Connected Science: Survive and Thrive Identifying factors that enhance the growth and survival of tree seedlings planted after wildfire In forests across the West, large, severe wildfires are creating treeless patches that [...]
Wildlife Habitat Values and Forest Structure: Implications for Restoration The southwestern frequent-fire forests on federal lands are today largely managed for ecological restoration principles, which are effective treatments that reduce stand-replacing fire risk. [...]
Publication Corner: Assessing collaborative governance in the CFLRP A new report on the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) offers insights into improving multi-party collaborative forest and fire efforts. As [...]
Publication Corner: Green is the New Black: Outcomes of post-fire tree planting across the interior West Wildfire-impacted landscapes now account for about 80% of reforestation needs throughout USDA Forest Service lands, yet only [...]
Publication Corner: Multi-Decadal Aspen Study Shows Recruitment Bottleneck Across Complex Mountain Community A new study led by ERI ecologists examined how aspen trees are responding to climate change and disturbances such as drought, wildfire, and [...]
Podcast Series: Fire in the Southwest Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Western Fire Management with ERI’s Jon Martin Jon Martin, ERI’s Director of Native American Forest and Rangeland Management Programming at the Ecological Restoration Institute, [...]
Estimating the Return on Investment from Restoration and Fuel Treatments in US Western Frequent-Fire Forests Forest restoration and fuel treatments, including thinning and prescribed burning, have become the primary approaches for reducing the [...]
Understanding Post-Fire Flood Insurance Decision-Making Flood insurance can minimize the social and financial impacts associated with post-fire flood events, but little is known about who purchases coverage after wildfires or their experiences with [...]
2024 IUFRO World Congress: Communicating and Connecting This week, ERI staff are contributing to the International Union of Forest Research Organizations World Congress 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden! Amy Waltz, ERI’s Director of Science Delivery, worked [...]
Indigenous Biomass Use for Forest and Community Well-Being: A Case Study of Wood For Life Climate change is expected to continue to exacerbate impacts to forested ecosystems by increasing the frequency, size, and severity [...]
