Northwest Fire Science Consortium

The Northwest Fire Science Consortium works to accelerate the awareness, understanding, and adoption of wildland fire science. We connect managers, practitioners, scientists, and local communities and collaboratives working on fire issues on forest and range lands in Washington and Oregon.

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NWFSC is one of
fifteen regional exchanges
sponsored by the Joint Fire Science Program.

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Evaluating Model Predictions of Fire Induced Tree Mortality Using Wildfire-Affected Forest Inventory Measurements

Authored by J.S. Barker; Published 2019

Forest land managers rely on predictions of tree mortality generated from fire behavior models to identify stands

Wildfire risk science facilitates adaptation of fire-prone social-ecological systems to the new fire reality

Authored by C.J. Dunn; Published 2020

How does tree regeneration respond to mixed‐severity fire in the western Oregon Cascades, USA?

Authored by C.J. Dunn; Published 2020

Dendroecological studies of historical tree recruitment patterns suggest mixed‐severity fire effects are common in Douglas‐fir/

Winter isn't Coming. Prepare for the Pyrocene!

Webinar from Northwest Fire Science Consortium

Stephen Pyne, emeritus professor at Arizona State University presents "Winter isn't Coming. Prepare for the Pyrocene." Watch the video on our YouTube channel. Closed captioning available.

New Resources

Event: February 25 Lunch and Learn: Boundary-Spanning for Collective Action: Managing Wildfire Risk in the West
Publication: Wildfire risk science facilitates adaptation of fire-prone social-ecological systems to the new fire reality
Publication: How does tree regeneration respond to mixed‐severity fire in the western Oregon Cascades, USA?
Publication: Evaluating Model Predictions of Fire Induced Tree Mortality Using Wildfire-Affected Forest Inventory Measurements
Event: February 4 Effects of scale on remote sensing assessments of burn severity in a ponderosa pine forest
Webinar: January 9 Winter isn't Coming. Prepare for the Pyrocene!
Event: April 27 Oregon Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX)
Event: January 27 New findings on policy barriers and opportunities: Strategies for increasing prescribed fire application on federal lands from case studies in the US West
Publication: What drives ponderosa pine regeneration following wildfire in the western United States?
Publication: Prescribed fire regimes subtly alter ponderosa pine forest plant community structure

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