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A step-by-step guide for how to get STEW-MAP started in your city.

The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) initiated the Fire and Smoke Model Experiment (FASMEE) by funding Project 15-S-01-01 to identify and collect a set of critical measurements that will be used to advance wildland fire science knowledge and fire and smoke modeling capabilities. The project provided core leadership that developed a robust study plan and costing for a field campaign that would gather a novel set of observations, evaluate a selected set of models and use this information to advance operationally used fire a...

The Lake Tahoe West Collaborative Restoration Project study area contains 181 km or roads, 33.5 km of which are paved. Many of the unpaved roads are closed and covered with vegetation. An analysis of road surface erosion and sediment delivery using GIS topographic tools and the Water Erosion Prediction Project WEPP:Road Batch interface estimated that the current road network was delivering 55 Mg of sediment per year. Closing unpaved roads that are currently trafficked will reduce erosion by 20 percent. Traffic supporting thinning operations will on the average, increase sediment delivery by 19...

This Abbreviated Author Guidelines document has basic information on literature citations, table and figure formatting, and requirements for photographs.

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A 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 use of trade or firm names is for reader information and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of any product or service.

Page, Wesley G.; Butler, Bret W. 2019 Assessing Wildland Firefighter Entrapment. Fire Management Today; September 2019-Vol.77-No.3

Forest harvesting has been shown to cause various changes in water quantity and water quality parameters, highlighting the need for comprehensive forest practice rules. Studies show a myriad of impacts to ecosystems as a result of watershed level changes, such as forest harvesting. Being able to better understand the impact that forest harvesting can have on stream temperature is especially critical in locations where federally threatened or endangered fish species are located. The overall goal of this research project is to assess responses in stream temperature to various riparian and forest...