Tamm Review: Ecological principles to guide post-fire forest landscape management in the Inland Pacific and Northern Rocky Mountain regions

The influence of hydroclimate and management on forest regrowth across the western U.S.

(2021) Zachary Harwood Hoylman et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests

(2021) R. K. Hagmann et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Wildfire and climate change adaptation of western North American forests: a case for intentional management

(2021) Paul F. Hessburg et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Ecological resilience and vegetation transition in the face of two successive large wildfires

(2021) Zachary L. Steel et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Previous wildfires and management treatments moderate subsequent fire severity

(2021) C. Alina Cansler et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Postfire treatments alter forest canopy structure up to three decades after fire

(2021) C. Alina Cansler et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tamm Review: Postfire landscape management in frequent-fire conifer forests of the southwestern United States

(2021) Jens T. Stevens et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Post-fire landscape evaluations in Eastern Washington, USA: Assessing the work of contemporary wildfires

(2021) Derek J. Churchill et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Biogeography of fire regimes in western U.S. conifer forests: A trait‐based approach

(2020) Jens T. Stevens et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Will Lynx Lose Their Edge? Canada Lynx Occupancy in Washington

(2020) Travis W. King et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Burn weather and three-dimensional fuel structure determine post-fire tree mortality

(2020) Sean M. A. Jeronimo et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Habitat selection by spotted owls after a megafire reflects their adaptation to historical frequent-fire regimes

(2020) Gavin M. Jones et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Wildfire-Driven Forest Conversion in Western North American Landscapes

(2020) Jonathan D Coop et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Evaluating Restoration Treatment Effectiveness through a Comparison of Residual Composition, Structure, and Spatial Pattern with Historical Reference Sites

(2020) Miles E LeFevre et al.   FOREST SCIENCE

Disturbance refugia within mosaics of forest fire, drought, and insect outbreaks

(2020) Meg A Krawchuk et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Fire and climate change: conserving seasonally dry forests is still possible

(2020) Scott L Stephens et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Methods for Distinguishing Aspen Seedlings from Suckers in the Field

(2020) Mark R Kreider et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

Wildfire and drought moderate the spatial elements of tree mortality

(2020) Tucker J. Furniss et al.   Ecosphere

Large-diameter trees dominate snag and surface biomass following reintroduced fire

(2020) James A. Lutz et al.   Ecological Processes

Topography and fire legacies drive variable post-fire juvenile conifer regeneration in eastern Oregon, USA

(2020) Angela E. Boag et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Model Predictions of Postwildfire Woody Fuel Succession and Fire Behavior Are Sensitive to Fuel Dynamics Parameters

(2020) Maureen C Kennedy et al.   FOREST SCIENCE

Warmer and drier fire seasons contribute to increases in area burned at high severity in western US forests from 1985‐2017

(2020) S. A. Parks et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

A changing climate is snuffing out post‐fire recovery in montane forests

(2020) Kyle C. Rodman et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

High‐severity and short‐interval wildfires limit forest recovery in the Central Cascade Range

(2020) Sebastian U. Busby et al.   Ecosphere

Wildfire severity and postfire salvage harvest effects on long‐term forest regeneration

(2020) Nicholas A. Povak et al.   Ecosphere

A large database supports the use of simple models of post-fire tree mortality for thick-barked conifers, with less support for other species

(2020) C. Alina Cansler et al.   Fire Ecology

Structural diversity and development in active fire regime mixed-conifer forests

(2020) Julia K. Berkey et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Activity center selection by northern spotted owls

(2019) Stan G. Sovern et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Climate will increasingly determine post-fire tree regeneration success in low-elevation forests, Northern Rockies, USA

(2019) Kerry B. Kemp et al.   Ecosphere

Persistence of fire-killed conifer snags in California, USA

(2019) Lindsay M. Grayson et al.   Fire Ecology

Living on the edge: trailing edge forests at risk of fire‐facilitated conversion to non‐forest

