Characterising the impacts of wildland fire and fire suppression is critical information for fire
management decision-making. Here, we focus on decisions related to the rare larger and …

Climate change is affecting natural resources globally, altering ecosystems that support
outdoor recreation. In the western United States, effects such as warming temperatures …

Fire regimes in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems have been greatly altered across the
western United States. Broad-scale invasion of non-native annual grasses, climate change …

Most ecosystem services that are not traded on markets contribute to human welfare;
however, these services are often undervalued due to the fact that their economic value is …

We use a travel cost model to test the effects of wild and prescribed fire on visitation by
hikers and mountain bikers in New Mexico. Our results indicate that net benefits for …

The visibility, safety, and health effects of seasonal wildfires may affect recreational visits to
national parks (NPs), even if fires occur outside of park boundaries. This study statistically …

Surveys of visitors to National Forests in Colorado were conducted to determine whether
different fire ages and presence of crown fires have different effects on hiking and mountain …

The travel cost model is a common tool economists use to estimate non-market values
associated with recreation. Very rarely are social psychological variables used in the …

The number of large, high-severity wildfires has been increasing across the western United
States over the last several decades. It is not fully understood how changes in the frequency …

Since the 1990s, the mountain pine beetle (MPB) population has exploded in western
Canada. In national parks, MPB has the potential to impact visual quality and safety of …