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Of Woodpeckers and Harvests: Finding Compatibility Between Habitat and Salvage Logging

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Vicki Saab, a research wildlife biologist with the Rocky Mountain Station, has spent over two decades studying the habitat niches of disturbance-associated woodpecker species in post-wildfire landscapes. These data form the basis of FIRE-BIRD, a new habitat mapping tool that managers can use to locate probable woodpecker habitat within…
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Post-Fire Native Species Seed Mixes Are Effective at Keeping Out Cheatgrass in the Great Basin

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Seeding an area after a fire has long been used to control erosion and suppress problem invasive grasses like cheatgrass. But for managers, choosing the right seed mix to use can be tricky. Seed mixes containing only native species are ideal for areas where natural vegetation recovery is a…
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Piñon and Juniper Field Guides

SageSTEP is producing a set of three User’s Guides, one each for sagebrush ecosystems threatened by cheatgrass invasion, pinyon-juniper woodland encroachment, and western juniper encroachment. These guides will contain the latest information on how to evaluate these systems and how they are known to respond to available treatments. The guides are intended to help both…
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BLM’s Learning Curriculum

These materials address topics related to the programs and mission of the BLM, and are targeted to learners in secondary schools. Each item in the series presents lessons and activities for teachers to incorporate into classroom instruction. Find these and more educational materials in the BLM Public Room.
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Firefighter Safety

Perhaps one of the most critical decisions made by firefighters during daily fire management operations is the identification of suitable safety zones. New research is focused on measuring and predicting the cumulative impact of convective and radiant energy transfer on safety zone shape, size and location when the safety zone and/or fires are located on…
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Critical New Wildland Firefighter Safety Zone Research

For many years, the Joint Fire Science Program has funded the wildfire safety zone work of Bret Butler who is a research engineer at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory. Bret developed flat terrain safety zone recommendations for firefighters. As a result of his initial work, the JFSP funded Bret’s additional research which focuses on safe separation distances on…
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Working Together to Increase the Pace and Scale of Prescribed Fire: A Case Study

From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition: All hands approaches that leverage the capacity of federal, state, tribal, and non-governmental partners are essential to increasing the implementation of prescribed fire. Working together, partners used a variety of mechanisms to align organizational goals, build trust across agencies and organizations, and combine resources and skills, which ultimately…
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Trinity Integrated Fire Management Partnership: A Case Study

From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition: Working across public and private boundaries, or on “all lands”, is essential to address the ecological and economic challenges that communities in the rural West face. The Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC) helps foster successful all-lands efforts through a multi-pronged approach of knowledge, tools and products, peer…
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From Ideas to Action: A Guide to Funding and Authorities for Collaborative Restoration

From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition: This guidebook presents a menu of USDA Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) tools and programs available to implement land stewardship on public and private lands, as well as insider tips and lessons learned. It is intended to increase understanding of the options for effective collaborative…
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Understanding Good Neighbor Authority: Case Studies from Across the West

From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC): Read the report here. AUTHORS: Tyson Bertone-Riggs, RVCC Laren Cyphers, RVCC Emily Jane Davis, Oregon State University Karen Hardigg, RVCC
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