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 …

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 …

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 …

Large and severe wildfires are an observable consequence of an increasingly arid
American West. There is increasing consensus that human communities, land managers …

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 …

Frequent forest fires severely damage forest ecosystems. One potential big issue, however,
is the fact that the substantial release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from biomass …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Large fires account for a disproportionally high percentage of area burned with potentially
severe environmental and socioeconomic impacts. This study characterizes extremely large …