This manual targets fire management staff and is designed to summarize the links between fire management and invasive plant invasions and management.
Read MoreThis guide provides an explanation of NEPA, how it is implemented, and how people outside the Federal government can better participate in the assessment of environmental impacts conducted by Federal agencies.
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The video "Living With Fire: The USGS Southern California Wildfire Risk Project" discusses the history of fire in southern California and explains how science is being used to improve fire management in this area.
Read More2015 Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop, South Lake Tahoe.
The presentations included topics from restoration, fire recovery, climate change, birds, and even genetics all related to Aspen Ecology.
Read MoreUSGS Research Brief
LiDAR surveys in conjunction with satellite-based remote sensing analysis can help forest managers better understand the changes in forest structure due to fires. Surveys can suggest whether prescribed burns can be used to thin canopy structure in different forest types and restore them to historic patterns.
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The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
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This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges.
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