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Weighing the Benefits of Returning Fire to the Landscape: Strategic Fire Management Workloads

Creator:

Goodwin, Ian

Abstract:

The accumulation of fuels in fire prone landscapes, and changing climatic conditions, have resulted in increasingly volatile fire behaviors. As a result, social and operational risk, management expenditures, and budgetary requirements for responsible agencies are increasing. The United States Forest Service (USFS) manages 193 million acres across the United States...

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Masters Thesis

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Goodwin for the degree Master of Science in Sustainable Forest Management presented on December 15, 2023
Examining the Relationships Between Wildfire and Communities to Inform Wildfire Prevention and Equitable Policy Implementation

Creator:

Reilley, Caitlyn

Abstract:

Despite the importance of fire for maintaining the health of many ecosystems, the social and economic costs of wildfires have risen sharply in recent years. Across the western United States, historical land and fire management practices combined with climate change and modern human development pressures, are contributing to increased wildfire...

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Masters Thesis

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, 2022 Commencement June 2023 Master of Science thesis of Caitlyn Reilley presented on August