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Biomimicry can help humans to coexist sustainably with fire

Smith, Kolden, Bowman
Globally, flora, fauna and many indigenous cultures have evolved to coexist sustainably with fire. We argue that the key to sustainable contemporary human coexistence with wildfires is a form of biomimicry that draws on the evolutionary adaptations…
Type: Document
Year: 2018

burnr: Fire history analysis and graphics in R

Malevich, Guiterman, Margolis
We developed a new software package, burnr, for fire history analysis and plotting in the R statistical programming environment. It was developed for tree-ring fire-scar analysis, but is broadly applicable to other event analyses (e.g., avalanches,…
Type: Document
Year: 2018

Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Northern Rocky Mountains - Part 1

The Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership (NRAP) identified climate change issues relevant to resource management in the Northern Rockies (USA) region, and developed solutions intended to minimize negative effects of climate change and facilitate…
Type: Document
Year: 2018

Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Northern Rocky Mountains - Part 2

The Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership (NRAP) identified climate change issues relevant to resource management in the Northern Rockies (USA) region, and developed solutions intended to minimize negative effects of climate change and facilitate…
Type: Document
Year: 2018

Communicating Climate Change: CTUIR Climate Adaptation Planning and Community Outreach

Sanders
Climate change impacts are complicated and interrelated, and planning for adaptation requires the participation of everyone. As the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) begins to think about these impacts on traditional…
Type: Media
Year: 2018

Diversity: Just Gender and Race . . . Or a Diversity of Perspectives?

Brown
Let us unpack an “uncomfortable” question: Why don’t women in fire universally encourage more women to join fire? This discussion will be based on the following premise: “fitting in with the firefighter culture is essential for safety and a positive…
Type: Media
Year: 2018

Fire and Archaeology: working together to protect cultural resources during wildfire and prescribed fire

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.
Type: Media
Year: 2018

Forest landscapes as social-ecological systems and implications for management

Fischer
Many of the most pressing threats to forests result from complex interactions between multiple stressors and require management on large spatial and temporal scales. For this reason, many ecosystem managers have begun to recognize the need to…
Type: Document
Year: 2018

Forest management for novelty, persistence, and restoration influenced by policy and society

Rissman, Burke, Kramer, Radeloff, Schilke, Selles, Toczydlowski, Wardropper, Barrow, Chandler, Geleynse, L'roe, Laushman, Schomaker
The ecological literature offers many conflicting recommendations for how managers should respond to ecosystem change and novelty. We propose a framework in which forest managers may achieve desired forest characteristics by combining strategies for…
Type: Document
Year: 2018

Here and There: A Fire Survey

Pyne
Fire is special. Even among the ancient elements, fire is different because it alone is a reaction. It synthesizes its surroundings; it takes its character from its context. It varies by place, by culture, and by time. It has no single expression.…
Type: Document
Year: 2018