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Colavito, vonHedemann, Edgeley
The greater Flagstaff area in northern Arizona has experienced multiple wildfires in recent years that have resulted in post-wildfire flooding. These events galvanized collaborative efforts to reduce hazardous fuels on steep slopes and implement…
Year: 2023
Type: Media
[Executive Summary] The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) presents this Addendum Update, to spotlight wildland fire critical emphasis areas and challenges that were not identified or addressed in depth in the 2014 National Cohesive Wildland…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
To collect partner and employee input on the Wildfire Crisis Strategy 10-year Implementation Plan, the Forest Service and National Forest Foundation hosted a series of roundtable discussions in the winter and spring of 2022. Individual roundtables…
Year: 2022
Type: Document
Chow, Rosario-Ortiz, Kasprzyk
Detritus material in forest watersheds is the major terrestrial source of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and disinfection byproduct (DBP) precursors in water bodies used as drinking water sources and is also a fuel that can ignite wildfires. In…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Sun, Hallema, Cohen, McNulty, Caldwell, Robinne, Norman, Liu
Forest watersheds provide over half of our national water supplies. Millions of people depend on surface freshwater supplies from fire-prone headwater forests, used for drinking, irrigation, industry, and hydropower. However wildland fires in the…
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Wildfire and Fuel Treatment Strategy Effects on Water Quantity across the Conterminous United States
Sun, Caldwell, McNulty, NormanForest watersheds provide over half of our national water supplies. However, wildfires pose increasing threats to stream water quantity, water quality, and drinking water supplies to millions of peoples in municipalities. Wildfires may negatively…
Year: 2019
Type: Project
Hallema, Sun, Caldwell, Robinne, Bladon, Norman, Liu, Cohen, McNulty
Wildland fires in the contiguous United States (CONUS) have increased in size and severity, but much remains unclear about the impact of fire size and burn severity on water supplies used for drinking, irrigation, industry, and hydropower. While…
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Gharun, Possell, Bell, Adams
Fire plays a critical role in biodiversity, carbon balance, soil erosion, and nutrient and hydrological cycles. While empirical evidence shows that fuel reduction burning can reduce the incidence, severity and extent of unplanned fires in Australia…
Year: 2017
Type: Document
Taylor, Belmecheri
The recent increase the extent and severity of fires in dry western pine forests is an enormous concern for fire and resource managers and has led to a shift in forest management towards fuel treatment to reduce the potential for high severity fire…
Year: 2017
Type: Project
Cooke
High-intensity wildfires are one of the leading causes of severe soil erosion in western U.S. watersheds. This erosion can lead to disruptive deposits of sediment in reservoirs and water supply systems. Fuel treatments such as controlled burns and…
Year: 2016
Type: Document