Do high severity burns lead to conversion to new forest types or a shift from forests to shrublands or grasslands? How do wildlife respond to changing habitats? And, finally, what do these changes tell us about how these ecosystems will respond to climate change? We visited the sites of the 2000 Pumpkin Fire and 2003 Aspen Fire, and talked to researchers who have been studying how forests and wildlife respond to high severity burns. View the YouTube video here.
Economic Benefits of Forest Treatments
This paper presents a review of the types of economic benefits that arise from fuels-reduction treatments in the southwestern U.S. to inform policy discussions about the economic impacts and benefits of the treatments.
