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Managed wildfire: a research synthesis and overview
Bean, Evans
All wildfires in the United States are managed, but the strategies used to manage them vary by region and season. “Managed wildfire” is a response strategy to naturally ignited wildfires; it does not prioritize full suppression and allows the fire…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Roadmap for wildfire resilience: solutions for a paradigm shift
Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in part because of changing climate conditions and decades of fire suppression. Though fire is a natural ecological process in many forest ecosystems, extreme wildfires now pose a growing threat to…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

How much does it cost to mitigate soil erosion after wildfires?
Girona-García, Cretella, Fernández, Robichaud, Vieira, Keizer
Wildfires usually increase the hydrological and erosive response of forest areas, carrying high environmental, human, cultural, and financial on- and off-site effects. Post-fire soil erosion control measures have been proven effective at mitigating…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

ScienceX Webinar Series
The SCIENCEx webinar series brings together scientists and land management experts from across U.S. Forest Service research stations and beyond to explore the latest science and best practices for addressing large natural resource challenges across…
Year: 2023
Type: Media

A multi-benefit framework for funding forest management in fire-driven ecosystems across the Western U.S.
Seipp, Maurer, Elias, Saksa, Keske, Oleson, Egoh, Cleveland, Nyelele, Goncalves, Hemes, Wyrsch, Lewis, Chung, Guo, Conklin, Bales
Forests across the Western U.S. face unprecedented risk due to historic fire exclusion, environmental degradation, and climate change. Forest management activities like ecological thinning, prescribed burning, and meadow restoration can improve…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Addendum Update
[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

The economic value of fuel treatments: a review of the recent literature for fuel treatment planning
Hunter, Taylor
This review synthesizes the scientific literature on fuel treatment economics published since 2013 with a focus on its implications for land managers and policy makers. We review the literature on whether fuel treatments are financially viable for…
Year: 2022
Type: Document

Synthesis of Wildfire Crisis Strategy Roundtables 2022: Overarching themes and opportunities for action
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

Wildland Fire Smoke in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
This open access book synthesizes current information on wildland fire smoke in the United States, providing a scientific foundation for addressing the production of smoke from wildland fires. This will be increasingly critical as smoke exposure and…
Year: 2022
Type: Document

The economics of wildfire in the United States
Bayham, Yoder, Champ, Calkin
Wildfire is a natural phenomenon with substantial economic consequences, and its management is complex, dynamic, and rife with incentive problems. This article reviews the contribution of economics to our understanding of wildfire and highlights…
Year: 2022
Type: Document