The Alaska Reference Database originated as the standalone Alaska Fire Effects Reference Database, a ProCite reference database maintained by former BLM-Alaska Fire Service Fire Ecologist Randi Jandt. It was expanded under a Joint Fire Science Program grant for the FIREHouse project (The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse). It is now maintained by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium and FRAMES, and is hosted through the FRAMES Resource Catalog. The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Ingalsbee
From the text (p. 34) ... 'Given the fact that climate change will cause many wildfires to burn larger and longer, the real issue in the near future will not be cost reduction or even cost containment, but rather, cost management. Expenditures may still remain high as the amount…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Davies, Kareiva, Armsworth
The full or partial acquisition of land remains a predominant focus of terrestrial conservation strategies. Non-governmental organizations play an important role in habitat protection, yet few studies investigate their contribution to conservation investment. Here we examine…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Schaitberger
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Williams
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Neznek
From the text...'On December 3, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, legislation designed to expedite hazardous fuel reduction projects and improve forest health conditions in the nation's forests. Several provisions of this legislation alter…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Mortimer, Scardina, Jenkins
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Teich, Vaughn, Cortner
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Jain, Graham
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Pyne
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Jackson
The first recognition of conservation needs of the red-cockaded woodpecker came from biologists casually studying the species before there were endangered species laws. Their expressed concerns resulted in initial conservation efforts. Some early efforts on behalf of the species…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Thomas, Noble
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Valerio
On 4 May 2000, the Bandelier National Monument initiated a prescribed fire south and west of the town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to reduce accumulated forest fuels near Cerro Grande Peak. On 5 May, the fire was declared a wildfire…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Hann
Fire regime and associated condition class mapping have provided key data for development of cohesive strategies for restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems and for the National Fire Plan within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and U.S. Department of Interior…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Wheeler
From the text ... 'Most deck material is tested for flame spread rates but not necessarily for ignition potential or energy production. ...If decks ignite during a wildland fire, the fire could reach proportions that would break windows and doors, igniting structures with…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Williams
From the text ... 'We can improve preparedness and suppression, but until we better manage fuel buildups and growth in the wildland/urban interface, the gains will be marginal. ...We need fire protection programs that are ecologically appropriate, socially acceptable, and…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bosworth
From the text ... 'A policy of allowing all fires to burn would be just as flawed as the old policy of putting them all out. ...Our policy is to use fire where we can and suppress fire where we must.'
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brown
From the text ... 'The evidence that American Indians used fire to shape their environments is too strong to simply dismiss or ignore. ...The whole country had 'the appearance of a beautiful park. A deer could be seen at a distance of a quarter mile, and a carriage could be…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Haddow
From the text ... 'Summary: Air quality regulations are getting more stringent. We need to be involved in writing those regulations. We must be experts on the impact of our emissions, and we must be leaders rather than followers. If a state starts to develop a prescribed burning…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Joy
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Chapin, DeWilde, Trainor, Calef, McGuire, Rupp, Lovecraft
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bowersox, Arabas
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Risk is a combined statement of the probability that something of value will be damaged and some measure of the damage's adverse effect. Wildfires burning in the uncharacteristic fuel conditions now typical throughout the Western United States can damage ecosystems and adversely…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Schwind, Brewer, Quayle, Eidenshink
There is a need to provide agency leaders, elected officials, and the general public with summary information regarding the effects of large wildfires. Recently, the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC), which implements and coordinates National Fire Plan (NFP) and Federal…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Miller
This is a well-written polemic about the failure of fire policy and management in the United States. The book contains enough ecology and history for nonspecialists to understand the complexities of the policy and management dilemmas that we face today. The authors provide a…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Butler, Goldstein
Wildland fire management in the United States is caught in a rigidity trap, an inability to apply novelty and innovation in the midst of crisis. Despite wide recognition that public agencies should engage in ecological fire restoration, fire suppression still dominates planning…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES