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Weise, Brussee, Coates, Shinneman, Crist, Aldridge, Heinrichs, Ricca
Escalated wildfire activity within the western U.S. has widespread societal impacts and long-term consequences for the imperiled sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome. Shifts from historical fire regimes and the interplay between frequent disturbance and…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
[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
Wollstein, O'Connor, Gear, Hoagland
• Effective wildland fire response and suppression are critical for reducing the size of frequent and severe wildfires, thereby reducing the risk of post-fire conversion to invasive annual grass-dominated plant communities.
• Wildland firefighter…
Year: 2022
Type: Document
Maestas, Boeck, Crist
Jeremy Maestas, Wildlife Biologist and National Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Justin Boeck, Fire Management Specialist with the Bureau of Land Management National Interagency Fire Center (BLM…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Old school and high tech: a comparison of methods to quantify Ashe Juniper biomass as fuel or forage
Tolleson, Rhodes, Malambo, Angerer, Redden, Treadwell, PopescuAshe juniper invasion is a widespread issue on Texas and Oklahoma rangelands. Increased densities of Ashe juniper trees increase the risk of wildfire and decrease herbaceous forage production. Browsing animals, such as goats, are one tool that can…
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
Lahm, Melvin, Uhl
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management and Regulatory Challenges on Dec. 19, 2017 as part of the series for the National Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative. Prescribed fire is a…
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Weir, Coffey, Russell, Baldwin, Twidwell, Cram, Bauman, Fawcett
Fire is an important ecological process that maintains prairies, shrublands and forests. Prescribed fire provides and helps maintain quality habitat for native wildlife, improves grazing for livestock, suppresses invasive woody plant growth and…
Year: 2017
Type: Document
Chambers, Beck, Campbell, Carlson, Christiansen, Clause, Crist, Dinkins, Doherty, Espinosa, Griffin, Hanser, Havlina, Henke, Hennig, Kurth, Maestas, Manning, Mayer, Mealor, McCarthy, Pellant, Perea, Prentice, Pyke, Wiechman, Wuenschel
The Science Framework for the Conservation and Restoration Strategy of the Department of the Interior, Secretarial Order 3336 (SO 3336), Rangeland Fire Prevention, Management and Restoration, provides a strategic, multiscale approach for…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Smurthwaite
From the text ... 'What does the future of rangelands and wildfire look like? The easy answer to the question is that rangelands will look different in the future and so will wildfire occurrence and behavior.'
Year: 2015
Type: Document