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Prescribed fire decreases wildfire risk and improves forest health. In Washington state, over a third of forests are privately owned, and private landowners are generally unable to use prescribed fire. In south-central Washington, the Mt. Adams Prescribed Burn Association is educating, empowering, and equipping private landowners to use prescribed fir​​e.

2026 hunt map for the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range.See how-to guide for using Avenza MapsTM* to download the hunt map for the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range on iOS and Android devices.

The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) continued to advance tropical forestry research, conservation, and stewardship throughout Fiscal Year 2024. Through the coordinated efforts of its three major programmatic units—Research and Development; State, Private and Tribal Forestry; and International Cooperation—the Institute strengthened its role as a hub for science, partnerships, technical assistance, and capacity building across Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and beyond. The accomplishments highlighted in this report reflect IITF’s commitment to supporting resilient trop...

Wildfire managers and agency leaders often want to know where wildfires are likely to occur and how intense they may be. To meet this need, Forest Service Research and Development’s Fire Modeling Institute has produced and updated the Wildfire Hazard Potential map since 2012. This fact sheet describes the Wildfire Hazard Potential map and associated datasets, and provides information on how to access the data.