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2025

The Short-Term Effects of Prescribed Burning on the Root Biomass and Soil Carbon Dynamics of Larch Plantations
Long-term soil nutrient and understory plant responses to post-fire rehabilitation in a lodgepole pine forest
Sophia Kaiser et al.

2024

Cheatgrass alters flammability of native perennial grasses in laboratory combustion experiments
Georgia R. Harrison et al.
Smoldering ignition and transition to flaming in wooden mulch beds exposed to firebrands under wind
Shaorun Lin et al.
Targeted Cattle Grazing to Alter Fuels and Reduce Fire Behavior Metrics in Shrub-Grasslands
Christopher L. Schachtschneider et al.
Many Benefits Realized After a Long-Term Fuel Reduction and Restoration Study in Western Montana
Justin S. Crotteau et al.
Strategic fire zones are essential to wildfire risk reduction in the Western United States
Malcolm P. North et al.
Constraints on mechanical fuel reduction treatments in United States Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy priority landscapes
George A. Woolsey et al.
Evaluation and comparison of simple empirical models for dead fuel moisture content
J. Sharples et al.
Litter and root sources of soil organic matter in a temperate forest: Thirty years in the DIRT
Richard D. Bowden et al.
Vegetation, fuels, and fire-behavior responses to linear fuel-break treatments in and around burned sagebrush steppe: are we breaking the grass-fire cycle?
Matthew J. Germino et al.
Early treatment effects on plantation growth and biodiversity in mature ponderosa pine forest
Jainwei Zhang et al.
Forest thinning and prescribed burning treatments reduce wildfire severity and buffer the impacts of severe fire weather
Emily G. Brodie et al.
Long-term efficacy of fuel reduction and restoration treatments in Northern Rockies dry forests
Sharon M. Hood et al.

2023

Fuel treatments in shrublands experiencing pinyon and juniper expansion result in trade-offs between desired vegetation and increased fire behavior
Claire Williams et al.
Landscape-scale fuel treatment effectiveness: lessons learned from wildland fire case studies in forests of the western United States and Great Lakes region
Alexandra K. Urza et al.

2022

The Economic Value of Fuel Treatments: A Review of the Recent Literature for Fuel Treatment Planning
Molly E. Hunter et al.
Comparing risk-based fuel treatment prioritization with alternative strategies for enhancing protection and resource management objectives
Matthew P. Thompson et al.
Low- and moderate-severity fire offers key insights for landscape restoration in ponderosa pine forests
Jeffery B. Cannon et al.
Targeted grazing and mechanical thinning enhance forest stand resilience under a narrow range of wildfire scenarios
Victoria M. Donovan et al.

2021

Introduction to the article by Harold Biswell: Prescribed Burning in Georgia and California Compared
Scott L. Stephens et al.

2020

Longer-term post-fire succession on Wyoming big sagebrush steppe
Jonathan D. Bates et al.
Can we manage a future with more fire? Effectiveness of defensible space treatment depends on housing amount and configuration
Kristin H. Braziunas et al.
Vegetation dynamics following compound disturbance in a dry pine forest: fuel treatment then bark beetle outbreak
Justin S. Crotteau et al.
Ecological niches of tree species drive variability in conifer regeneration abundance following fuels treatments
Kathleen Fialko et al.
Can Mowing Substitute for Fire in Semiarid Grassland?
Lance T. Vermeire et al.
Fuel treatment effectiveness in the context of landform, vegetation, and large, wind‐driven wildfires
Susan J. Prichard et al.

