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Fire moss as a tool for post-wildfire ecosystem restoration

by swfscFactsheet January 25, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

This factsheet is a result of graduate research and has not been peer reviewed beyond graduate committee members.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 …

Forest Treatments Impacts to Water Quantity

by swfscScience Synthesis November 1, 2016April 3, 2024No Comments

Working Paper 37 by Dan Binkley Read The influence of restoration treatments on hydrologic output in fire-adapted forests of the Southwest PDF.

Bark Beetles and Restoration Treatments

by swfscFactsheet October 19, 2016April 3, 2023No Comments

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!

Economic Benefits of Forest Treatments

by swfscScience Synthesis October 1, 2016October 21, 2024No Comments

This paper presents a review of the types of economic benefits that arise from fuels-reduction treatments in the southwestern U.S. to inform policy discussions about the economic impacts and benefits of the treatments.

2016 Fire Ecology & Management Conference

by swfscConference, Events January 18, 2016April 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

Beyond hazardous fuels: Managing fire for social, economic, and ecological benefits Recordings and field trip info now available! This Southwest Regional Fire Ecology and Management Conference occurred in Tucson, Arizona November 28 – December 2, 2016 in partnership with the Association for Fire Ecology. To view recordings of plenary presentations and some others, click here …

2012 Southwest Fire Ecology Conference (AFE)

by swfscConference, Events December 13, 2015May 4, 2023Comments are Disabled

Together with Humboldt State University and the Association for Fire Ecology, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium hosted the Southwest Fire Ecology Conference, “Fire Landscapes, Wildlife & People” in Santa Fe, New Mexico February 27-March 1, 2012. 2011 was a record-breaking fire year for the Southwest that underscored the importance of collaboration for defining research needs …

November 2015: Fire effects: Restoration of watersheds and springs

by swfscEvents, Workshops December 7, 2015April 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

This 1-day workshop/session was held in conjunction with the Society for Ecological Restoration Southwest Chapter Conference. It provided participants with information on trends in fire effects on watersheds, streams, and springs; offered tools to respond to these impacts before and after fires; and fostered discussion on next steps for restoration practitioners. The main focus was …

Carbon Cycling in Southwestern Forests

by swfscFactsheet, Science Synthesis September 1, 2015October 21, 2024No Comments

The intent of this working paper is to explain the basics of the carbon cycle detailing how much carbon moves through vegetation, water, and soils over time. The paper also summarizes where current science suggests that carbon cycling patterns are most likely to change in the coming years to decades, and how management can influence …

April 2015: Planning for the Next Big One: Managing the Post-fire Environment in a Time of Change

by swfscEvents, Workshops May 1, 2015May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

The Burned Area Learning Network Workshop Together with the Fire Learning Network, the SWFSC hosted a collaborative workshop to improve advance planning for post wildfire impacts April 16-17, 2015 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Materials and Notes from the workshop can be downloaded below. If you have further questions, contact Anne Bradley with The Nature …

April 15, 2015: Effects of climate variability and accelerated thinning on watershed-scale runoff in Southwestern ponderosa pine forests

by swfscEvents, Webinars April 17, 2015May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Marcos Robles, The Nature Conservancy The recent mortality of up to 20% of forests and woodlands in the southwestern United States, along with declining stream flows and projected future water shortages, heightens the need to understand how management practices can enhance forest resilience and functioning under unprecedented scales of drought and wildfire. To address …