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Fuel treatments are supposed to protect forests from wildfire. How do we know if they’re working?

Guest post by Anson Call, 2025-2026 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship and Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Read HERE
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USU study: more days over 80 degrees means more fire

“LOGAN — Researchers at Utah State University said the number of days we see over 80 degrees can serve as a strong indicator of how our fire season will be.” Read HERE
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National Significant Wildland Potential Outlook: Predictive Services National Interagency Fire center

“The significant wildland fire potential forecasts included in this outlook represent the cumulative forecasts of the ten Geographic Area Predictive Services units and the National Predictive Services unit.” Read HERE
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Society for the Protection of Underground Networks: Underground Atlas

Explore the distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi to identify biodiversity hotspots and areas with rare, endemic fungi. Tap or click anywhere on the map to see detailed predictions for each 1 km2 pixel. Explore HERE
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Mature and Old-Growth Forests: Analysis of Threats on LandsManaged by the Forest Service andBureau of Land Management

“This report was prepared in response to Executive Order (E.O.) 14072, which instructed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service and U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to analyze threats to mature and old-growth forests on lands managed by these agencies and implement a series of actions intended to foster…
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Landscape Position and Burn Intensity Influence Heat-Induced Soil Chromium Contamination

“We use natural soil samples, laboratory experimentation, and spectroscopic analyses to simulate and quantify how burn intensity and landscape position drive Cr(VI) generation and mobility across an unburned serpentine soil toposequence in southwestern Oregon.” Read HERE
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User feedback on the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System

“The Joint Fire Science Program, a collaborative initiative led by US federal agencies and researchers to sponsor and deliver science to the fire management community, initiated a study to design a system to meet these needs. The result was the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS). Initially, a proof of concept was developed by…
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The ecology of a smoke plume: bioaerosol patterns reveal abiotic and biotic drivers of diversity

“Wildland fire is known to play an important role in aerosolizing microbes sourced from vegetation and soil communities, but little is known about their spatiotemporal patterns across environmental gradients in smoke plumes. During prescribed fires in Kansas tallgrass prairies, simultaneous deployment of three uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with bioaerosol sampling and environmental sensor payloads…
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Relationship of satellite-derived fire severity to archaeological fire severity and fire effects in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, USA

“Archaeological attributes important for determining cultural affiliation, site age, or artifact origin can be damaged or destroyed by wildfires. Satellite-derived fire severity products are used in post-fire rapid response to prioritize and guide stabilization and preservation activities, but their ability to predict archaeological fire effects has not yet been tested. We compared the severity of…
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Effectiveness of firebreaks: a review

“This review synthesizes current knowledge on firebreak design, application, and performance, focusing on the mechanisms driving breaches and identifying priorities for improving their effectiveness.” Read HERE
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Test Blog Grid

Fuel treatments are supposed to protect forests from wildfire. How do we know if they’re working?

USU study: more days over 80 degrees means more fire

National Significant Wildland Potential Outlook: Predictive Services National Interagency Fire center

Society for the Protection of Underground Networks: Underground Atlas

Mature and Old-Growth Forests: Analysis of Threats on LandsManaged by the Forest Service andBureau of Land Management

Landscape Position and Burn Intensity Influence Heat-Induced Soil Chromium Contamination

User feedback on the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System

The ecology of a smoke plume: bioaerosol patterns reveal abiotic and biotic drivers of diversity

Relationship of satellite-derived fire severity to archaeological fire severity and fire effects in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, USA

Effectiveness of firebreaks: a review

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