The Human Dimensions and Partnerships group continued advancing several social science projects this winter and spring, working with partners to better understand how communities perceive, prepare for, and respond to wildfire‑related risks. Recent work [...]
From informing national conversations on forest management to advancing community-focused research in the Southwest, the ERI Human Dimensions and Partnerships group has had an impactful summer and fall season. Highlights include: Publication of a [...]
The Forest Landscape Restoration Act (FLRA) was passed in 2009 and established the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP). The purpose of the CFLRP is to “encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority [...]
There are currently a number of ongoing projects at ERI related to the human dimensions of forest restoration, which refer to activities contribute to building support and motivating action for restoration. Highlights from these [...]
On June 20, 2010, the Schultz Fire was ignited by an abandoned campfire and went on to burn 15,075 acres northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. Following the fire, intense monsoon rains over the burned area [...]
The use of decision support systems (DSS), which includes a broad array of computer-based, spatial planning frameworks, methods, and tools, is increasingly common in pre-wildfire planning. Frameworks such as the National Cohesive Wildland Fire [...]
The ERI is exploring the different ways in which wildfires affect Arizona residents through multiple studies associated with wildfires in the Flagstaff area. In 2019, the ERI conducted a survey with the NAU School [...]
