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Holdrege, Schlaepfer, Palmquist, Crist, Doherty, Lauenroth, Remington, Riley, Short, Tull, Wiechman, Bradford
Background: Wildfire is a major proximate cause of historical and ongoing losses of intact big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) plant communities and declines in sagebrush obligate wildlife species. In recent decades, fire return intervals…
Year: 2024
Type: Document

Sanderlin, Gibson, Doherty, Harrity, Hedwall
In January, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, USDA Forest Service, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, and many other partners hosted a two-day workshop on the intersection of wildlife and fire. Based on the needs identified in the…
Year: 2024
Type: Media

Grassmick, Sanderlin, Tingley
In January, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, USDA Forest Service, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, and many other partners hosted a two-day workshop on the intersection of wildlife and fire. Based on the needs identified in the…
Year: 2024
Type: Media

James, Ansaf, Al Samahi, Parker, Cutler, Gachette, Ansaf
Wildfire risk has globally increased during the past few years due to several factors. An efficient and fast response to wildfires is extremely important to reduce the damaging effect on humans and wildlife. This work introduces a methodology for…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Noah, Worden, Rebuli, Jaspers
Purpose of Review: To review the recent literature on the effects of wildfire smoke (WFS) exposure on asthma and allergic disease, and on potential mechanisms of disease. Recent Findings: Spatiotemporal modeling and increased ground-level monitoring…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Van Lanen, Monroe, Aldridge
Land management priorities and decisions may result in population declines for non-target wildlife species. In the western United States, large-scale removal of conifer from sagebrush ecosystems (Artemisia spp.) is occurring to recover greater sage-…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Drobney, Londe, Garrett, Spencer, Symstad
Grasslands in the Great Plains and Midwest are at constant risk from invasion by woody species. Conversion to deciduous woodlands and forests is already widespread in the Midwest and the southern Great Plains. This discussion focuses on the many…
Year: 2023
Type: Media

Carrico, Karacaoglu
A short-duration but high-impact air quality event occurred on 28 November 2018 along the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. This fire occurred outside the typical wildfire season, and greatly impacted the air quality in Socorro, NM, and the…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Shinneman, Strand, Pellant, Abatzoglou, Brunson, Glenn, Heinrichs, Sadegh, Vaillant
Sagebrush ecosystems in the United States have been declining since EuroAmerican settlement, largely due to agricultural and urban development, invasive species, and altered fire regimes, resulting in loss of biodiversity and wildlife habitat. To…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Kleinhesselink, Kachergis, McCord, Shirley, Hupp, Walker, Carlson, Morford, Jones, Smith, Allred, Naugle
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages nearly 1 million km2 of public lands that support recreation, livestock production, and wildlife habitat. Monitoring the condition of vegetation on these lands is crucial for sound management but has…
Year: 2023
Type: Document