We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of forest thinning and
burning treatments on restoring fire behavior attributes in western USA pine forests …

The destructive wildfires that occurred recently in the western US starkly foreshadow the
possible future of forest ecosystems and human communities in the region. With increases in …

An essential component of sustainable forest management is accurate monitoring of forest
activities. Although monitoring efforts have generally increased for many forests throughout …

We selected a warm/dry mixed conifer forest (ponderosa pine, white fir, Douglas-fir, and
aspen) in southwestern Colorado to reconstruct historical conditions of fire regime and forest …

Current conditions in dry forests of the western United State have given rise to policy
mandates for accelerated ecological restoration on US National Forest System and other …

Forest restoration treatments seek to increase resilience to wildfire and a changing climate
while avoiding negative impacts to the ecosystem. The extent and intensity of treatments are …

Southwestern ponderosa pine forest ecosystems have become uncharacteristically dense
as a result of intensive livestock grazing, logging, and fire exclusion, which have contributed …

Predicted climate warming is expected to have profound effects on bark beetle population
dynamics in the southwestern United States. Temperature-mediated effects may include …

The objective of this paper is to present recommendations for fuels treatments in ponderosa
pine forests in the Southwest, Colorado Front Range, and Black Hills of South Dakota. We …

Prescribed and resource benefit fires are used to manage fuels in fire-prone landscapes in
the Southwest. These practices, however, typically occur under different conditions …