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IMPACT: Forestry Edition is a serious board game designed to help forestry professionals and stakeholders think more broadly, critically, and creatively about the future of forestry.Learn more about this project at A “Serious Game” to Explore Possible Forest Futures.

The Aviation Use Summary (AUS): Analytics to Inform Decisions and Manage Wildfire RiskScience You Can Use - February 23, 2022Presentation slides

Exploring the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS)Science You Can Use - February 16, 2022Presentation slides

Guidelines for Riparian Forest Restoration in UtahPresentation slides

The 1980s were the era of the “elk wars.” Tensions ran high as cattle (Bos taurus) producers in eastern Oregon pointed fingers at elk (Cervus canadensis) herds decimating crops and haystacks on private lands and competing for limited summer forage on public grazing allotments. Meanwhile, wildlife enthusiasts and game managers decried the cattle taking grasses that could have fed elk. Soon the wars dissolved into occasional skirmishes. A big part of the solution was the birth in 1985 of a long-term research program designed to inform integrated management of deer (Odocoileus spp.), elk and catt...

The Tahoe Central Sierra Initiative (TCSI) Blueprint is a set of strategy maps that identify opportunities for forest protection and adaptation across a 2.4-million-acre region of the central Sierra Nevada. It is the culmination of an effort to improve resilience to anticipated climate change and wildfire, beetle, and drought-caused tree mortality. The Tahoe Central Sierra Initiative group along with scientists and forest managers versed in the concept of resilience, defined resilience based on ten ecological and social pillars. The Blueprint includes evaluations of 30 unique metrics, such as ...

The Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP) was applied in the Los Angeles River Watershed to answer the questions: Who are the active environmental stewardship groups in my area and where, why, and how are they caring for the land? STEW-MAP defines a “stewardship group” as a civic organization or group that works to conserve, manage, monitor, transform, educate on and/or advocate for the environment.Leveraging national expertise and previous regional investment in Los Angeles County STEW-MAP, the Los Angeles (LA) River STEW-MAP provides detailed information on the geographical f...

This user guide offers step-by-step instructions for how to use the Phenomap tool, as well as documentation for the layers and information used to make the tool.

The Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) process is a framework for cross-boundary, collaborative, and integrative fire planning that can support place-based implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. PODs are based on best available science about fire operations and risks to communities, ecosystems, and responders. The PODs process is holistic. It brings together local managers and stakeholders to plan for future fires using a sophisticated science framework.