Getting more fire on the ground: Landscape-scale prescribed burning supported by science

Josh McDaniel; Dave E. Calkin; Justin S. Crotteau; Mark A. Finney; Sam Larkin; Michael Johnston; Serra J. Hoagland; Dylan Johnson; Sarah McCaffrey; John R. Squires; Shawn P. Urbanski

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Getting more fire on the ground: Landscape-scale prescribed burning supported by science

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Authors:

Josh McDaniel, Dave E. Calkin, Justin S. Crotteau, Mark A. Finney, Sam Larkin, Michael Johnston, Serra J. Hoagland, Dylan Johnson, Sarah McCaffrey, John R. Squires, Shawn P. Urbanski

Year:

2022

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 57. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 13 p.

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Abstract

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service released a new 10-year plan, Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America’s Forests, to substantially reduce fire risk across the country. The Wildfire Crisis Strategy calls for ramping up forest treatments on Federal, State, Tribal, and private lands well above current levels. Public and stakeholder engagement, consultation, and collaboration are critical to successful implementation of the strategy. Best available science can inform how to improve the way we engage with communities and help us collectively determine the right treatment locations and tools.

Keywords

wildfire, fire risk, forest treatments, forest management

Citation

McDaniel, Josh; Calkin, Dave; Crotteau, Justin; Finney, Mark; Larkin, Sam; Johnston, Michael; Hoagland, Serra; Johnson, Dylan; McCaffrey, Sarah; Squires, John; Urbanski, Shawn. 2022. Getting more fire on the ground: Landscape-scale prescribed burning supported by science. Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 57. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 13 p.