Forest thinning and prescribed burning treatments reduce wildfire severity and buffer the impacts of severe fire weather

• Emily G. Brodie,
• Eric E. Knapp,
• Wesley R. Brooks,
• Stacy A. Drury &
• Martin W. Ritchie 

Fire Ecology volume 20, Article number: 17 (2024) Cite this article

Our public affairs staff also put together this article, which boils down the main findings.

PSW Study Shows Fuel Treatments Improve Wildfire Outcomes | US Forest Service Research and Development (usda.gov)

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Thanks, Eric

Eric Knapp, PhD  Research Ecologist Forest Service

Informative reads for discussion in tomorrow’s zoom meeting.