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Resource objective wildfires shifted forest structure and fuels toward pre-fire-exclusion conditions in a remote Arizona wilderness
Year: 2025
BackgroundLarge, severe fires are increasing throughout frequent-fire forests of the western United States due to warming climatic conditions, as well as legacies of early twentieth century land-use practices and anthropogenic fire exclusion. Resource objective (RO) wildfires—where naturally ignited wildfires are allowed to burn to accomplish management objectives—are increasingly accepted due to relatively low cost and flexibility on lands where mechanical treatments are not allowed (e.g., designated wilderness) or economically feasible. We previously implemented a field…
Publication Type: Journal Article
Awareness and Social Interactions Influence Natural Resource Professionals’ Recommendations for Prescribed Fire Use
Year: 2025
Restoring fire in fire-adapted ecosystems is necessary to curtail woody plant expansion, enhance biodiversity, and reduce wildfire risks, yet prescribed fire is promoted less by federal agencies than other grassland conservation practices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Fire and Rangelands, Prescribed Burning, Public Perceptions of Fire and Smoke, Restoration and Hazardous Fuel Reduction
Publication Type: Journal Article