Prescribed burning is a commonly applied management tool, and there has been
considerable debate over the efficacy of its application. We review data relating to the …

Produced through pyrolysis, biochars are used as a soil amendment. Differences in
feedstock and processing result in differentiated products which impact their values in …

Fuels reduction projects are an increasing focus of policy, funding, and management actions
aimed at reducing wildfire risk to human populations while improving landscape health. This …

Rapidly scaling up the use of prescribed fire is being promoted as an important pathway for
reducing the growing damages of wildfire events in the United States, including limiting the …

There is no uniform means for assessing social impact from wildland fires beyond statistics
such as home loss, suppression costs and the number of residents evacuated. In this paper …

Prescribed burning is used in Australia as a tool to manage fire risk and protect assets. A key
challenge is deciding how to arrange the burns to generate the highest benefits to society …

Successful prairie restoration will depend in part on convincing private landowners with
agricultural and recreational use goals to implement appropriate rangeland management …

As part of a Joint Fire Science Program project, a team of social scientists reviewed existing
fire social science literature to develop a targeted synthesis of scientific knowledge on the …

Social science research from a variety of disciplines has generated a collective
understanding of how individuals prepare for, and respond to, the risks associated with …

Wildland fires and resulting effects have increased in recent years. Efforts are under way
nationwide to proactively manage vegetative conditions to reduce the threat of wildland fires …