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The Role of Shaded Fuel Breaks in Support of Washington's 20-year Forest Health Strategic Plan: Eastern Washington

Year of Publication
2022
Publication Type

Shaded fuel breaks, a common strategy proposed to reduce wildfire risk, often elicit diverse opinions from stakeholders, including firefighting professionals and members of the public. While the efficacy of using fuel breaks in support of fire operations is a common debate, the role of fuel breaks in support of broader forest health and treatment goals is not discussed as often.

Fuel and vegetation trends after wildfire in treated versus untreated forests

Year of Publication
2015
Publication Type

Increasing size and severity of wildfires have led to increased interest in managing forests for resiliency to future disturbances. Comparing and contrasting treated versus untreated stands through multiple growing seasons postfire provide an opportunity to understand processes driving responses and can guide management decisions regarding resiliency.

NWFSC Fire Facts: What is? Fuel Moisture Content

Year of Publication
2016
Product Type

Fuel moisture content (FMC) is a measure of the amount of water in a fuel, such as vegetation, available to a fire, and is expressed as a percent of the dry weight of that specific fuel. Read more at, Fire Facts: What is? Fuel Moisture Content

The Science of Fuel Treatments

Year of Publication
2017
Publication Type

High fuel loads can significantly contribute to the intensity and severity of fires. Fuels include plant material, such as leaves, bark, needles, branches, and vegetation. Land managers use various methods to reduce fuel levels. The two most common fuel treatment methods include forest thinning and prescribed fire.

Science and Collaborative Processes

Year of Publication
2018
Publication Type

About Go Big or Go Home?: The goals of this research project were to analyze how public land managers and stakeholders in Oregon’s east Cascades can plan and manage at landscape scales using scientific research and participatory simulation modeling (Envision). To learn more, visit: gbgh.forestry.oregonstate.edu

Key Findings and Messages from the Go Big or Go Home? Project

Year of Publication
2018
Publication Type

About Go Big or Go Home?: The goals of this research project were to analyze how public land managers and stakeholders in Oregon’s east Cascades can plan and manage at landscape scales using scientific research and participatory simulation modeling (Envision). To learn more, visit: gbgh.forestry.oregonstate.edu

Forest Service Managers' Perception of Landscapes and Computer Models

Year of Publication
2018
Publication Type

About Go Big or Go Home?: The goals of this research project were to analyze how public land managers and stakeholders in Oregon’s east Cascades can plan and manage at landscape scales using scientific research and participatory simulation modeling (Envision). To learn more, visit: gbgh.forestry.oregonstate.edu