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Mastication of standing trees to reduce crown fuel loading is an increasingly popular method of reducing wildfire hazard in the wildland-urban interface of Canada. Previous research has shown that masticated fuel beds can leave considerable…
Author(s): Dan K. Thompson, Tom J. Schiks, B. Mike Wotton
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The boreal forest of Alberta, Canada, is under pressure from a rapid expansion of the wildland–human interface driven by natural resources exploitation. The specific impact of these changes on area burned remains poorly understood. We addressed this…
Author(s): Francois-Nicolas Robinne, Marc-Andre Parisien, Michael D. Flannigan
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An important objective for many federal land management agencies is to restore fire to ecosystems that have experienced fire suppression or exclusion over the last century. Managing wildfires for resource objectives (i.e., allowing wildfires to burn…
Author(s): Joe H. Scott, Don Helmbrecht, Sean A. Parks, Carol Miller
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This is a government publication outlining the steps to wildfire preparedness in Red Lodge, MT. The key features include homeowners' associations, which lead in fuel reduction around properties; USFS recreation residences, which conduct fuel…
Author(s): Victoria Sturtevant, Linda E. Kruger
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The varied topics presented in these symposium proceedings represent the diverse nature of the Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project (BEMRP). Separated into six sections, the papers cover the different themes researched by BEMRP…
Author(s): Helen Y. Smith
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