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Beyond Bark Beetles – 10 Short Films

Medicine Bow & Routt National Forests teamed up with the University of Wyoming’s Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources to create ten short films about the bark beetle outbreak
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Fired Up for Land Preservation: Children’s Booklet!

Fired Up for Land Preservation, co-authored by Dyan Youpee (Fort Peck Assiniboine-Sioux Tribal Heritage Protection Office) and tribal elders, is an activity booklet teaching youth about the importance of land management
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Contributions of fire refugia to resilient ponderosa pine & dry mixed‐conifer forest landscapes

Coop, J. D., DeLory, T. J., Downing, W. M., Haire, S. L., Krawchuk, M. A., Miller, C., Parisien, M.‐A., and Walker, R. B.. 2019. Contributions of fire refugia to resilient
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Limits to Ponderosa Pine Regeneration following Large High-Severity Forest Fires in the United States Southwest

Haffey, C., Sisk, T.D., Allen, C.D., Thode, A.E. & Margolis, E.Q. 2018. Limits to Ponderosa Pine Regeneration following Large High-Severity Forest Fires in the United States Southwest. Fire Ecology 14:
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