Here, we show that the last century of fire suppression in the western U.S. has resulted in fire intensities that are unique over more than 900 years of record in ponderosa pine forests (Pinus ponderosa). Specifically, we use the heat-sensitive...
Fire and Archaeology
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Person: Roos, Rittenour, Swetnam, Loehman, Hollenback, Liebmann, Rosenstein
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Land managers are challenged to protect cultural resources within the context of reintroducing fire on the landscape. Positive relationships and partnerships are essential to effective management.
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Year: 2018
Type: Media
Bandelier National Monument and the surrounding Jemez Mountains have a long history of wildland fire. The restoration of fire, as a natural disturbance process, to its historic role at Bandelier is one of the Monument's highest management...
Person: Rodgers, Kemp, Koontz
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Forests in the Ozarks are ancient: the dominance and density of their various arboreal and herbaceous species have fluctuated over time in relation to climatic change and cultural influences. This study examines the nature of the pre-European forest...
Person: Spetich, Jutnry, Stahle
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Fire was arguably the most important forest and rangeland disturbance process in the Inland Northwest United States for millennia. Prior to the Lewis and Clark expedition, fire regimes ranged from high severity with return intervals of one to five...
Person: Hessburg, Agee
Year: 2003
Type: Document
From the text...'The term restoration relates to activities required to reduce hazards from wildland fires and improve federal forest and grassland health to a condition that can be maintained through periodic disturbance. Restoration and...
Person: Hardy, Keane, Harrington
Year: 1999
Type: Document
Fire-maintained oak savannas on silt-loam soils essentially disappeared from midwestern North America soon after European settlement because of fire suppression and agriculture. As a result, there are no precise models for restoring this vegetation and...
Person: Bowles, McBride
Year: 1998
Type: Document
In California, the percentage of wildland which is prescribed burned has been declining for many years. Fear of litigation, environmental concerns, and public perceptions seem to be the stumbling blocks. Is the reverse true: if we stop prescription...
Person: Bryan, Bakken
Year: 1997
Type: Document
Managers of designated wilderness or conservation areas, especially those that are fire-dependent, often face a major dilemma. It is essential that fire perform its natural role of rejuvenating the ecosystem. Standards of environmental regulation,...
Person: Bryan, Reeves, Cole, Savery
Year: 1997
Type: Document