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Bremer, Mandle, Trauernicht, Pascua, McMillen, Burnett, Wada, Kurashima, Quazi, Giambelluca, Chock, Ticktin
As ecosystem service assessments increasingly contribute to decisions about managing Earth’s lands and waters, there is a growing need to understand the diverse ways that people use and value landscapes. However, these assessments rarely incorporate…
Type: Document
Year: 2018
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
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
In this report, the Commission calls for transformational culture change in its forest management practices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported in December 2017 that approximately 27 million trees had died statewide on federal, state…
Type: Document
Year: 2018
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
Dingman, Abella, Frey, Budde, Hogan
The National Park Service (NPS) manages non-native invasive plant species that impact the natural and cultural resources and visitor experience in parks. This document provides an overview of key technical concepts and critical information needed to…
Type: Document
Year: 2018
Bengston, Peck, Olson, Barros, Birdsey, Williams, Leyva Reyes, Zamudio-Sanchez
North American forests and forest management institutions are experiencing a wide range of significant ecological disturbances and socioeconomic changes, which point to the need for enhanced resilience. A critical capacity for resilience in…
Type: Document
Year: 2018
Thompson, Haigh, Smith
During disasters, the presence of companion animals is an identified risk for household relocation failure as well as premature return. In Australia, where bushfires are a regular summer threat, householders are encouraged to develop a written…
Type: Document
Year: 2018
Long, Gray, Lake
Forest densification, wildfires, and disease can reduce the growth and survival of hardwood trees that are important for biological and cultural diversity within the Pacific Northwest of USA. Large, full-crowned hardwoods that produce fruit and that…
Type: Document
Year: 2018
This collection of essays-divided into three key categories: Risk, Culture, and Operations-daylights qualities and practices in the wildland fire service across a broad spectrum, from outdated and unwarranted to honorable and profound. We must…
Type: Document
Year: 2018