(2019) Sean A. Parks et al.   Ecosphere

Wildfires and climate change push low-elevation forests across a critical climate threshold for tree regeneration

(2019) Kimberley T. Davis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Forest structure and pattern vary by climate and landform across active-fire landscapes in the montane Sierra Nevada

(2019) Sean M.A. Jeronimo et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The missing fire: quantifying human exclusion of wildfire in Pacific Northwest forests, USA

(2019) Ryan D. Haugo et al.   Ecosphere

Fuel dynamics after reintroduced fire in an old-growth Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

(2019) C. Alina Cansler et al.   Fire Ecology

Forest structure predictive of fisher (Pekania pennanti) dens exists in recently burned forest in Yosemite, California, USA

(2019) Erika M. Blomdahl et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Climate, Environment, and Disturbance History Govern Resilience of Western North American Forests

(2019) Paul F. Hessburg et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Roost selection by male northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in a managed fire-adapted forest

(2019) Jesse M. Alston et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Vegetation dynamics following compound disturbance in a dry pine forest: fuel treatment then bark beetle outbreak

(2019) Justin S. Crotteau et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Topography and post-fire climatic conditions shape spatio-temporal patterns of conifer establishment and growth

(2019) Caitlin E. Littlefield   Fire Ecology

First-entry wildfires can create opening and tree clump patterns characteristic of resilient forests

(2019) Van R. Kane et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Spatial optimization of operationally relevant large fire confine and point protection strategies: model development and test cases

(2018) Yu Wei et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Fine-scale spatial climate variation and drought mediate the likelihood of reburning

(2018) Sean A. Parks et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

From the stand scale to the landscape scale: predicting the spatial patterns of forest regeneration after disturbance

(2018) Kristen L. Shive et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Forest structure provides the income for reproductive success in a southern population of Canada lynx

(2018) Megan K. Kosterman et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Change in Vegetation Patterns Over a Large Forested Landscape Based on Historical and Contemporary Aerial Photography

(2018) Jamie M. Lydersen et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Fuel mass and stand structure 13 years after logging of a severely burned ponderosa pine forest in northeastern Oregon, U.S.A

(2018) James D. McIver et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Global importance of large-diameter trees

(2018) James A. Lutz et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Mean Composite Fire Severity Metrics Computed with Google Earth Engine Offer Improved Accuracy and Expanded Mapping Potential

(2018) Sean Parks et al.   Remote Sensing

Fire enhances the complexity of forest structure in alpine treeline ecotones

(2018) C. Alina Cansler et al.   Ecosphere

Using GIS and the Ecosystem Management Decision Support Tool for Forest Management on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington State

(2018) Jamie Cannon et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

Decreasing fire season precipitation increased recent western US forest wildfire activity

(2018) Zachary A. Holden et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Use of landscape simulation modeling to quantify resilience for ecological applications

(2018) Robert E. Keane et al.   Ecosphere

Tamm Review: Reforestation for resilience in dry western U.S. forests

(2018) Malcolm P. North et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The importance of small fire refugia in the central Sierra Nevada, California, USA

(2018) Erika M. Blomdahl et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Natural climate solutions for the United States

(2018) Joseph E. Fargione et al.   Science Advances

Vegetation change during 40 years of repeated managed wildfires in the Sierra Nevada, California

(2017) Gabrielle F.S. Boisramé et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tamm Review: Shifting global fire regimes: Lessons from reburns and research needs

(2017) Susan J. Prichard et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Cover of tall trees best predicts California spotted owl habitat

(2017) Malcolm P. North et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

An Evaluation of the Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Treatment Program—Are We Treating Enough to Promote Resiliency or Reduce Hazard?

