We review science‐based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …

In this review and synthesis, we argue that California is an important test case for the nation
and world because terrestrial biodiversity is very high, present and anticipated threats to …

Wildfires across western North America have increased in number and size over the past
three decades, and this trend will continue in response to further warming. As a …

A significant increase in treatment pace and scale is needed to restore dry western US forest
resilience owing to increasingly frequent and severe wildfire and drought. We propose a …

Globally, wildfire size, severity, and frequency have been increasing, as have related
fatalities and taxpayer-funded firefighting costs. In most accessible forests, wildfire response …

For over 20 years, forest fuel reduction has been the dominant management action in
western US forests. These same actions have also been associated with the restoration of …

Much of California, US experienced a severe drought in 2012–2015 inciting a large tree
mortality event in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. We assessed causal agents and …

Prescribed burns to reduce fuel can mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires. However,
multiple barriers limit their deployment, resulting in their underutilization, particularly in …

Context More than a century of forest and fire management of Inland Pacific landscapes has
transformed their successional and disturbance dynamics. Regional connectivity of many …

Abstract 2020 is the year of wildfire records. California experienced its three largest fires
early in its fire season. The Pantanal, the largest wetland on the planet, burned over 20% of …