Journal articles
Peterson, D. W., Dodson, E. K., & Harrod, R. J. (2015). Post-fire logging reduces surface woody fuels up to four decades following wildfire. Forest Ecology and Management, 338, 84–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2014.11.016
Beschta, R. L., Rhodes, J. J., Kauffman, J. B., Gresswell, R. E., Minshall, G. W., Karr, J. R., Perry, D. A., Hauer, F. R., & Frissell, C. A. (2004). Postfire management on forested public lands of the western United States. In Conservation Biology (Vol. 18, Issue 4, pp. 957–967). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00495.x
Donato, D. C., Fontaine, J. B., Campbell, J. L., Robinson, W. D., Kauffman, J. B., & Law, B. E. (2006). Post-wildfire logging hinders regeneration and increases fire risk. Science, 311(5759), 352. https://doi.org/10.1126/SCIENCE.1122855/SUPPL_FILE/DONATO.SOM.REVISED.PDF
Donato, D. C., Fontaine, J. B., Kauffman, J. B., Robinson, W. D., & Law, B. E. (2013). Fuel mass and forest structure following stand-replacement fire and post-fire logging in a mixed-evergreen forest. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 22(5), 652–666. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF12109
Johnson, Morris C.; Halofsky, Jessica E.; Peterson, David L. 2013. Effects of salvage logging and pile-and-burn on fuel loading, potential fire behaviour, fuel consumption and emissions. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 22: 757-769. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF12080
McIver, J. D., & Ottmar, R. (2007). Fuel mass and stand structure after post-fire logging of a severely burned ponderosa pine forest in northeastern Oregon. Forest Ecology and Management, 238(1–3), 268–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FORECO.2006.10.021
Monsanto, P. G., & Agee, J. K. (2008). Long-term post-wildfire dynamics of coarse woody debris after salvage logging and implications for soil heating in dry forests of the eastern Cascades, Washington. Forest Ecology and Management, 255(12), 3952–3961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.048
Thompson, J. R., Spies, T. A., & Ganio, L. M. (2007). Reburn severity in managed and unmanaged vegetation in a large wildfire. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0700229104
Jennings TN, Smith JE, Cromack K, Sulzman EW, McKay D, Caldwell BA, Beldin SI. Impact of postfire logging on soil bacterial and fungal communities on biogeochemistry in a mixed-conifer forest in central Oregon. Plant Soil [Internet]. 2010; 350:19. Available from: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/journals/pnw_2012_jennings001.pdf
Wagenbrenner JW. Effects of post-fire salvage logging and a skid trail treatment on ground cover, soils, and sediment production in the interior western United States MacDonald LH. Forest Ecology and Management. 2015, 335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.09.016
Morris C. Johnson, Maureen C. Kennedy, Sarah C. Harrison, Derek Churchill, James Pass, Paul W. Fischer, Effects of post-fire management on dead woody fuel dynamics and stand structure in a severely burned mixed-conifer forest, in northeastern Washington State, USA, Forest Ecology and Management, Volumes 470–471, 2020, 118190, ISSN 0378-1127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118190
Maureen C. Kennedy, Morris C. Johnson, Sarah C. Harrison, Model analysis of post-fire management and potential reburn fire behavior, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 351, 2024, 119664, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119664
Povak, N. A., D. J. Churchill, C. A. Cansler, P. F. Hessburg, V. R. Kane, J. T. Kane, J. A. Lutz, and A. J. Larson. 2020. Wildfire severity and postfire salvage harvest effects on long-term forest regeneration. Ecosphere 11(8):e03199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3199
Reburn severity in managed and unmanaged vegetation in a large wildfire. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.070022910
Morgan, P., Moy, M., Droske, C.A. et al. Vegetation Response to Burn Severity, Native Grass Seeding, and Salvage Logging. Fire Ecology 11, 31–58 (2015). https://doi.org/10.4996/fireecology.1102031
Cansler, C. Alina; Kane, Van R.; Hessburg, Paul F.; Kane, Jonathan T.; Jeronimo, Sean M.A.; Lutz, James A.; Povak, Nicholas A.; Churchill, Derek J.; Larson, Andrew J. 2022. Previous wildfires and management treatments moderate subsequent fire severity. Forest Ecology and Management, 504(1): 119764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119764.
Prichard, S.J., Salter, R.B., Hessburg, P.F. et al. The REBURN model: simulating system-level forest succession and wildfire dynamics. Fire Ecology 19, 38 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-023-00190-7
Andrew J. Larson, Sean M.A. Jeronimo, Paul F. Hessburg, James A. Lutz, Nicholas A. Povak, C. Alina Cansler, Van R. Kane, Derek J. Churchill, Tamm Review: Ecological principles to guide post-fire forest landscape management in the Inland Pacific and Northern Rocky Mountain regions, Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 504, 2022, 119680, ISSN 0378-1127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119680
Johnson, Morris C., et al. "Effects of post-fire management on dead woody fuel dynamics and stand structure in a severely burned mixed-conifer forest, in northeastern Washington State, USA." Forest Ecology and Management 470 (2020): 118190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118190
Extension Publications
Fitzgerald S., Berger C., Leavell D., & Grand L. (n.d.). Fire FAQs—Salvage Cutting: What are the effects on fire behavior and severity? | OSU Extension Service. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/em-9195-fire-faqs-salvage-cutting-what-are-effects-fire-behavior-severity
Webinars and Videos
Assessing tree mortality and salvage logging
PNW SciCast Webinar: Understanding the Consequences of Passive and Active Forest Management Following Large Stand-Replacing Wildfires
Seeking Consensus In Post-Fire Management: The Canyon Creek Example
Impacts of forest structure and fire severity on reburn potential in western Cascadia
https://youtu.be/SzpzzC_ppmg?si=NtKOC_QYEG1TmbLI
Syntheses, research briefs, info graphics, and reports
NWFSC Research Brief #10: Post-Fire Logging: Examing Long-Term Effects On Understory Vegetation. https://www.nwfirescience.org/our-products/nwfsc-research-brief-10-post-fire-logging-examing-long-term-effects-understory
Vizcarra N. Reburn in the Rain Shadow. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station; 2018. https://nwfirescience.org/sites/default/files/publications/scifi211-2.pdf
Evaluating Soil Risks Associated With Severe Wildfire and Ground-Based Logging. https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr840.pdf
Duncan, Sally; Mciver, Jim; Ottmar, Roger. 2002. Postfire logging: is it beneficial to a forest. Science Findings. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. October (47): 1-5. https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/science-findings/postfire-logging-it-beneficial-forest
Kirkland, John; Johnson, Morris. 2022. Passive or active management? Understanding consequences and changes after large stand-replacing wildfires. Science Findings 247. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 6p. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/64149
Web-based tools and storymaps
Interactive Map of Post-Fire Vegetation and Management Case Studies
https://drewlyons.shinyapps.io/fire_map/
Umatilla National Forest 2021 Fire Season and Long-Term Restoration
https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=dbf6c4cac3874062b0b8694d6181be13