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Lake
As collaborative fire management projects between tribal and non-tribal entities are increasingly recognized for their potential to achieve both ecological and cultural fire management goals in a warming climate, it’s important that non-tribal…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Miller, Higuera, McWethy, Metcalf, Metcalf, Black, Clarke, Hodge
Land management and fire management goals are increasingly framed in terms of resilience, in part due to the combined impacts of climate change, land-use change, and legacies of land management. Implicit in this framing is the recognition that…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
To, Eboreime, Agyapong
One of the many consequences of climate change is an increase in the frequency, severity, and, thus, impact of wildfires across the globe. The destruction and loss of one’s home, belongings, and surrounding community, and the threat to personal…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Vigna, Besana, Comino, Pezzoli
Although increasing concern about climate change has raised awareness of the fundamental role of forest ecosystems, forests are threatened by human-induced impacts worldwide. Among them, wildfire risk is clearly the result of the interaction between…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Steelman
The wildland fire challenge is vexing in part due to its complexity. Involving a socio-ecological mix of people, weather, climate, landscapes and vegetation, among other factors, it will not be solved overnight. Policy has been clear for…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
De'Arman, York
Changing environmental and social forestry contexts present new challenges for forestry graduates. In contrast with previous generations, forestry students today must be prepared to handle the impacts of climate change and increasing fire severity…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Hessburg, Prichard, Hagmann, Povak, Lake
Forest landscapes across western North America (wNA) have experienced extensive changes over the last two centuries, while climatic warming has become a global reality over the last 4 decades. Resulting interactions between historical increases in…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Barrett
Decision makers are desperately seeking solutions to the wildfire crisis in the West. Driven by several concurrently rising trends—including home development, climate change, accumulated fuels, and human ignitions—increasing risks require us to…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Schultz
This webinar is part of the Colorado Wildfires 2020 Webinar Series hosted by the Colorado State University, the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network and the Forest Stewards Guild.
For the final installment of the Colorado Wildfires 2020 webinar…
Year: 2021
Type: Media