Rachel A. Loehman, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Ellis Margolis, Andreas Wion, John Abatzoglou, Lori Daniels, Donald Falk, Chris Guiterman, James Johnston, Kurt Kipfmueller, Charles Lafon, Rachel A. Loehman, Maggie Lonergan, Cameron Naficy, Marc-André Parisien, Sean A. Parks, Jeanne Portier, Michael Stambaugh, Ellen Whitman, A. Park Williams, Larissa Yocum. 2025. Spatiotemporal synchrony of climate and fire occurrence across North American forests (1750-1880)
• Sean A. Parks, Christopher H. Guiterman, Ellis Q. Margolis, Margaret Lonergan, Ellen Whitman, John T. Abatzoglou, Donald A. Falk, James D. Johnston, Lori D. Daniels, Charles W. Lafon, Rachel A. Loehman, Kurt F. Kipfmueller, Cameron E. Naficy, Marc-André Parisien, Jeanne Portier, Michael C. Stambaugh, A. Park Williams, Andreas P. Wion, Larissa L. Yocom. 2025. A fire deficit persists across diverse North American forests despite recent increases in area burned
• Rachel A. Loehman, Emily K. Heyerdahl, Gregory T. Pederson, David McWethy. 2022. Climate and landscape controls on old-growth western juniper demography in the northern Great Basin, USA
• Robert E. Keane, Barbara J. Bentz, Lisa M. Holsinger, Vicki A. Saab, Rachel A. Loehman. 2022. Modeled interactions of mountain pine beetle and wildland fire under future climate and management scenarios for three western US landscapes
• Martha Sample, Andrea E. Thode, Courtney Peterson, Michael R. Gallagher, William Flatley, Megan M. Friggens, Alexander Evans, Rachel A. Loehman, Shaula Hedwall, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Chris Swanston. 2022. Adaptation strategies and approaches for managing fire in a changing climate
• Lisa M. Holsinger, Sean A. Parks, Lisa B. Saperstein, Rachel A. Loehman, Ellen Whitman, Jennifer Barnes, Marc‐André Parisien. 2022. Improved fire severity mapping in the North American boreal forest using a hybrid composite method
• James Vose, Rachel A. Loehman, Michael C. Stambaugh, David L. Peterson, Christopher J. Fettig, Jessica Halofsky, J. Kevin. Hiers, Robert E. Keane. 2021. Fire and forests in the 21st Century: Managing resilience under changing climates and fire regimes in USA forests
• Sean A. Parks, Lisa M. Holsinger, Morgan A. Voss, Rachel A. Loehman, Nathaniel P. Robinson. 2021. Correction: Parks et al. Mean composite fire severity metrics computed with Google Earth Engine offer improved accuracy and expanded mapping potential
• Megan M. Friggens, Rachel A. Loehman, Connie I Constan, Rebekah R. Kneifel. 2021. Predicting wildfire impacts on the prehistoric archaeological record of the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, USA
• Robert E. Keane, Sharon M. Hood, Rachel A. Loehman, Lisa M. Holsinger, Philip Higuera, Donald A. Falk. 2020. Using landscape simulation modeling to develop an operational resilience metric
• Robert E. Keane, Lisa M. Holsinger, Rachel A. Loehman. 2020. Bioclimatic modeling of potential vegetation types as an alternative to species distribution models for projecting plant species shifts under changing climates
• Rachel A. Loehman, Robert E. Keane, Lisa M. Holsinger. 2020. Simulation modeling of complex climate, wildfire, and vegetation dynamics to address wicked problems in land management
• Robert E. Keane, Rachel A. Loehman. 2019. Historical range and variation (HRV)
• Robert E. Keane, Kathy Gray, Brett H. Davis, Lisa M. Holsinger, Rachel A. Loehman. 2019. Evaluating ecological resilience across wildfire suppression levels under climate and fuel treatment scenarios using landscape simulation modelling
• Robert E. Keane, Rachel A. Loehman, Lisa M. Holsinger. 2019. Selecting a landscape model for natural resource management applications
• Sean A. Parks, Lisa M. Holsinger, Michael J. Koontz, Luke Collins, Ellen Whitman, Marc-Andre Parisien, Rachel A. Loehman, Jennifer L. Barnes, Jean-Francois Bourdon, Jonathan Boucher, Yan Boucher, Anthony C. Caprio, Adam Collingwood, Ron J. Hall, Jane Park, Lisa B. Saperstein, Charlotte Smetanka, Rebecca J. Smith, Nick Soverel. 2019. Giving ecological meaning to satellite-derived fire severity metrics across North American forests
• Emily K. Heyerdahl, Rachel A. Loehman, Donald A. Falk. 2019. A multi-century history of fire regimes along a transect of mixed-conifer forests in central Oregon, U.S.A
• Robert E. Keane, Rachel A. Loehman, Lisa M. Holsinger, Donald A. Falk, Philip Higuera, Sharon M. Hood, Paul F. Hessburg. 2018. Use of landscape simulation modeling to quantify resilience for ecological applications
• Emily K. Heyerdahl, Thomas Spies, Rachel A. Loehman, Andrew G. Merschel. 2018. Influence of landscape structure, topography, and forest type on spatial variation in historical fire regimes, Central Oregon, USA
• Sean A. Parks, Lisa M. Holsinger, Morgan A. Voss, Rachel A. Loehman, Nathaniel P. Robinson. 2018. Mean composite fire severity metrics computed with Google Earth engine offer improved accuracy and expanded mapping potential