2019

Long-Term Impacts of Fuel Treatment Placement with Respect to Forest Cover Type on Potential Fire Behavior across a Mountainous Landscape
Seth A. Ex et al.
Characterizing fire effects on conifers at tree level from airborne laser scanning and high-resolution, multispectral satellite data
Carine Klauberg et al.
Contain and control: wildfire suppression effectiveness at incidents and across landscapes
Matt P. Plucinski
Fuel dynamics after reintroduced fire in an old-growth Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest
C. Alina Cansler et al.
Drying rates of saturated masticated fuelbeds from Rocky Mountain mixed-conifer stands
Robert E. Keane et al.
Fighting flames and forging firelines: wildfire suppression effectiveness at the fire edge
Matt P. Plucinski
Getting back to fire suméŝ: exploring a multi-disciplinary approach to incorporating traditional knowledge into fuels treatments
Monique D. Wynecoop et al.
Short- and long-term effects of ponderosa pine fuel treatments intersected by the Egley Fire Complex, Oregon, USA
Jessie M. Dodge et al.
Determining burnability: Predicting completion rates and coverage of prescribed burns for fuel management
Thomas J. Duff et al.
Fire and Forest Management in Montane Forests of the Northwestern States and California, USA
Iris Allen et al.

2018

Long-Term Effect of Prescribed Burning Regimes and Logging on Coarse Woody Debris in South-Eastern Australia
Mitchell G. Stares et al.
Prescribed fire regimes subtly alter ponderosa pine forest plant community structure
Becky K. Kerns et al.
Multiobjective prioritization of preselected fuel treatment strategies for public forestland: a case study in Flathead County, Montana
Tony Prato et al.
Negligible impacts of biomass removal on Douglas-fir growth 29 years after outplanting in the northern Rocky Mountains
Woongsoon Jang et al.
It matters when you measure it: using snow-cover Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to isolate post-fire conifer regeneration
Melanie K. Vanderhoof et al.

2017

An evaluation of the Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Treatment Program—Are we treating enough to promote resiliency or reduce hazard?
Nicole M. Vaillant et al.
Impacts of Mastication Fuel Treatments on California, USA, Chaparral Vegetation Structure and Composition
Teresa J. Brennan et al.
Predicting post-fire tree mortality for 12 western US conifers using the First-Order Fire Effects Model (FOFEM)
Sharon M. Hood et al.
Uneven-aged silviculture can reduce negative effects of forest management on beetles
Klara Joelsson et al.
Effects of accelerated wildfire on future fire regimes and implications for the United States federal fire policy
Alan A. Ager et al.
Long-term precommercial thinning effects on Larix occidentalis (western larch) tree and stand characteristics
Michael S. Schaedel et al.
Importance of fuel treatment for limiting moderate-to-high intensity fire: Findings from comparative fire modelling
Geoffrey J. Cary et al.
Predicting forest floor and woody fuel consumption from prescribed burns in southern and western pine ecosystems of the United States
Susan J. Prichard et al.
Density-dependent woody detritus accumulation in an even-aged, single-species forest
Michael S. Schaedel et al.
Early forest thinning changes aboveground carbon distribution among pools, but not total amount
Michael S. Schaedel et al.

2016

Forest fuels and potential fire behaviour 12 years after variable-retention harvest in lodgepole pine
Justin S. Crotteau et al.
Tamm Review: Are fuel treatments effective at achieving ecological and social objectives? A systematic review
Elizabeth L. Kalies et al.
The Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System: functionality for fuels treatment planning
Stacy Drury et al.
Fuel size impacts on carbon residuals and combustion dynamics in masticated woody debris
Dan K. Thompson et al.

2015

Prioritization of forest restoration projects: tradeoffs between wildfire protection, ecological restoration, and economic objectives
Kevin C. Vogler et al.
Long-term effects on distribution of forest biomass following different harvesting levels in the Northern Rocky Mountains
Woongsoon Jang et al.
Theory and Practice of Wildland Fuels Management
Philip N. Omi
Optimizing fuel treatments to reduce wildland fire risk
Woodam Chung
Measurements, datasets and preliminary results from the RxCADRE project - 2008, 2011 and 2012
Roger D. Ottmar et al.
Post-fire logging reduces surface woody fuels up to four decades following wildfire
David W. Peterson et al.
Effects of tree cutting and fire on understory vegetation in mixed conifer forests
Scott R. Abella et al.

