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Maximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at the landscape scale is a key research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire, and there is a growing body of scientific literature assessing this need. Join the Joint Fire Science Program Exchanges and the Rocky Mountain Research Station as scientists present their research and results on landscape-scale fuel treatment effectiveness, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Drone-Based Monitoring of Dry-Conifer Forest Structure from Tree to Stand ScalesPresentation Slides

The Co-Management of Fire Risk Transmission research management partnership, or CoMFRT, engages with communities and fire managers to identify and improve pertinent fire-adaptation strategies that facilitate cross-boundary activities to address wildfire risk in fire-prone areas. CoMFRT includes a diverse group of researchers, field fire managers, local community professionals and national and state policymakers.

DNA Applications for Terrestrial WildlifePresentation Slides

Our nation’s wildlife and plant populations are at risk due to habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, and other emerging threats. The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) studies species of concern in order to address these risks and provide land managers with the information needed to support healthy wildlife habitat and landscapes.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy calls for treating up to an additional 20 million acres of National Forest System lands and up to an additional 30 million acres of other federal, state, Tribal and private lands. Research on firesheds – large, forested landscapes with a high likelihood that an ignition could expose homes, communities, or infrastructure to wildfire – is foundational to the strategy.

Ecological restoration of forests and grasslands can enhance carbon sequestration, native wildlife habitat, wood products, clean air and water, and opportunities for outdoor recreation and employment. The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) provides cutting-edge science on restoration, reforestation, and regeneration