Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions
We review science‐based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …
that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of …
Wildfire, smoke exposure, human health, and environmental justice need to be integrated into forest restoration and management
SM D'Evelyn, J Jung, E Alvarado… - Current environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …
Pyrosilviculture needed for landscape resilience of dry western United States forests
A significant increase in treatment pace and scale is needed to restore dry western US forest
resilience owing to increasingly frequent and severe wildfire and drought. We propose a …
resilience owing to increasingly frequent and severe wildfire and drought. We propose a …
Acute burns during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a one‐year retrospective study of 611 patients at a referral burn centre in northern Iran
Patients with acute burns are more vulnerable to COVID‐19 because of physiologically
weak immune systems. This study aimed to assess and compare individual characteristics …
weak immune systems. This study aimed to assess and compare individual characteristics …
Historical seasonal changes in prescribed burn windows in California
Prescribed (Rx) burns are conducted on days when the meteorological thresholds of
maximum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speeds are all met (burn window) in …
maximum air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speeds are all met (burn window) in …
Overcoming obstacles to prescribed fire in the North American Mediterranean climate zone
JN Williams, L Quinn‐Davidson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Prescribed fire is an important management tool for restoring fire‐adapted ecosystems and
mitigating the risk of high‐severity wildfire in the North American Mediterranean climate …
mitigating the risk of high‐severity wildfire in the North American Mediterranean climate …
[HTML][HTML] Water quality and forest restoration in the Lake Tahoe basin: impacts of future management options
Land managers in the Lake Tahoe basin are considering increasing the use of prescribed
fire and forest thinning to restore conditions that will be more resilient to wildfires. However …
fire and forest thinning to restore conditions that will be more resilient to wildfires. However …
Keeping up with the landscapes: promoting resilience in dynamic social-ecological systems
Forest managers working in dry forest ecosystems must contend with the costs and benefits
of fire, and they are seeking forest management strategies that enhance the resilience of …
of fire, and they are seeking forest management strategies that enhance the resilience of …
Comparing smoke emissions and impacts under alternative forest management regimes
Smoke from wildfires has become a growing public health issue around the world but
especially in western North America and California. At the same time, managers and …
especially in western North America and California. At the same time, managers and …
Balancing multiple management objectives as climate change transforms ecosystems
As climate change facilitates significant and persistent ecological transformations, managing
ecosystems according to historical baseline conditions may no longer be feasible. The …
ecosystems according to historical baseline conditions may no longer be feasible. The …