Quick reference guides to wildfire science and southwestern fire stories.
Resources for predicting and mitigating smoke impacts of wildland fires
Resources for predicting and mitigating smoke impacts of wildland fires PDF. Working Paper 40, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish Factsheet also available here. Fact Sheet, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish Fire managers use prescribed fire and some wildfires to meet resource management objectives, like restoring and maintaining ecological processes, watershed function, and…
What is a forest fuel treatment?
Forest fuel treatments are used by managers for ecological restoration and reducing fire hazard. Due to past management decisions and long-term fire exclusion, forests are more dense and are susceptible to severe wildfires. Fuel treatments aim to reduce the intensity and size of wildfires, increase species diversity, and restore forests to their historical condition. Read more!
Fire moss as a tool for post-wildfire ecosystem restoration
This factsheet is a result of graduate research and has not been peer reviewed beyond graduate committee members. by Chris Ives Increasingly large, frequent, and severe fires across the western United States are creating difficult restoration challenges for land managers. Despite the wide use of current fire restoration techniques, many studies have shown little to no benefit when compared with…
Bark Beetles and Restoration Treatments
Although bark beetles are a natural part of the ponderosa pine forest ecosystem, it has been the insect most often associated with widespread tree mortality. Therefore, land managers charged with forest restoration use prescribed fire and thinning treatments to promote healthy and resilient stands. Read more!
Carbon Cycling in Southwestern Forests
SWFSC Working Paper 35 by Tyson L. Swetnam and Donald A. Falk. September 2015 Read the Paper Read a Fact Sheet summary of the paper below. Fact Sheet published October 2015 by Tyson L. Swetnam and Donald A. Falk Carbon Cycling in Southwestern Forests Fact Sheet click to access as pdf