2014

Fire behavior in masticated fuels: a review
Jesse K. Kreye et al.
Contrasting effects of wildfire and ecological restoration in old-growth western larch forests
Taylor Hopkins et al.
One-hundred years of wildfire research: A legacy of the Priest River, Deception Creek, and Boise Basin Experimental Forests of Idaho
Russell T. Graham et al.

2013

The rising Great Plains fire campaign: citizens' response to woody plant encroachment
Dirac Twidwell et al.
Silviculture research: the intersection of science and art across generations
Theresa B. Jain
Restoring forest resilience: from reference spatial patterns to silvicultural prescriptions and monitoring
Derek J. Churchill et al.
Developing a computerized approach for optimizing individual tree removal to efficiently reduce crown fire potential
Marco A. Contreras et al.
Wildfire exposure and fuel management on western US national forests
Alan A. Ager et al.
Social and ecological factors influencing attitudes toward the application of high-intensity prescribed burns to restore fire adapted grassland ecosystems
David Toledo et al.
Modeled forest inventory data suggest climate benefits from fuels management
Jeremy S. Fried et al.

2012

Effects of fuels reductions on plant communities and soils in a piñon-juniper woodland
Matthew R. Ross et al.
Burning questions for managers: fuels management practices in riparian areas
Kristen E. Meyer et al.
Tree spatial patterns in fire-frequent forests of western North America, including mechanisms of pattern formation and implications for designing fuel reduction and restoration treatments
Andrew J. Larson et al.
Effects of ungulate herbivory on aspen, cottonwood, and willow development under forest fuels treatment regimes
Bryan A. Endress et al.
Pattern and process of prescribed fires influence effectiveness at reducing wildfire severity in dry coniferous forests
Robert S. Arkle et al.
The effects of forest fuel-reduction treatments in the United States
Scott L. Stephens et al.
Modeling tree-level fuel connectivity to evaluate the effectiveness of thinning treatments for reducing crown fire potential
Marco A. Contreras et al.
Do thinning and/or burning treatments in western USA ponderosa or Jeffrey pine-dominated forests help restore natural fire behavior?
Peter Z. Fule et al.
Roads impact the distribution of noxious weeds more than restoration treatments in a lodgepole pine forest in Montana, U.S.A.
Jennifer L. Birdsall et al.
Using fire to increase the scale, benefits, and future maintenance of fuels treatments
Malcolm P. North et al.

2011

Restoration relevance of recent National Fire Plan treatments in forests of the western United States
Tania L. Schoennagel et al.
Simulating fuel treatment effects in dry forests of the western United States: testing the principles of a fire-safe forest
Morris C. Johnson et al.
Can fuel-reduction treatments really increase forest carbon storage in the western US by reducing future fire emissions?
John L. Campbell et al.

2010

Prescribed fires as ecological surrogates for wildfires: a stream and riparian perspective
Robert S. Arkle et al.
Restoration treatment effects on stand structure, tree growth, and fire hazard in a ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forest in Montana
Carl E. Fiedler et al.
Effects of fuel treatments on carbon-disturbance relationships in forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains
Elizabeth D. Reinhardt et al.
Fuel reduction management practices in riparian areas of the Western USA
Katharine R. Stone et al.
A comparison of landscape fuel treatment strategies to mitigate wildland fire risk in the urban interface and preserve old forest structure
Alan A. Ager et al.
Fine fuel heating by radiant flux
David Frankman et al.
Thinning and burning in dry coniferous forests of the western United States: effectiveness in altering diameter distributions
Andrew P. Youngblood
Maintaining soil productivity during forest or biomass-to-energy thinning harvests in the western United States
Deborah S. Page-Dumroese et al.
Effects of biomass removal treatments on stand-level fire characteristics in major forest types of the Northern Rocky Mountains
Elizabeth D. Reinhardt et al.
Integrating fuel treatment into ecosystem management: a proposed project planning process
Keith Stockmann et al.

