From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Throughout the Rocky Mountains over the last century, large ponderosa pine trees provided …
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Using “Good” Fires to Reduce “Bad” Fire Effects & Smoke Impacts
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Prescribed fires produce smoke that adversely impacts public health, although not to the …
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Snag Hazards to Firefighters
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Snags continue to pose an ever-present hazard to responders, and recent increases in fire …
How Does Fire Kill Trees?
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Fires burn millions of acres annually and being able to predict what trees will die …
Of Woodpeckers and Harvests: Finding Compatibility Between Habitat and Salvage Logging
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station’s “Science You Can Use Bulletin” Issue 38.The western United States is home to many …
Invasive Annual Grasses in Wyoming
Learn about the two new invasive annual grasses, Ventenata and Medusahead, discovered recently by Sheridan County. They are more …
The Efficacy of Hazardous Fuel Treatments
From the Ecological Restoration Institute:The Efficacy of Hazardous Fuel Treatments: A Rapid Assessment of the Economic and …
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Beyond Bark Beetles – 10 Short Films
Medicine Bow & Routt National Forests teamed up with the University of Wyoming’s Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and …