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Smallwood Utilization Network (SUN)
SUN offers you a broad network to deal with the complex set of challenges in supply, production, and marketing for the emerging smallwood industry.
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US Forest Service Western Research Prioirites 159 KB
2006 Focus Areas for the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest and the Rocky Mtn Research Stations.
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| Biomass Utilization
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Biomass for Small-Scale Heat and Power 219 KB
USDA FS Forest Products Laboratory
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Removing Contaminants Using Wood Fiber Filters 302 KB
Researchers at the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) have
developed a filter system made from wood and wood-based fiber that is showing great promise in cleaning
contaminants from water.
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| Forest Health
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Air Quality and use of Trees in SIPs 502 KB
From the USFS NE Research Station.
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| Forest Inventory and Analysis
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Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) in the Pacific Islands 1152 KB
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| Invasive Species
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Western Rangeland Weeds
Through a cooperative effort with the University of Arizona, Arid Lands Information and the USDA Forest Service an annotated database has been posted on line.
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| Wildfire
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Stand and Landscape-level Effects of Prescribed Burning on Two Arizona Wildfires 1297 KB
Prescribed burning in ponderosa pine forests 1–9 years before the Rodeo and Chediski fires reduced fire severity.
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Applied Wildland Fire Research:
In Support of Project Level
Hazardous Fuels Planning.
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Joint Fire Science Program - Febraury Highlight 263 KB
Can Wildland Fire Use Restore Natural Fire Regimes in Wilderness and Other Unroaded Lands?
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Joint Fire Science Program Project Highlight 216 KB
Public Acceptance of Wildland Fire Conditions and Fuel Reduction Practices: Challenges for Forest Managers
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Climatic Change, Wildfire, and Conservation 442 KB
Conservation Biology, August 2004
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Fuel Treatment Evaluator 175 KB
Released by the USDA Forest Service NC Research Station, the Fuel Treatment Evaluator is a strategic assessment tool for identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing fuel treatment opportunities.
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Mapping the WUI accross the US 403 KB
description of tools and maps developed by the USDA FS North Central Research Station and the University of Wisconsin-
http://silvis.forest.wisc.edu/Library/WUILibrary.asp
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Investments in Fuel Removals to Avoid Forest Fires Result in Substantial Benefit 215 KB
Rural Technology Initiative, University of Washington Fact Sheet
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Fire and Climate History in the Western Americas from Tree Rings 1797 KB
Thomas W. Swetnam - Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, The University of Arizona, Tucson.
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Science Basis for Changing Forest Structure to Modify Wildfire Behavior 2928 KB
USDA FS Rocky Mountain Research Station. April 2004
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Modifying Wildfire Behavior- The Effectiveness of Fuel Treatments 746 KB
National Community Forestry Center
Southwest Region Working Paper.
April, 2003.
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Fire Research in Support of the National Fire Plan
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
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Study: Rising Suppression Costs Linked to Increased Severity of Fire Seasons 77 KB
A new USDA Forest Service study on trends in fire suppression expenditures suggests that the recent increase in firefighting costs can be attributed to more severe fire seasons caused by annual weather patterns. February, 2004.
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Hayman Fire Case Study
This case study looked at the interactions of wildfire with both the social and natural envrinonments. As the largest wildfire in Colorado history, the Hayman fire had profound impacts both locally and nationally.
October, 2003.
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