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Dating the origins of persistent oak shrubfields in northern New Mexico using soil charcoal and dendrochronology
Roos, Guiterman
Megafires in dry conifer forests of the Southwest US are driving transitions to alternative vegetative states, including extensive shrubfields dominated by Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii). Recent tree-ring research on oak shrubfields that predate the…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Introduction to fire ecology across USA forested ecosystems: past, present, and future
Greenberg, Collins, Goodrick, Stambaugh, Wein
Fire has, does, and will shape forest structure, composition, and biodi-versity. In this book, we introduce the driving forces, historical patterns, and future management challenges of fire in forested ecoregions across the continental USA. Climate…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Discussing the State-of-the-Science on Climate and Wildland Fire: Part 2: Intersection of Climate and Wildland Fire
Parks, Syphard, Mass
This seminar is part of the USFS Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series. The Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory will hold a virtual two-part panel discussion on the state-of-the-science regarding climate and wildland fire during the upcoming fall semester…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

2020 WFLC-Western Region Accomplishment Report: Resilient Landscapes - Fire Adapted Communities - Safe, Effective Wildfire Response
The challenges of the 2020 Fire Year have validated the Cohesive Strategy and proven its foundational value for additional success and achievement across boundaries and landscapes in the West. The following pages offer a snapshot of 2020 activities…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Fire Ecology and Management: Past, Present, and Future of US Forested Ecosystems
This edited volume presents original scientific research and knowledge synthesis covering the past, present, and potential future fire ecology of major US forest types, with implications for forest management in a changing climate. The editors…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Examining Climate-Human-Fire Interactions and Feedbacks in Temperate Ecosystems
McWethy
This seminar is part of Pennsylvania State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's Fall 2021 EarthTalks Series: Fire in the Earth System(link is external). Fires burn in all terrestrial ecosystems on the globe, and wildfires are…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

The Early Evolution of Fire-Human Relationships
Thompson
This seminar is part of Pennsylvania State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's Fall 2021 EarthTalks Series: Fire in the Earth System(link is external). Fires burn in all terrestrial ecosystems on the globe, and wildfires are…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Patterns of anthropogenic fire within the midwestern tallgrass prairie 1673-1905: evidence from written accounts
McClain, Ruffner, Ebinger, Spyreas
We conducted literature searches of records from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to create a source bibliography of wildland fire descriptions occurring between 1673 and 1905. A total of 795 landscape…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

FireWorks Overview
This 15-minute video provides an overview of the FireWorks program and describes several of the activities.
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Resilience of terrestrial and aquatic fauna to historical and future wildfire regimes in western North America
Jager, Long, Malison, Murphy, Rust, Silva, Sollmann, Steel, Bowen, Dunham, Ebersole, Flitcroft
Wildfires in many western North American forests are becoming more frequent, larger, and severe, with changed seasonal patterns. In response, coniferous forest ecosystems will transition toward dominance by fire-adapted hardwoods, shrubs, meadows,…
Year: 2021
Type: Document