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Nakonechny
Modern studies of site distribution, utilization of near-coastal riverine resources, and the development of cultural complexity during the Holocene in southwestern Washington are hampered by the limited amount of data from previous archaeological…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Heath, Anderson, Emery, Hicke, Littell, Lucier, Masek, Peterson, Pouyat, Potter, Robertson, Sperry, Bytnerowicz, Jovan, Mockrin, Musselman, Schulz, Smith, Stewart
The Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) process for the United States focused in part on developing a system of indicators to communicate key aspects of the physical climate, climate impacts, vulnerabilities, and preparedness to inform…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Loveless, Hernandez
The tragic fatality events of the mid-1990s and subsequent studies led to a concentrated effort to increase safety in the US federal wildland firefighter community beginning in 2000. Addressing human factors (HF) as a causal agent in accidents was a…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Pellatt, Mccoy, Mathewes
Garry oak (Quercus garryana) ecosystems are listed as 'at-risk' or endangered throughout their global range. In Canada, they are an umbrella for over one hundred species that are endangered to some degree. In order to effectively recover or allow…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Wright
Using fire and fuels management as an example, this two pronged webinar will cover current best practices for science delivery and report the results of a study designed to improve future science delivery by understanding potential science users. A…
Type: Media
Year: 2015
Christianson
This article reviews social science research on Indigenous wildfire management in Australia, Canada and the United States after the year 2000 and explores future research needs in the field. In these three countries, social science research…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
This issue spotlights the key question: Do More Incident Reports Mean More Learning? The issue’s underlying theme: How do we advance from a “Reporting Culture” to a “Learning Culture”? McCall Smokejumper Ramona Beyuka provides her insights on what…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Gabor
Unclear, ambiguous communication during a wildland fire can have serious consequences for firefighters' safety. This paper grounds its observations in media richness theory and the theory of communicative action. Radio is a less rich medium than…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Pyne, Andrews, Laven
This text provides a comprehensive resource for studying the fundamentals of fire behavior, its ecological effects, and its cultural and institutional framework. It presents the fundamental physics and chemistry of fire, fire behavior, wildland…
Type: Document
Year: 1996