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Water has been used to fight fire for centuries. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relies on a fleet of over 400 water engines as its primary fire suppression technology in Great Basin fuels. Class A foam is a relatively new approach to fire…
Author(s): Paul M. Schlobohm
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Prescribed burning can be an effective tool to manage sagebrush grasslands. However, burning prescriptions for sagebrush grasslands vary depending on the management objectives, species composition of the community, and location. To develop…
Author(s): G. Allen Rasmussen
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Fire has been an important factor in the development of the vegetation of the Snake River Plain. Prior to Euro-American influence, fire helped determine the physiognomy and species composition of many communities. The occurrence of fire varied…
Author(s): Erin F. Peters, Stephen C. Bunting
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Annual weeds continue to expand throughout the West eliminating many desirable species and plant communities. Wildfires are now common on lands infested with annual weeds, causing a loss of wildlife habitat and other natural resources. Measures can…
Author(s): Stephen B. Monsen, Stanley G. Kitchen
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Prescribed fire is an important management tool to increase herbaceous productivity and maintain seral communities of Intermountain sagebrush grasslands. Currently, pastures treated with prescribed fire are rested from livestock grazing before…
Author(s): Steven J. Jirik, Stephen C. Bunting
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Daily fire growth maps display the growth of the 1988 fires in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Information and data sources included daily infrared photography flights, satellite imagery, ground and aerial reconnaissance, command center intelligence,…
Author(s): Richard C. Rothermel, Roberta A. Hartford, Carolyn H. Chase
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Postharvest residue burning is a common site preparation treatment used in the interior Northwest to reduce forest fuels and prepare sites for tree regeneration. A study was conducted to measure runoff, sediment production, and nutrient changes…
Author(s): Peter R. Robichaud, Russell T. Graham, Roger D. Hungerford
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carex capitata (capitate sedge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carex concinna (low northern sedge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carex garberi (Garber sedge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Hierochloe odorata (sweet grass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Solidago missouriensis (prairie goldenrod) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bromus vulgaris (Columbia brome) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bromus pumpellianus (Pumpelly brome) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ratibida columnifera (upright prairie coneflower) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Alectoris chukar (chukar) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy,…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bufo boreas (western toad) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Chimaphila menziesii (little prince's-pine) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Robin F. Matthews
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Chimaphila umbellata (prince's-pine) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Robin F. Matthews
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