(2017) Nicole M. Vaillant et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

Social perspectives on the use of reference conditions in restoration of fire-adapted forest landscapes

(2017) Lauren S. Urgenson et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Effects of Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration on Habitat for Bats

(2017) Shelly A. Johnson et al.   WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN NATURALIST

Canada lynx use of burned areas: Conservation implications of changing fire regimes

(2017) Carmen M. Vanbianchi et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Please do not disturb ecosystems further

(2017) David Lindenmayer et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Repeated wildfires alter forest recovery of mixed-conifer ecosystems

(2016) Camille Stevens-Rumann et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

High severity fire and mixed conifer forest-chaparral dynamics in the southern Cascade Range, USA

(2016) Catherine Airey Lauvaux et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tamm Review: Management of mixed-severity fire regime forests in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California

(2016) Paul F. Hessburg et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

A review of precipitation and temperature control on seedling emergence and establishment for ponderosa and lodgepole pine forest regeneration

(2016) M.D. Petrie et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Megafires: an emerging threat to old-forest species

(2016) Gavin M Jones et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Using Risk Analysis to Reveal Opportunities for the Management of Unplanned Ignitions in Wilderness

(2016) Kevin Barnett et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

Can low-severity fire reverse compositional change in montane forests of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA?

(2016) Kendall M. L. Becker et al.   Ecosphere

Wildland fire as a self-regulating mechanism: the role of previous burns and weather in limiting fire progression

(2015) Sean A. Parks et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

A forest reconstruction model to assess changes to Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest during the fire suppression era

(2015) Molly A.F. Barth et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Post-fire logging reduces surface woody fuels up to four decades following wildfire

(2015) David W. Peterson et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tree survival scales to community-level effects following mixed-severity fire in a mixed-conifer forest

(2015) R. Travis Belote et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The effects of burn entry and burn severity on ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests in Grand Canyon National Park

(2015) Anna M. Higgins et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Understanding social impact from wildfires: advancing means for assessment

(2015) Travis B. Paveglio et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Temporal fuel dynamics following high-severity fire in dry mixed conifer forests of the eastern Cascades, Oregon, USA

(2015) Christopher J. Dunn et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Forest Fire Severity Patterns of Resource Objective Wildfires in the Southern Sierra Nevada

(2015) Marc D. Meyer   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

Fire legacies impact conifer regeneration across environmental gradients in the U.S. northern Rockies

(2015) Kerry B. Kemp et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Restoring fire-prone Inland Pacific landscapes: seven core principles

(2015) Paul F. Hessburg et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Reform forest fire management

(2015) M. P. North et al.   SCIENCE

Evolving paradigms of aspen ecology and management: impacts of stand condition and fire severity on vegetation dynamics

(2015) Kevin D. Krasnow et al.   Ecosphere

Larger trees suffer most during drought in forests worldwide

(2015) Amy C. Bennett et al.   Nature Plants

Mixed-conifer forests of central Oregon: effects of logging and fire exclusion vary with environment

(2014) Andrew G. Merschel et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Historical conditions in mixed-conifer forests on the eastern slopes of the northern Oregon Cascade Range, USA

(2014) R. Keala Hagmann et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Landscape restoration of a forest with a historically mixed-severity fire regime: What was the historical landscape pattern of forest and openings?

(2014) Yvette Dickinson   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Contrasting Effects of Wildfire and Ecological Restoration in Old-Growth Western Larch Forests

(2014) Taylor Hopkins et al.   FOREST SCIENCE

Latent resilience in ponderosa pine forest: effects of resumed frequent fire

(2013) Andrew J. Larson et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Fuel treatments and landform modify landscape patterns of burn severity in an extreme fire event

(2013) Susan J. Prichard et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Climate, fire size, and biophysical setting control fire severity and spatial pattern in the northern Cascade Range, USA

(2013) C. Alina Cansler et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Previous Fires Moderate Burn Severity of Subsequent Wildland Fires in Two Large Western US Wilderness Areas

(2013) Sean A. Parks et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Stand- and landscape-scale selection of large trees by fishers in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho

(2013) Michael K. Schwartz et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Historical structure and composition of ponderosa pine and mixed-conifer forests in south-central Oregon

