Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions
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 …
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …
Fuel treatment effectiveness at the landscape scale: a systematic review of simulation studies comparing treatment scenarios in North America
Background The risk of destructive wildfire on fire-prone landscapes with excessive fuel
buildup has prompted the use of fuel reduction treatments to protect valued resources from …
buildup has prompted the use of fuel reduction treatments to protect valued resources from …
Forest restoration and fuels reduction: convergent or divergent?
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 …
western US forests. These same actions have also been associated with the restoration of …
Wildfire risk science facilitates adaptation of fire-prone social-ecological systems to the new fire reality
Large and severe wildfires are an observable consequence of an increasingly arid
American West. There is increasing consensus that human communities, land managers …
American West. There is increasing consensus that human communities, land managers …
Constraints on mechanized treatment significantly limit mechanical fuels reduction extent in the Sierra Nevada
With air quality, liability, and safety concerns, prescribed burning and managed wildfire are
often considered impractical treatments for extensive fuels reduction in western US forests …
often considered impractical treatments for extensive fuels reduction in western US forests …
Planning for future fire: Scenario analysis of an accelerated fuel reduction plan for the western United States
Recent fire seasons brought a new fire reality to the western US, and motivated federal
agencies to explore scenarios for augmenting current fuel management and forest …
agencies to explore scenarios for augmenting current fuel management and forest …
Characteristics and controls of extremely large wildfires in the western Mediterranean Basin
Large fires account for a disproportionally high percentage of area burned with potentially
severe environmental and socioeconomic impacts. This study characterizes extremely large …
severe environmental and socioeconomic impacts. This study characterizes extremely large …
[PDF][PDF] Principles and practices for the restoration of ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests of the Colorado Front Range.
Wildfires have become larger and more severe over the past several decades on Colorado's
Front Range, catalyzing greater investments in forest management intended to mitigate …
Front Range, catalyzing greater investments in forest management intended to mitigate …
Application of wildfire risk assessment results to wildfire response planning in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, USA
How wildfires are managed is a key determinant of long-term socioecological resiliency and
the ability to live with fire. Safe and effective response to fire requires effective pre-fire …
the ability to live with fire. Safe and effective response to fire requires effective pre-fire …
Evaluating alternative fuel treatment strategies to reduce wildfire losses in a Mediterranean area
The goal of this work is to evaluate by a modeling approach the effectiveness of alternative
fuel treatment strategies to reduce potential losses from wildfires in Mediterranean areas …
fuel treatment strategies to reduce potential losses from wildfires in Mediterranean areas …