2009

Crucial factors influencing public acceptance of fuels treatments
Sarah M. McCaffrey
Fire treatment effects on vegetation structure, fuels, and potential fire severity in western U.S. forests
Scott L. Stephens et al.
Assessing fuel treatment effectiveness using satellite imagery and spatial statistics
Michael C. Wimberly et al.
Fuel treatment guidebook: illustrating treatment effects on fire hazard
Crystal L. Raymond
Implementation of National Fire Plan fuel treatments near the wildland-urban interface in the western United States
Tania L. Schoennagel et al.
The national fire and fire surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels
Dylan W. Schwilk et al.

2008

Market impacts of a multiyear mechanical fuel treatment program in the U.S.
Jeffrey P. Prestemon et al.
Objectives and considerations for wildland fuel treatment in forested ecosystems of the interior western United States
Elizabeth D. Reinhardt et al.
Spatial-endogenous fire risk and efficient fuel management and timber harvest
Masashi Konoshima et al.
Estimating harvest costs for fuel treatments in the west
Rodrigo Arriagada et al.
Contingent valuation of fuel hazard reduction treatments
John B. Loomis et al.
Fire probability, fuel treatment effectiveness and ecological tradeoffs in Western U.S. public forests
Jonathan J. Rhodes et al.
Reproductive output of ponderosa pine in response to thinning and prescribed burning in western Montana
Gregory D. Peters et al.

2007

Simulation of long-term landscape-level fuel treatment effects on large wildfires
Mark A. Finney et al.
Rapid assessment of postfire plant invasions in coniferous forests of the western United States
Jonathan P. Freeman et al.
Ten-year responses of ponderosa pine growth, vigor, and recruitment to restoration treatments in the Bitterroot Mountains, Montana, USA
Alex Fajardo et al.
Science information for informing forest fuel management in dry forests of the western United States
Sarah M. McCaffrey et al.
Managing forest structure and fire hazard - A tool for planners
Morris C. Johnson et al.

2006

Modeling fuel treatment costs on Forest Service lands in the western United States
David E. Calkin et al.
Effects of fire exclusion on forest structure and composition in unlogged ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests
Eric G. Keeling et al.
Effects of slash, machine passes, and soil moisture on penetration resistance in a cut-to-length harvesting
Han-Sup Han et al.
Wilderness fire management in a changing world
Carol Miller
Estimating volumes and costs of forest biomass in western Montana using forest inventory and geospatial data
Dan R. Loeffler et al.
Snow accumulation in thinned lodgepole pine stands, Montana, USA
Scott W. Woods et al.
Post-wildfire logging hinders regeneration and increases fire risk
Daniel C. Donato et al.
Timber markets and fuel treatments in the western U.S.
Karen L. Abt et al.

2005

Testing transferability of willingness to pay for forest fire prevention among three states of California, Florida, and Montana
John B. Loomis et al.
When to prescribe
Carol Miller
Forest fuel management: a spatial decision-support system developed by RMRS provides forest managers with the tools to effectively remove a build-up of fuels while adhering to principles of ecological multiple-use...
Judy M. Troutwine
Restoration treatments in a Montana ponderosa pine forest: effects on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties
Michael J. Gundale et al.
Forest fuel treatments in western North America: merging silviculture and fire management
Morris C. Johnson et al.

2004

Snags and Coarse Woody Debris: An Important Legacy of Forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Daniel B. Tinker et al.
Restoring vigor and reducing hazard in an old growth western larch stand (Montana)
Carl E. Fiedler et al.

2002

Effect of thinning and prescribed burning on crown fire severity in ponderosa pine forests
Jolie Pollet et al.

2001

Can the fire-dependent whitebark pine be saved?
Robert E. Keane

2000

Effects of selection harvest and prescribed fire on the soil nitrogen status of ponderosa pine forests
Thomas H. DeLuca et al.

1999

Fire hazard and potential treatment effectiveness: a statewide assessment in Montana
Carl E. Fiedler et al.

1998

Effects of slash pile burning on the physical and chemical soil properties of Vassar soils
Brian P. Oswald et al.
Reduce fire hazards in ponderosa pine by thinning
Joe H. Scott

1997

Managerial and institutional factors affect prescribed burning costs
Armando Gonzalez-Caban

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