History of Prescription Burning by Sierra Nevada NPS and USFS: Research Brief

This paper provides statistical comparisons of wildfires and Rx burning in the three Sierra Nevada NPS parks and six adjacent USFS forests for the period from 1968 through 2017.

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Keeley, Jon E., Anne Pfaff, and Anthony C. Caprio. 2021. Contrasting prescription burning and wildfires in California Sierra Nevada national parks and adjacent national forests. International Journal of Wildland Fire 30:255-268.  https://doi.org/10.1071/WF20112