ERI’s Native American Forest and Rangeland Management program has been actively partnering with tribal natural resource management programs, organizations, and federal and state agencies to facilitate restorative management of tribal forests and rangelands. Some [...]
In addition to exploring the social impacts of reforestation and fire management, ERI’s Policy and Communications group is collaborating with partners to evaluate wildfire risk science and decision-support tools. Some of the ongoing social science [...]
The Forest Operations and Biomass Utilization program at ERI focuses on improving the overall economics of restoration treatments through improving operational efficiency and increasing wood and biomass utilization. This fall, ERI staff are working [...]
In the summer of 2024, ERI staff and students collected field data at various sites across the Southwest. This effort investigated the impacts of drought and wildfire on ecosystems, evaluated the effects of ecological [...]
ERI’s Science Delivery and Application staff are leading 4FRI Stakeholder Group members to support the 4FRI Treatment Prioritization and Optimization of the 4FRI landscape, which has 2.4 million acres of NEPA-cleared restoration work in [...]
In 2024, the ERI’s Ecology Team will conduct field projects to address current and emerging questions related to climate and fire impacts on forests, forest restoration treatment effectiveness, and understory plant responses. The ecology [...]
The Native American Forest and Rangeland Management Program continues to engage with the Wood For Life (WFL) Partnership. WFL is a collaborative network of organizations in northern Arizona and neighboring states that was formed [...]
Biochar application in soils of northern Arizona Researchers are studying the impact of biochar on soil properties in northern Arizona from biochar produced in a CharBoss machine during a biomass demo in April. Currently, [...]
Incorporating 4FRI Stakeholders into Wildfire Crisis Strategy Prioritization Ecological Restoration Institute staff have long supported the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) through shared leadership roles, and have providing the best available science to planning [...]
Over the summer season, ERI staff, students, and field technicians visited sites across the state of Arizona to collect data for studies focused on fire behavior prediction, climate impacts on forests, responses to restoration [...]