• Danielle M. Malesky, Barbara J. Bentz, Gary R. Brown, Andrea R. Brunelle, John M. Buffington, Linda M. Chappell, R. Justin DeRose, John C. Guyon, Carl L. Jorgensen, Rachel A. Loehman, Laura L. Lowrey, Ann M. Lynch, Marek Matyjasik, Joel D. McMillin, Javier E. Mercado, Jesse L. Morris, Jose Negron, Wayne G. Padgett, Robert Progar, Carol B. Randall. 2018. Effects of climate change on ecological disturbances [Chapter 8]
• Mary Mahalovich, Barry L. Bollenbacher, Mary E. Manning, Rachel A. Loehman, Robert E. Keane, Terrie B. Jain, Lisa M. Holsinger, Andrew J. Larson, Meredith M. Webster. 2018. Effects of climate change on forest vegetation in the Northern Rockies Region [Chapter 6]
• Rachel A. Loehman, Barbara J. Bentz, Gregg A. DeNitto, Robert E. Keane, Mary E. Manning, Jacob P. Duncan, Joel M. Egan, Marcus B. Jackson, Sandra Kegley, I. Blakey Lockman, Dean E. Pearson, James A. Powell, Steve Shelly, Brytten E. Steed, Paul J. Zambino. 2018. Effects of climate change on ecological disturbance in the Northern Rockies Region [Chapter 8]
• Robert E. Keane, Mary Mahalovich, Barry L. Bollenbacher, Mary E. Manning, Rachel A. Loehman, Terrie B. Jain, Lisa M. Holsinger, Andrew J. Larson. 2018. Effects of climate change on forest vegetation in the northern Rockies [Chapter 5]
• Rachel A. Loehman, Robert E. Keane, Lisa M. Holsinger, Zhiwei Wu. 2017. Interactions of landscape disturbances and climate change dictate ecological pattern and process: spatial modeling of wildfire, insect, and disease dynamics under future climates
• Karin Riley, Rachel A. Loehman. 2016. Mid-21st- century climate changes increase predicted fire occurrence and fire season length, Northern Rocky Mountains, United States
• Megan M. Friggens, Rachel A. Loehman, Lisa M. Holsinger, Deborah M. Finch. 2014. Vulnerability of riparian obligate species to the interactive effect of fire, climate and hydrological change
• Emily K. Heyerdahl, Rachel A. Loehman, Donald A. Falk. 2014. Mixed-severity fire in lodgepole-dominated forests: Are historical regimes sustainable on Oregon's Pumice Plateau, USA?
• Beth Hahn, Vicki A. Saab, Barbara J. Bentz, Rachel A. Loehman, Robert E. Keane. 2014. Ecological consequences of the MPB epidemic for habitats and populations of wildlife [Chapter 5]
• Rachel A. Loehman, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Karin Riley. 2014. Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Seeing the forest and the trees - A cross-scale assessment of wildfire and carbon dynamics in fire-prone, forested ecosystems
• William T. Sommers, Rachel A. Loehman, Colin C. Hardy. 2014. Wildland fire emissions, carbon, and climate: Science overview and knowledge needs
• Amanda Schramm, Rachel A. Loehman. 2012. Understanding the science of climate change: Talking points - impacts to the Pacific Coast
• Rachel A. Loehman, Joran Elias, Richard J. Douglass, Amy J. Kuenzi, James N. Mills, Kent Wagoner. 2012. Prediction of Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse) population dynamics in Montana, USA, using satellite-driven vegetation productivity and weather data
• Amanda Schramm, Rachel A. Loehman. 2011. Understanding the science of climate change: Talking points - Impacts to the Pacific Islands
• Rachel A. Loehman, Amanda Schramm. 2011. Understanding the science of climate change: Talking points - Impacts to the Eastern Woodlands and Forests
• Rachel A. Loehman, Jason A. Clark, Robert E. Keane. 2011. Modeling effects of climate change and fire management on western white pine (Pinus monticola) in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA
• Rachel A. Loehman, Allissa Corrow, Robert E. Keane. 2011. Modeling climate changes and wildfire interactions: Effects on whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and implications for restoration, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
• Robert E. Keane, Rachel A. Loehman, Lisa M. Holsinger. 2011. The FireBGCv2 landscape fire and succession model: a research simulation platform for exploring fire and vegetation dynamics
• Robert E. Keane, Rachel A. Loehman. 2010. Understanding the role of wildland fire, insects, and disease in predicting climate change effects on whitebark pine: Simulating vegetation, disturbance, and climate dynamics in a northern Rocky Mountain landscape
• Amanda Schramm, Rachel A. Loehman. 2010. Understanding the science of climate change: Talking points - Impacts to the Great Lakes
• Rachel A. Loehman. 2010. Understanding the science of climate change: Talking Points - Impacts to arid lands
• Rachel A. Loehman, Greer Anderson. 2010. Understanding the science of climate change: Talking points - Impacts to the Gulf Coast

Data and Tools

• Model
  

  FireBGCv2 - landscape fire model

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/dataandtools/firebgcv2-landscape-fire-model

• University of New Mexico, B.A., Anthropology/Archaeology
• University of New Mexico, M.A., Biogeography
• University of Montana, Missoula, Ph.D., Forestry/Ecosystems Ecology