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Audio from California wildfire radio story AUDIO

Click below to listen to the story.

Audio from Chaparral Fire Press Conference AUDIO

This press conference was held on July 20, 2011. Click below to listen.

Southern California Chaparral and Wildfire PDF

Chaparral covers most of our four Southern California national forests, creating important habitat and watershed. But what is chaparral? And why does it burn so frequently here? What can communities do to prevent damage and risk from wildfire? Click on the PDF below to view the fact sheet. Click here to listen to the 8-22-11 radio story. Click here to listen to the 7-19-11 presentation.

Northern California Wildfire Teleconference AUDIO

 Northern California is again entering a long wildfire season with high heat and drought conditions expected well into fall. But a Wilderness Society teleconference featured experts that discussed how some communities and firefighting policies are changing the way wildfires are fought — still keeping communities safe as a top priority while also preserving forests. Listen to the teleconference.

Ecological Foundations of Fire Management in North American Forests and Shrubland Ecosystems PDF

The degree to which human intervention has modified fire frequency, intensity, and severity varies greatly among different ecosystems, and must be considered when planning to alter fuel loads or implement restorative treatments.

Wildland-Urban Interface Maps Vary with Purpose and Context PDF

Wildland-urban interface (WUI) are areas where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland. Maps of the WUI are both policy tools and powerful visual images. Although the growing number of WUI maps serve similar purposes, this article indicates that WUI maps derived from the same data sets can differ in important ways related to their original intended application.

Restoration of Low Elevation Dry Forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains: A Holistic Approach PDF

Dry forests of the northern Rocky Mountains can be described as stands of pure ponderosa pine, or pine intermixed with Douglas-fir and western larch that cover the lower slopes of these mountains and provide important habitat for a number of wildlife species. Since the beginning of the 19th century, these forests were greatly affected by logging, grazing, road-building, and fire suppression. Such activities changed the structure of the forests reducing their ecological integrity.

Learn From the Burn Podcast AUDIO

As fire season heats up, we hear less about the benefit of controlled burns. But here's the story of a fire gone right. This podcast addresses how controlled burns are restoring the Los Padres National Forest.

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