Impacts of Repeated Prescribed Burns on Fuel and Forest Conditions in the Sierra Nevada: Research Brief
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This study focused on better understanding the role of stand characteristics and burn entry number in fuel consumption.
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Fire-caused Vegetation Type Conversion in California: A Workshop Summary
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In December 2019, partners from the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Arizona, and EcoAdapt hosted a two-day workshop in Sacramento, California, to discuss observations of and management options for fire-caused vegetation type conversion (VTC). A summary of this workshop and a call for resources (through 2021) are included in this summary.
Read MoreThe Mixed Impressions of Hikers in Post-fire Chaparral: Research Brief
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Two years after the 2015 Wragg Fire burned the Reserve, a restored public trail was reopened for use. The authors used surveys to determine public perceptions of fire in this chaparral ecosystem.
Read MoreUse Cross-scale Metrics to Help Manage for Resilience: Research Brief
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In our changing world, community change may be a resilience response indicating a process of adaptation rather than of failure. Falk and colleagues (2019) argue that resilience goals should be updated to better apply to 21st century ecosystems.
Read MoreHow to Manage for Resilience During Climate Change? Research Brief
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This research suggests that collaborative learning among stakeholders (aka knowledge coproduction) would be a good way to develop context specific resiliency metrics and goals, making the term more useful by operationalizing it.
Read MoreHow to Reduce House Exposure & Sensitivity to California Wildfire: Research Brief
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Although the causes of the fires vary by ecoregion and require location- and driver-specific management tools, there are effective ways to reduce both structure exposure and structure sensitivity to fire across all of California.
Read MoreEasing Prescribed Fire Liability Laws Increases its Use as a Management Tool: Research Brief
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A comparison study of different liability lows shows how gross negligence coupled with some key additional regulations would likely result in prescribed fire being more available to managers while also providing safety assurance to the public.
Read MorePrescribed Fire Liability in California: UCCE Brief
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With this paper, we aim to clarify basic liability laws in California, using state law and case examples to further the collective understanding and comfort around prescribed fire liability.
Read MoreSimple Monitoring Frameworks Can Build Effective and Cooperative Communities of Practice: Research Brief
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This research brief provides an example of easy-to-understand conceptual modeling framework as applied to a Mediterranean-type ecosystem.
Read MoreFire and Herbivory Shape Non-forested Ecosystems: Research Brief
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This research brief adds evidence that plant consumers (i.e., fire and vertebrate herbivory) are key evolutionary drivers for shaping global vegetation patterns.
Read MoreForecasting Fire Regime Changes By Mapping Driver Changes Across California: Research Brief
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This California Fire Regime Ecoregion classification map (i.e., using clustered driver variability layers) aims to devise a fire regime classification that better aligns with ecosystem types.
Read More40 Years of Wildfires Alter a Sierra Nevada Watershed: Research Synthesis
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This synthesis summarizes the findings from four different research articles which explore different aspects of how the fire history of the Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park has affected its water resources.
Read MorePrescribed burning in young stands: Research Synthesis
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This synthesis draws recommendations from four studies that are relevant to prescribed burning as a fuels reduction method in young stands. Most studies also looked at potential effects of mastication as a fuels treatment in comparison to prescribed burning.
Read MoreWildfire Following Severe Tree Mortality in Frequent Fire Forests: A Research Summary and Call for Proactive Management : Research Brief
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This Overview Article summarizes research relevant to understanding short- and longer-term effects of massive tree mortality in what were historically frequent fire forests of California, presents results on fire severity from a recent wildfire that burned through severe tree mortality, and makes management recommendations for reducing future tree mortality and increasing forest resilience and adaptation to climate change.
Read MoreTwo Big Fire-drivers (Fuel vs. Wind) Mean Different Management Strategies Across California: Research Brief
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This paper contrasts the two most important factors driving large fires: fuel-dominated vs. wind-dominated wildfires.
Read MoreLightning-ignitions and Santa Ana Wind-Driven Fires: Research Brief
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This paper explores whether human or natural ignition (lightning) sources are linked to wildfire occurrence during Santa Ana wind events. While lightning ignitions during Santa Ana conditions have been rare in the past, predictions under anthropogenic climate change project drier fuels during the winter months when lightning and Santa Ana winds are more likely to occur simultaneously, increasing the future potential for devastating wildfires.
Read MoreFacilitating Natural Recruitment for Desert Revegetation: Research Brief
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Assisted natural regeneration (ANR) is an alternative aimed at encouraging site conditions favorable for natural regeneration through actions such as alleviating limitations on viable seed production, germination, and seedling survival. Two ANR approaches were tested on the Mojave Desert foundation species, the creosote bush.
Read MoreFocusing on Structure Details to Help Homes Survive Wildfire: Research Brief
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Hardening homes was strongly correlated with structure survival in the Wildland Urban Interface. The best ways to “harden homes” are to: enclose eaves and use multiple pane windows; use fire-resistant exterior siding, composite deck materials, and fine-mesh vent screens.
Read MoreImmaturity Risks with Frequent Fire for Tecate Cypress : Research Brief
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After a fire burned through a stand of Tecate cypress, researchers observed that prefire stand age was the most significant factor for recovery after the disturbance.
Read MoreWhy fire is needed in the Sierra De San Pedro Mártir in Baja California (short documentary)
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Watch this short documentary on why fire is needed in the Sierra De San Pedro Mártir in Baja California with interviews from some familiar faces. (Spanish subtitles)
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