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Fire and Fire Surrogates Study: A National Study to Assess the Effects of Fire and Fire Surrogate Fuel Treatments

The goal of this project was to quantify the costs and the ecological consequences of alternative fire and fire surrogate restorative treatments in a number of forest types and conditions in the United States. Priority was given to forests with low- to moderate-severity natural fire regimes.

Fire and Fire Surrogates Study Science-Management Integration Committee photo

Science - Management Integration Committee

Jim Agee
Mission Creek Site Manager
University of Washington

Jamie Barbour
Economics Discipline Leader
USFS, PNW Research Station

Ralph Boerner
Soils Discipline Leader; Executive Team
Ohio State University

Carl Edminster
Jemez Mountains and SW Plateau Site Manager
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Kerry Farris
Wildlife Discipline Leader
Wildlife Conservation Society

Chris Fettig
Entomology Discipline Leader
USFS, PSW Research Station

Carl Fiedler
Lubrecht Site Manager
University of Montana

Sally Haase
Fuels Discipline Leader
USFS, PSW Research Station

Jon Keeley
Vegetation Discipline Leader; Sequoia Site Manager
USGS, Western Ecological Research Center

John Lehmkuhl
Mission Creek Site Manager
USFS, PNW Research Station

Jim McIver
FFS Project Coordinator; Executive Team
Oregon State University

Jason Moghaddas
Blodgett Site Manager
University of California, Berkeley

William J. Otrosina
Pathology Discipline Leader
USFS, Southern Research Station

Ken Outcalt
Myakka Park Site Manager
USFS, Southern Research Station

Carl Skinner
Klamath Mountains Site Manager; Executive Team
USFS, PSW Research Station

Scott Stephens
Blodgett Site Manager
University of California, Berkeley

Tom Waldrop
Clemson Site Manager; Executive Team
USFS, Southern Research Station

Phil Weatherspoon
Ex-Officio Member (project coordinator through proposal development)
USFS, PSW Research Station

Dan Yaussy
Ohio Hill Site Manager
USFS, Northern Research Station

Andy Youngblood
Hungry Bob Site Manager
USFS, PNW Research Station

Steve Zack
Wildlife Discipline Leader; Executive Team
Wildlife Conservation Society (New York) & Humboldt State University (California)

Steering Committee

Phil Aune
USFS, PSW Research Station

Jim Baldwin
USFS, PSW Research Station

Frank Beall
University of California, Forest Products Laboratory

Matt Busse
USFS, PSW Research Station

Gary Fiddler
USFS, Region 5

Kathy Harcksen
USFS, PSW Research Station

Mick Harrington
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Ron Hodgson
California State University, Chico

Sue Husari
USFS, Region 5

Mike Landram
USFS, Region 5

Bill Laudenslayer
USFS, PSW Research Station

Roger Ottmar
USFS, PNW Research Station

Martin Ritchie
USFS, PSW Research Station

Kevin Ryan
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Nate Stephenson
USGS BRD, Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP

Elaine Kennedy Sutherland
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Bob Vihnanek
USFS, PNW Research Station

Dale Wade
USFS, Southern Research Station

Partners

Craig Allen
USGS BRD, Bandelier NM

Kat Anderson
USDA NRCS; University of California, Davis

Steve Arno
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Jim Barnett
USFS, Southern Research Station

Karen Barnette
USFS, Region 5

John Battles
University of California, Berkeley

Julio Betancourt
USGS, Tucson, AZ

Mark Buccowich
USFS, International Programs

Toni Caprio
National Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP

Dennis Ferguson
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Jo Ann Fites
USFS, Region 5

Dave Ganz
University of California, Berkeley

Greg Gilbert
University of California, Berkeley

Keith Gilless
University of California, Berkeley

Dean Gjerstad
Auburn University

Jim Guldin
USFS, Southern Research Station

Tom Hamilton
USFS, Forest Products Laboratory

Colin Hardy
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Bruce Hartsough
University of California, Davis

Dave Hessel
Colorado State Forest Service

Mike Hilbruner
USFS, Washington Office

Terry Hofstra
National Park Service, Redwood NP

Steve Jack
Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway (Georgia)

Jane Kapler-Smith
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Chuck Keegan
University of Montana

Peter Landres
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Joan Landsberg
USFS, PNW Research Station

John Loomis
Colorado State University

Tad Mason
Ogden Power; Quincy Library Group (California)

Joe McBride
University of California, Berkeley

Ward McCaughey
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Kevin McKelvey
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Carol Miller
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Alex Moad
USFS, International Programs

Dan Neary
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Leon Neuenschwander
University of Idaho

Tom Nichols
National Park Service

Malcom North
USFS, PSW Research Station

Dave Parsons
USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Katie Phillips
USFS, Region 5

Tom Quigley
USFS, PNW Research Station

Nancy Rappaport
USFS, PSW Research Station

Steve Sackett
USFS, PSW Research Station

Sam Sandberg
USFS, PNW Research Station

Dave Sapsis
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

John Shelly
University of California, Berkeley

Tom Simonson
USFS, Region 5

Brian Strom
USFS, Southern Research Station

Neil Sugihara
USFS, Region 5

Tom Swetnam
University of Arizona

John Tappeiner
USGS BRD; Oregon State University

George Terhune
Quincy Library Group (California)

Andrea Thode
University of California, Davis

Jan van Wagtendonk
USGS BRD, Yosemite NP

Ron Wakimoto
University of Montana