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The Fuel Treatment Evaluator (FTE) 3.0 is a web-based tool that simulates uneven-aged and even-aged silvicultural treatments on timberland in 12 western states. This tool simulates treatments to reduce forest fire hazard to specific target levels…
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Forests provide numerous benefits for society, including fibre, wildlife and recreation. Forest managers are challenged to balance ecosystem health with maintaining public forest lands for multiple uses. During the first half of the last century,…
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This paper summarizes a select set of research studies conducted over the past 40 years, drawing conclusions on trends in public attitudes about the use of wildland fire in federally designated Wilderness. The research includes trend studies…
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Recurrent, low-severity fire in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)/interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) forests is thought to have directly influenced nitrogen (N) cycling and availability. However, no studies to date have…
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Western United States forest wildfire activity is widely thought to have increased in recent decades, but surprisingly, the extent of recent changes has never been systematically documented. Nor has it been established to what degree climate may be…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Piranga ludoviciana (western tanager) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations…
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We examined the historical record of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) activity within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, for the 25-years period leading up to the 1988 Yellowstone fires (1963-86) to determine how prior beetle…
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Alternative silvicultural treatments such as thinning can be used to restore forested watersheds and reduce wildfire hazards, but the hydrologic effects of these treatments are not well defined. We evaluated the effect of two shelterwood-with-…
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The bird species in western North America that are most restricted to, and therefore most dependent on, severely burned conifer forests during the first years following a fire event depend heavily on the abundant standing snags for perch sites, nest…
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This paper reviews general literature, research studies, field observations, and standard Forest Service survival surveys of high-elevation whitebark pine plantations and presents a set of guidelines for outplanting prescriptions. When planting…
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Although lidar data are widely available from commercial contractors, operational use in North America is still limited by both cost and the uncertainty of large-scale application and associated model accuracy issues. We analyzed whether small-…
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We reviewed the behavior of wildfire in riparian zones, primarily in the western United States, and the potential ecological consequences of postfire logging. Fire behavior in riparian zones is complex, but many aquatic and riparian organisms…
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In Useem’s earlier book, “The Leadership Moment,” he described leadership lessons that could be learned from various situations, including the Mann Gulch disaster. In this book, Useem has turned his attention from leadership to decision making,…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Patagioenas fasciata (band-tailed pigeon) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
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Little is known regarding how fire exclusion influences nitrogen (N) cycling in low elevation forests of western Montana. Nor is it clear how the change in fire frequency that has resulted from forest management has influenced ecosystem function in…
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This report studied the feasibility of using biomass for renewable energy production as an alternative to onsite burning. Due to the relatively low value of biomass, accurate estimates of volumes and costs of collection and transport are necessary…
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Federal wildland fire management programs have readily embraced the practice of fuel treatment. Wildland fire risk is quantified as expected annual loss ($ yr-1 or $ yr-1 ac-1). Fire risk at a point on the landscape is a function of the probability…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ledum groenlandicum (bog Labrador tea) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Artemisia pedatifida (birdfoot sagebrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Calamagrostis montanensis (plains reedgrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
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