(2013) R. Keala Hagmann et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Restoring forest resilience: From reference spatial patterns to silvicultural prescriptions and monitoring

(2013) Derek J. Churchill et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Fuel mass and forest structure following stand-replacement fire and post-fire logging in a mixed-evergreen forest

(2013) Daniel C. Donato et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

A Restoration Framework for Federal Forests in the Pacific Northwest

(2013) Jerry F. Franklin et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

Making Monitoring Count: Project Design for Active Adaptive Management

(2013) Andrew J. Larson et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

The Stand: Revisiting a Central Concept in Forestry

(2013) Kevin L. O'Hara et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

The Importance of Large-Diameter Trees to Forest Structural Heterogeneity

(2013) James A. Lutz et al.   PLoS One

Does Seeding After Wildfires in Rangelands Reduce Erosion or Invasive Species?

(2013) David A. Pyke et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

New Policies for Old Trees: Averting a Global Crisis in a Keystone Ecological Structure

(2013) David B. Lindenmayer et al.   Conservation Letters

Landscape Evaluation for Restoration Planning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, USA

(2013) Paul Hessburg et al.   Sustainability

A Case for Developing Place-Based Fire Management Strategies from Traditional Ecological Knowledge

(2012) Lily A. Ray et al.   ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Temporal dynamics and decay of coarse wood in early seral habitats of dry-mixed conifer forests in Oregon’s Eastern Cascades

(2012) Christopher J. Dunn et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Fuel treatment effectiveness in California yellow pine and mixed conifer forests

(2012) H.D. Safford et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Surface fuel treatments in young, regenerating stands affect wildfire severity in a mixed conifer forest, eastside Cascade Range, Washington, USA

(2012) Christina Lyons-Tinsley et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Snag longevity and surface fuel accumulation following post-fire logging in a ponderosa pine dominated forest

(2012) Martin W. Ritchie et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Using Fire to Increase the Scale, Benefits, and Future Maintenance of Fuels Treatments

(2012) Malcolm North et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY

Factors Associated with the Severity of Intersecting Fires in Yosemite National Park, California, USA

(2012) Jan W. van Wagtendonk et al.   Fire Ecology

Ten years after wildfires: How does varying tree mortality impact fire hazard and forest resiliency?

(2011) Camille S. Stevens-Rumann et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Tree spatial patterns in fire-frequent forests of western North America, including mechanisms of pattern formation and implications for designing fuel reduction and restoration treatments

(2011) Andrew J. Larson et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Wildfire and Management of Forests and Native Fishes: Conflict or Opportunity for Convergent Solutions?

(2010) Bruce E. Rieman et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Fuel treatments reduce the severity of wildfire effects in dry mixed conifer forest, Washington, USA

(2010) Susan J. Prichard et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Interactive effects of historical logging and fire exclusion on ponderosa pine forest structure in the northern Rockies

(2010) Cameron Naficy et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Post-wildfire seeding in forests of the western United States: An evidence-based review

(2010) Donna Peppin et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

A climatic basis for microrefugia: the influence of terrain on climate

(2010) SOLOMON Z. DOBROWSKI   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Emergency Post-fire Rehabilitation Treatment Effects on Burned Area Ecology and Long-term Restoration

(2010) Peter R. Robichaud et al.   Fire Ecology

Climate, lightning ignitions, and fire severity in Yosemite National Park, California, USA

(2009) James A. Lutz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Post-Fire Control of Invasive Plants Promotes Native Recovery in a Burned Desert Shrubland

(2009) Robert J. Steers et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Forest road network design using a trade-off analysis between skidding and road construction costs

(2008) Woodam Chung et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Interactions Among Wildland Fires in a Long-Established Sierra Nevada Natural Fire Area

(2008) Brandon M. Collins et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Carbon protection and fire risk reduction: toward a full accounting of forest carbon offsets

(2008) Matthew D Hurteau et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT