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From the text ...'This paper summarizes results of a study conducted under the aegis of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project. We report on a midscale scientific assessment of vegetation change in terrestrial landscapes of the interior West, associated change…
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Year: 1999
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Abies amabilis, Abies concolor, Abies grandis, Abies lasiocarpa, Abies magnifica, air quality, arthropods, Cascades Range, coniferous forests, conifers, cover type, crown fires, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire danger rating, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire regimes, fire suppression, fishes, forbs, forest management, fuel accumulation, fuel loading, grasses, grasslands, health factors, herbaceous vegetation, histories, hydrology, Idaho, insects, Juniperus, landscape ecology, Larix occidentalis, Montana, montane forests, mountains, national forests, Nevada, northern California, Oregon, overstory, Picea engelmannii, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus contorta, Pinus edulis, Pinus flexilis, Pinus lambertiana, Pinus monticola, Pinus ponderosa, plant diseases, Populus, prairies, Pseudotsuga menziesii, public information, Quercus garryana, range management, relict vegetation, remote sensing, rivers, Salix, shrublands, sloping terrain, smoke management, succession, Thuja plicata, Tsuga heterophylla, Tsuga mertensiana, Utah, Washington, watershed management, watersheds, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wildlife, wildlife habitat management, Wyoming
From the text...'Prescribed fire is needed, and applied for a variety of reasons ranging from land clearing for development, site preparation prior to tree planting, stimulation of range for cattle grazing, reduction of accumulated woody and vegetative fuels in natural areas and…
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Year: 1999
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Intelligence, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: burning permits, education, Florida, general interest, grazing, public information, vulnerable species or communities
From the Conclusion...'Vegetation management in Florida is critical to retain desired native ecosystems, to reduce the threat of wildfire, and to meet other management objectives. Strategies for effective management may include fire, chemical, mechanical, or grazing technologies…
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Year: 1999
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Intelligence, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Economics, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: burning intervals, education, fire hazard reduction, fire management, Florida, forage, forest management, fuel accumulation, fuel management, general interest, grazing, insects, livestock, multiple resource management, native species (plants), pine forests, Pinus, plant diseases, public information, rangelands, reproduction, sandhills, scrub, season of fire, site treatments, smoke behavior, understory vegetation, wildfires
From the text...'The worst fire season in Mexican history was in 1998. Drought conditions precipitated by a strong El Niño led to unusual fire activity, including crown fires, fire whirls, and rapid spread rates. A total of 14,302 fires burned 2,099,412 acres (849,632 ha) - 3.6…
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Year: 1999
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Models, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, bibliographies, catastrophic fires, coniferous forests, crown fires, deforestation, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire danger rating, fire frequency, fire injuries (humans), fire intensity, fire regimes, fire suppression, fire whirls, firefighting personnel, forage, forest management, fuel loading, fungi, grasslands, grazing, Hilaria mutica, histories, human caused fires, livestock, Mexico, pine forests, Pinus durangensis, Pinus edulis, Pinus engelmannii, Pinus hartwegii, Pinus montezumae, Pinus patula, Pinus rudis, plant diseases, Quercus, regeneration, resprouting, roots, savannas, shrublands, slash and burn, smoke effects, statistical analysis, surface fires, wilderness fire management, wildfires, xeric soils
As required by HB09-1199, Section 25-7-111(5)(a-d) Colorado Revised Statutes, the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division (Air Division) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has drafted a report to evaluate its Smoke Management Program (SMP) and provide…
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Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Outreach, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: air quality, Colorado, air pollution reduction, smoke management program, public comment
This document provides a list of publications produced by the Pacific Southwest Research Station from July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010. It includes series publications, science perspectives, and journal articles and other publications. The topics covered include all aspects of…
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Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): California, Hawaii
Keywords: US Forest Service, publications, research publications
Here we are again in a new year and it is time to reflect on our accomplishments and progress in 2009. Last year was marked with exciting advances in our science discovery, applications, and integration. Those advances were attained almost entirely with the aid of our partners…
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Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Southwest
Keywords: Forest Service, research, Rocky Mountain Research Station