JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network
This study looked at alien plant invasion in chaparral and sage scrub ecosystems over a period of five years after fire across a six-county area in southern California.
Read MoreExtreme fire intervals are one obvious concern for managers of fire dependent species such as the serotinous knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata).
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This 1987 paper by Richard Minnich summarizes newspaper accounts for selected fires between 1868 and 1900 in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, and describes in detail the behavior of three summer fires in 1896, 1898 and 1900 on Mt. Wilso.
Read MoreIn this study, prototype summaries are constructed for varying time intervals using California wildfire data from 1990 to 2006, as well as summaries of spatial patterns of fires within each wildfire season.
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A model has been developed to predict wildfire risk in northeastern Mojave Desert. The model incorporates remote sensing data as well as field sampling data to generate the predicted fire risk.
Read MoreThis report is one of the first and most dramatic accounts of the southern California “fire-‐flood” cycle that documented the magnitude of postfire debris flows in denuded watersheds.
Read MoreThis book analyses the current state of the art of participatory research in community-based natural resource management.
Read MoreThis guide provides advice to homeowners on fire-safe building materials and home design.
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Collaborations between management agencies and tribes and other Native American groups can incorporate traditional ecological knowledge to facilitate placed-based understanding of how fire and various management practices affect such tribal cultural resources and values.
Read MoreThis technical guide focuses on how to prevent invasive species spread through fire and fuels treatments.
Read MoreThis discussion paper addresses issues around Native American fire use and federal fire policies.
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This paper discusses the characteristics and application of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Wisdom (TEKW) of aboriginal peoples in British Columbia, Canada.
Read MoreThis extensive 51-page bibliography of WUI research citations is organized into nine sections: 1) Wildland fuels 2) Landscaping fuels 3) Construction 4) Community Planning 5) Social 6) Policy and economics 7) Fire suppression 8) Post-fire recovery 9) Case studies.
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This is a list of the 22 most useful scientific publications for understanding the ecology and management of fire and fuels in the Sierra Nevada region, as identified by the CFSC-SN and its advisory committee.
Read MoreThis bibliography of pivotal fire science papers is specific to Northern California. It is organized by ecosystem type, making it easy for you to look up some of the critical works that apply to your management area. Release date: 2011.
This bibliography organizes 80 scientific publications relating to different management and ecology topics in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. Release date: 2011
Read MorePresented at the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, CA. 2014.
Results from a study completed on the Almanor and Eagle Lake Ranger Districts that compared pre-and-post treatment bird utilization of the tested stands. Methods, photos, and management implications are also discussed.
Presenter: Ryan Burnett
Read MorePresented at the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, CA. 2014.
Read MorePresented at the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, CA. 2014.
Gives a quick overview of our aspen restoration program on Sierraville Ranger District and the Tahoe N.F. Discusses challenges, past activities, and future plans.
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Presented at the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 2014.
New perspectives on aspen in the western US: phylogeography, regeneration ecology, and triploidy.
Presenter: Karen Mock, et al.
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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 sponsored by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
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