The importance of Indigenous cultural burning in forested regions of the Pacific West, USA
Indigenous communities in the Pacific West of North America have long depended on fire to
steward their environments, and they are increasingly asserting the importance of cultural …
steward their environments, and they are increasingly asserting the importance of cultural …
Pyrosilviculture needed for landscape resilience of dry western United States forests
A significant increase in treatment pace and scale is needed to restore dry western US forest
resilience owing to increasingly frequent and severe wildfire and drought. We propose a …
resilience owing to increasingly frequent and severe wildfire and drought. We propose a …
Heading and backing fire behaviours mediate the influence of fuels on wildfire energy
JD Birch, MB Dickinson, A Reiner… - … journal of wildland …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Pre-fire fuels, topography, and weather influence wildfire behaviour and fire-
driven ecosystem carbon loss. However, the pre-fire characteristics that contribute to fire …
driven ecosystem carbon loss. However, the pre-fire characteristics that contribute to fire …
Pyrosilviculture: Combining prescribed fire with gap-based silviculture in mixed-conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada
RA York, H Noble, LN Quinn-Davidson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
We used a prescribed fire study to demonstrate the concept of pyrosilviculture, defined here
as (i) using prescribed fire to meet management objectives or (ii) altering nonfire silvicultural …
as (i) using prescribed fire to meet management objectives or (ii) altering nonfire silvicultural …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluating pathways to social and ecological landscape resilience
Rapid environmental changes challenge the resilience of wildlands. The western portion of
the Lake Tahoe Basin in California is an important ecological and cultural hotspot that is at …
the Lake Tahoe Basin in California is an important ecological and cultural hotspot that is at …
[HTML][HTML] Comparing smoke emissions and impacts under alternative forest management regimes
Smoke from wildfires has become a growing public health issue around the world but
especially in western North America and California. At the same time, managers and …
especially in western North America and California. At the same time, managers and …
[HTML][HTML] Opportunities for winter prescribed burning in mixed conifer plantations of the Sierra Nevada
Young, planted forests are particularly vulnerable to wildfire. High severity effects in planted
forests translate to the loss of previous reforestation investments and the loss of future …
forests translate to the loss of previous reforestation investments and the loss of future …
[HTML][HTML] Merging prescribed fires and timber harvests in the Sierra Nevada: Burn season and pruning influences in young mixed conifer stands
RA York, KW Russell, H Noble - Trees, Forests and People, 2022 - Elsevier
In dry, productive forests where historically infrequent high-severity fires are now common,
new silvicultural systems will be needed to better align management activity with the …
new silvicultural systems will be needed to better align management activity with the …
Silviculture can facilitate repeat prescribed burn programs with long-term strategies
A significant expansion of prescribed fire activity will be necessary to mitigate growing
wildfire hazard in California forests. Forest managers can facilitate this expansion by …
wildfire hazard in California forests. Forest managers can facilitate this expansion by …
Using prescribed fires in young forests: A pyrosilvicultural approach
H Noble, RA York - California Agriculture, 2024 - escholarship.org
Prescribed burning is an effective treatment to reduce the risk of very severe wildfires. Many
forests, however, are ill-suited for prescribed fire, because of high fuel loads, high tree …
forests, however, are ill-suited for prescribed fire, because of high fuel loads, high tree …