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Report of the National Commission on wildfire disasters: presented recently to Secretaries Babbitt and Espy, its message is clear: without aggressive, proactive wildland management programs begun now, the worst is yet to come
Created through the Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989 (PL 101-286), in response to the destructive western fire season of 1987 and the Yellowstone fires of 1988, the Commission was asked to consider the environmental and economic effects of…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

The Glide Lake fire research project in the western Newfoundland model forest
Weber, Wells
From the text... 'One of the potential problems with the use of prescribed burning in the past has been the lack of any systematic investigation into the ecological effects of this forest management practice on the ecosystem. In 1991, the planning…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

Southwestern ponderosa forest structure: changes since Euro-American settlement
Covington, Moore
This study quantifies some of the associated shifts in ecosystem structure and resource conditions and predicts changes 40 years into the future. The results from this and subsequent studies on other sites should serve as a reference point or…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

Fire and forest health southwestern region
Moody, Buchanan, Melcher, Wistrand
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Year: 1994
Type: Document

Status of insects and diseases in the Southwest: implications for forest health
Wilson, Tkacz
Most insects and pathogens affecting forests in the Southwest are naturally occurring components of Southwestern ecosystems and play an important role in their dynamic processes. They provide food and habitat for animals, affect short and long term…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

Detecting Differences in Wildlife Populations Across Time and Space
Rexstad
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Year: 1994
Type: Document

Toxicity of fire retardant and foam suppressant chemicals to plant and animal communities
Vyas, Hill, Larson, Poulton
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Year: 1994
Type: Document

Fire Effects Guide
Anderson, Clark, Findley, Hanes, Mahaffey, Miller, Stinson, Zimmerman
Compilation of reference material and guidance on fire behavior, fuels, and fire effects on wildlife, cultural resources, etc. including a bibliography. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, and National…
Year: 1994
Type: Document

Biology and management of the Gambel oak vegetative type: a literature review
Harper, Wagstaff, Kunzler
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Year: 1985
Type: Document

Current practices and recent advances in prescribed burning
Van Lear, Waldrop
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Year: 1985
Type: Document