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[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
Abella
National guidance is provided for new and updated invasive plant management plans that meet federal standards.
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Managers and owners of forests across the Nation face urgent challenges, among them catastrophic wildfires, invasive species, drought, and epidemics of forest insects and disease. Of particular concern are longer fire seasons and the rising size and…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Dingman, Abella, Frey, Budde, Hogan
The National Park Service (NPS) manages non-native invasive plant species that impact the natural and cultural resources and visitor experience in parks. This document provides an overview of key technical concepts and critical information needed to…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Daniel, Frid
This paper outlines how state-and-transition simulation models (STSMs) can be used to project changes in vegetation over time across a landscape. STSMs are stochastic, empirical simulation models that use an adapted Markov chain approach to predict…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Bahn, Wright, MontBlanc, Thode
Fire and fuels management have become increasingly challenging in the last three decades due to climate change, invasive species, urbanization and development, increased land use, and the effects of these factors on fire size and frequency (…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
USGS research botanist Matt Brooks and National Wildlife Refuges invasive species coordinator Michael Lusk have compiled a handbook titled Fire Management and Invasive Plants, with support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Refuge…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Shindler, Gordon, McCaffrey, Toman
Forest and range health, along with wildfire, currently dominate management decisions on public lands across much of the United States. A common focal point is often at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). Changing conditions on the ground, as well…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Keane, Hessburg, Landres, Swanson
This paper examines the past, present, and future use of the concept of historical range and variability (HRV) in land management. The history, central concepts, benefits, and limitations of HRV are presented along with a discussion on the value of…
Year: 2009
Type: Document
Weir
Landowners and managers, municipalities, the logging and livestock industries, and conservation professionals all increasingly recognize that setting prescribed fires may reduce the devastating effects of wildfire, control invasive brush and weeds,…
Year: 2009
Type: Document