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Atwood notes that while managers must adopt a passion for safety, the true test is on the fire line. Supervisors are in charge of making decisions that ultimately put safety first, or not.  Atwood argues that improvement will not come from the…
Author(s): George Atwood
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We investigated the short-term influence of fire on xeric sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte) brood habitat in southeastern Idaho from 1990-92.
Author(s): Richard A. Fischer, Kerry P. Reese, John W. Connelly
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Festuca rubra (red fescue) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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Sensemaking is about how people make sense of situations. When faced with problems, people construct meaning. This constructive process plays a key role in the ultimate understanding that is developed. The meaning of a situation is both created and…
Author(s): Karl E. Weick
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The effect of fire and habitat heterogeneity on winter foraging by ungulates was studied in northern Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Grazing was monitored at 15 study sites for 14 wk during the winters of 1991 and 1992. The location and intensity…
Author(s): Scott M. Pearson, Monica G. Turner, Linda L. Wallace, William H. Romme
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Shepherdia argentea (silver buffaloberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Lora L. Esser
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This article is a detailed reconstruction of firefighter behavior and personal protective equipment use on the South Canyon Fire.  Putnam reveals two failures that contributed to the deaths of 14 firefighters.  First, many firefighters…
Author(s): Ted Putnam
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Schedonorus arundinaceus (tall fescue) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is…
Author(s): Roberta A. Walsh
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Poecile atricapillus (black-capped chickadee) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ribes lacustre (prickly currant) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Anna Marshall
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Jennifer H. Carey
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The trophic ecology of 11 benthic macroinvertebrate taxa found in Cache Creek, Yellowstone National Park (YNP) was studied to determine if burned organic matter is an important resource and how resource utilization patterns may be altered in post-…
Author(s): Timothy B. Mihuc, G. Wayne Minshall
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Canis latrans (coyote) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy,…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Spiraea douglasii (rose spirea) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Lora L. Esser
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sialia mexicana (western bluebird) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has long recognized the importance of sagebrush/grassland vegetative communities as wildlife habitat. Efforts to manipulate these communities concern FWP because of the potential…
Author(s): Joel G. Peterson
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It has become increasingly clear that wildland firefighters are experiencing collapses in decisionmaking and organizational structure when conditions on the fireline become life-threatening. Since 1990 wildland fire agencies have lost 23 people who…
Author(s): Ted Putnam
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sialia currucoides (mountain bluebird) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Lynx rufus (bobcat) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy,…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ribes montigenum (gooseberry currant) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Anna Marshall
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