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How the Natural Range of Variability of Frequent-Fire Forests Informs Restoration Treatments

This one-page topics paper is written for the general public and describes how a forest’s natural range of variability can inform restoration treatments. Read the full report from the Ecological […]
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Fire Weather Alert System

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: The Fire Weather Alert System (FWAS) is designed to warn on-the-ground firefighters of dangerous weather conditions in their area. Learn more here.
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Next Generation Fire Severity Mapping

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: The Next Generation Fire Severity Mapping is a tool designed to depict the probability of high-severity fire, if a fire were to occur, for […]
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Quantifying long-term post-fire sediment delivery and erosion mitigation effectiveness

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Large wildfires can have profound and lasting impacts not only from direct consumption of vegetation but also longer term effects such as persistent soil […]
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The Missoula Fire Lab Wildfire Emission Inventory

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: To address the need of air regulators and land managers for improved wildfire pollutant emission estimates, we developed the Missoula Fire Lab Emission Inventory […]
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Wildfires Know No Boundaries

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: For the first time, U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and Oregon State University scientists have assessed cross-boundary wildfire exposure in the western United States by […]
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Soil Fungi Recover Slowly Following High-Severity Wildfires

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: In recent decades, wildfires in ponderosa pine forests have increased in size and severity. These wildfires can remove large, contiguous patches of mature forests, […]
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Wildland Fire Management under COVID-19

Read the full brief here. Summary: COVID-19 will have major implications for wildland fire management, because of severe social distancing and hygiene requirements. We collected procedures and guidance created round […]
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Big Trees, Bark Beetles, Goshawks & Timber

From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: Throughout the Rocky Mountains over the last century, large ponderosa pine trees provided lumber for growing cities and towns, along with fuel and timber […]
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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 same degree as wildfires. The public needs to understand these trade-offs, […]
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