Fire Science and Management
Information on wildfires, firefighting, fire management
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USDA - Managing Gambel Oak in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests | Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) is a key deciduous species in southwestern ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests and is important for wildlife habitat, soil pr... | Link | |
USGS Fact Sheet 141-02 Nov. 2002 - Effects of wildfire on the hydrology of Frijoles and Capulin Canyons in and near Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico | In June 1977, the La Mesa wildfire burned 15,270 acres in and near Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument (BNM) and the adjacent Santa Fe National Fores... | Wildfire Impacts | Link |
USGS Fact Sheet 2005-3005 Biological Research on Fire in the West | Wildland fires are a natural feature of many ecosystems, including grasslands, forests, and shrublands. However, years of fire exclusion have led to accumulatio... | Link | |
Wildfire Management (vs Suppression) Benefits Forests and Watersheds | An unprecedented 40-year experiment in a 40,000 acre valley of Yosemite National Park strongly supports the idea that managing fire, rather than suppressing it,... | Watershed Management, Research, Forest Management, Fire Management, Video, Wildfire Impacts, News, Resilience | Link |
Wildfire Season in New Mexico | Our New Mexico Departments of Agriculture; Homeland Security and Emergency Management; and Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources are working hard to help New... | Wildfire Information | File |
Wildland Fire Data in Google Earth | You can view wildland fire data in Google Earth | News, Fire Management, Wildfire Information | Page |
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Weekly Digest: 10/20/17 | Publication of Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center. | Wildfire, Wildfire Impacts, Fire Management, Wildfire Information | Link |
Wildland Fire Smoke Workshop, November 6-8 | The Southwest Fire Science Consortium together with the Association for Fire Ecology, is hosting a smoke workshop to bring private citizens, fire managers and s... | Announcement, Workshop | Link |
Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Hazard Assessment Methodology | Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Hazard Assessment Methodology | Tools | File |