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FREE Lesson Plans about Climate Change in Colorado

The Mountain Studies Institute of the San Juan Mountains has free curriculum to teach kids and teenagers about climate change in their region. Lesson plans include a Power Point with […]
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Educational Resources for Children – Waterways of Southwest Colorado

The Mountain Studies Institute in the San Juan mountains has some excellent resources for teaching children about their waterways: A Chemistry Lab about Acid Mine Drainage Water Quality Field Trip […]
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Comparing Hot and Cold Loading in an Integrated Biomass Recovery Operation

An observational study was performed to understand the operational characteristics of the loader in a hot operation (handling both sawlog and biomass components concurrently) and cold operation (handling biomass and […]
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Adaptive Goverance and the Administrative State: knowledge management for forest planning in the western US.

Researchers interviewed US Forest Service staff and external partners to investigate challenges and opportunities for improved knowledge management in the context of ecological monitoring for federal forest planning in the […]
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COVID-19 Resources

Updated COVID-19 resources can be found on a dedicated page of our website. View our COVID-19 resources page.
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Conversations about Conversions: Perspectives of Disturbance-Driven Change

From authors Jill M. Young and Jonathan D. Coop – School of Environment & Sustainability, Western Colorado University: Changing disturbance regimes and climate across western North America are increasingly recognized […]
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Community Adaptation, Landscape Resilience and Safe Responses for COVID-19

Click here to read the article from Fire Adapted Colorado.
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Fires & Soils in Frequent-Fire Landscapes of the Southwest

This working paper provides a summary of the current literature on the interaction of forest soils and fire in the southwestern frequent-fire forests. Read the full paper from the Ecological […]
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Assessment of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) in Arizona & Throughout the West

This white paper shares lessons learned and recommendations for Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) design and plan elements that can help facilitate and guide implementation, while acknowledging the importance of […]
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The Pinaleño Ecological Restoration Project and Demonstration Unit: Effects of Restoration Treatment and Wildfire in a Mixed-Conifer Forest

This report briefly summarizes early restoration demonstration work on the Coronado National Forest (2008-2009), results from mechanical treatments initiated in 2016-2017, and the effects of the Frye Fire in 2017. […]
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