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TNC Testifies Before The House Committee on Agriculture [Testimony]
Ladd
Doug Ladd, Director of Science and Stewardship, Missouri Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, had the opportunity to share TNC's views concerning the use of fire as a management tool in the conservation of natural habitat. His testimony, in full,…
Year: 1999
Type: Document

Western national forests: a cohesive strategy is needed to address catastrophic wildfire threats : report to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives
Coles, Conlon, Cotton, Eisenstadt, Goldfarb, Hutchison, Joy, Wolter
From the Executive Summary... 'Purpose: National forests of the dry, interior portion of the western United States that are managed by the Department of Agriculture*s Forest Service have undergone significant changes over the last century and a half…
Year: 1999
Type: Document

Applied historical ecology: using the past to manage for the future
Swetnam, Allen, Betancourt
Applied historical ecology is the use of historical knowledge in the management of ecosystems. Historical perspectives increase our understanding of the dynamic nature of landscapes and provide a frame of reference for assessing modern patterns and…
Year: 1999
Type: Document

Assessing the risk of cumulative burned acreage using the Poisson probability model
Wiitala
Resource managers are frequently concerned that the area burned by wildfire over time will impede achievement of land management objectives. Methods that use the Poisson probability model to quantify that risk are described. The methods require a…
Year: 1999
Type: Document

Restoring fire to southwestern ecosystems: is it worth it?
Servis, Boucher
The historical record supported by tree ring analysis indicates that fire played a dominant role in pre-settlement southwestern vegetation types within Arizona and New Mexico. Studies within some of these vegetative types have indicated a frequent…
Year: 1999
Type: Document

Analysis of Forest Service wildland fire management expenditures: an update
Schuster
Soaring expenditures for fire management in the USDA Forest Service have caused substantial concern over fire management costs, especially in light of questions about the role of fire in ecosystems. This report contains analysis of most Forest…
Year: 1999
Type: Document

Federal funding of wildland fire management programs: what will one billion dollars buy?
Ferry
The wildland fire management program has maintained strong support from the public and Congress. This program costs the public about 1 billion dollars per year; thus, it receives much scrutiny by congressional committees. All of the Federal agencies…
Year: 1999
Type: Document