Prioritizing planting effort and heterogeneity in reforestation: Research Brief

In light of climatic trends, historic fire suppression, increasing incidence of large wildfires, and shrinking budgets, the authors propose a planting strategy that prioritizes accessibility, while reducing efforts within the dispersal range of seed trees and in areas with a high cost to probability-of-success ratio.

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North, M. P., Stevens, J. T., Greene, D. F., Coppoletta, M., Knapp, E. E., Latimer, A. M.,…& Young, D. J. (2019). Tamm Review: Reforestation for resilience in dry western US forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 432, 209-224. doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.007