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Recent fires have renewed interest in fire's effect on different components of the ecosystems, particularly erosion and soil productivity. Our objectives were to (1) determine hillslope erosion rates after a high severity wildfire in an unmanaged…
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The objectives of this Research Joint Venture Agreement were to install and calibrate three flumes on the Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest (TCEF) in central Montana; check calibration of the existing seven flumes on TCEF; estimate the influence…
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Climate change influences the ecological processes driving regional vegetation change. With the paleoecological and geomorphological perspective of Holocene history, it is apparent that each vegetation change interacting with the environment sets…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Symphoricarpos oreophilus (mountain snowberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
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The Snake River Plain forms a 6 million ha arc-shaped depression across southern Idaho. Basalt flows, fresh water sediments, loess and volcanic deposits cover its surface. Elevation increases eastward from 650 to 2,150 m altitude. Climate is semi-…
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Wildland fire operations are conducted in a high-risk environment. Individuals involved in all aspects of fire management are subject to the dangers of burnovers, vehicle and aircraft accidents, and medical emergencies. Between 1990 and 1998, 133…
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Prescribed fire is used as a site treatment after timber harvesting. These fires result in spatial patterns with some portions consuming all of the forest floor material (duff) and others consuming little. Prior to the burn, spatial sampling of duff…
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Descriptions of critical fire weather patterns from across the United States. Watch out conditions discussed.
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The principal native trees in the semiarid regions of southern Alberta are riparian cottonwoods. These include narrowleaf cottonwood, Populus angustifolia James, balsam poplar, Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera L., black cottonwood, Populus…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Achnatheruum hymenoides (Indian ricegrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata (basin big sagebrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also…
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We assessed the influence of riparian disturbance on 26 stream variables in Linesville Creek and six tributaries, in northwestern Pennsylvania, USA. Redundancy analysis, a canonical ordination technique. was used in three separate analyses to test…
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According to Nutt, decisions that fail in organizations can be traced to managers who impose decisions, limit the search for alternatives, and use power to implement plans. Nutt finds that managers who make the need for action clear, set objectives…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Purshia tridentata (antelope bitterbrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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In this book, Isaacs argues that we should learn to kindle and sustain a new conversational spirit in our relationships, organizations, and communities. A conversational spirit will help us in times of frustration and conflict and help us work…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Muhlenbergia richardsonis (mat muhly) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This assessment of Montana used data collected from Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plots across Montana and summarized by forest type, density, and structure. The focus of the analysis was on ponderosa pine/Douglas fir/ dry mixed conifer…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Gutierrezia sarothrae (broom snakeweed) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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Prescribed burning is used to achieve a variety of silvicultural objectives, including controlling heavy fuel accumulation, exposing mineral soil, releasing available nutrients for seedbed preparation, and controlling certain insects, diseases, and…
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As pinyon-juniper have increased their dominance throughout the Great Basin, other perennial plants have declined in abundance. Riparian areas traditionally have the greatest biodiversity found in the region. The increase of pinyon-juniper can…
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