Studies and information
- Long et al. 2023 – GTR 278 – Interventions to Restore Wildlife-Altered Forests in California – View
- Bohlman et al. 2021 – GTR 273 – Natural range of variation for yellow pine and mixed-conifer forests in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon – View
- Halofsky et al. 2021 – GTR 272 – Climate change vulnerability and adaptation for infrastructure and recreation in the Sierra Nevada – View
- Meyer et al. 2021 – GTR 270 – Postfire restoration framework for national forests in California – View
- Meyer et al. 2019 – GTR 263 – Natural range of variation of red fir and subalpine forests in the Sierra Nevada bioregion – View
- North et al. 2009 – GTR 220 – An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests – View
- North et al. 2012 – GTR 237 – Managing Sierra Nevada Forests – View
- GTR 220 Research Brief for Resource Managers – View
- California Fire Science Consortium: Malcolm North presentation – View
- Frames: Malcolm North webinar – View
- Link to all GTR’s – View
- SOFAR Boundary ArcGIS project folder – Download
- CPUC statewide fire threat map, approved Jan. 19, 2018: PDF | CPUC map online | Google Earth KMZ file
- Current projects – View
- (NEW) Fire Safe Councils – View
Fire history – coming soon
Jurisdictional – coming soon
- Downing et al. 2022- Human ignitions on private lands drive USFS cross‑boundary wildfire transmission and community impacts in the western US- View
- Roberts et al. 2017 – California Spotted Owl Occupancy On Mixed-Ownership Lands In the Sierra Nevada of California, 2012 Through 2016 – View
- North et al. 2017 – Cover of tall trees best predicts California spotted owl habitat – View
- Stephens et al. 2014 – California Spotted Owl, Songbird, and Small Mammal Responses to Landscape Fuel Treatments – View
- Stephens et al. 2016 – Wildfire impacts on California spotted owl nesting habitat in the Sierra Nevada – View
- Harris and Taylor 2017 – Previous burns and topography limit and reinforce fire severity in a large wildfire – View
- (NEW) Fricker et al. 2019 – More than climate? Predictors of tree canopy height vary with scale in complex terrain, Sierra Nevada CA – View
- (NEW) Jeronimo et al. 2019 – Forest structure and pattern vary by climate and landform across active-fire landscapes in the montane Sierra Nevada – View
- (NEW) Koontz et al. 2020 – Local forest structure variability increases resilience to wildfire in dry western U.S. coniferous forests – View
- Safford and Stephens 2017 – GTR 256: Natural range of variation in yellow pine and mixed-conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada, Southern Cascades, and Modoc and Inyo National Forests, CA – View
Also refer to Red Fir section below.
- Swanston et al. 2016. GTR NRS-07 2. Forest Adaptation Resources: Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers, 2nd edition – View
- Metz, Everett, and Weigel, Western Voter Views of Beneficial Fire: Key Findings of a survey conducted December 1-12, 2023 and Qualitative Research in August 2023 – View
- North et al, 2024, Strategic fire zones are essential to wildfire risk reduction in the Western United States – View
- EPA, 2024, New Exceptional Events Tools Presentation – View
- California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, 2022, Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire – View
- USDA, 2023, Proposed Action – R5 Standardized Fuels Management Organization – View
- USDA, Forest Service, 2024 – A Strategy to Expand Prescribed Fire Training in the West – View
- CA Fire Science Consortium, 2012 and 2015 – Research Briefs for Resource Managers – View
- Merriam et al, 2022 – Re-establishing natural fire regime in CA Red Fire Forests – View
- Dow et al. 2015 – Incorporating Resource Protection Constraints in an Analysis of Landscape Fuel-Treatment Effectiveness in the Northern Sierra Nevada – View
- Harris and Taylor 2017 – Previous burns and topography limit and reinforce fire severity in a large wildfire – View
- Kane et al. 2019 – First-entry wildfires can create opening and tree clump patterns characteristic of resilient forests – View
- Koontz et al. 2020 – Local forest structure variability increases resilience to wildfire in dry western U.S. coniferous forests – View
- Lydersen et al. 2017 – Evidence of fuels management and fire weather influencing fire severity in an extreme fire event – View
- North et al. 2015 – Constraints on mechanized treatment significantly limit mechanical fuels reduction extent in the Sierra Nevada – View
- Steel et al. 2015 – Fire frequency and the legacy of fire suppression – Link
- Safford and Van de Water. 2014, Using fire return interval departure (FRID) analysis to map spatial and temporal changes in fire frequency on national forest lands in California – View
- North et al. 2012 – Using fire to increase the scale, benefits, and future maintenance of fuels treatments – View
- S. Government Accountability Office, 2017 – Report to Congress on Wildland Fire Risk Reduction – View
- Safford and Van de Water. 2011 – A summary of fire frequency estimated for California vegetation before Euro-American settlement – View
- (NEW) FINAL SOFAR Red Fir Strategy – View
- Red Fir Distribution Map – View
- Sierra National Forest Plan Excerpt on Red Fir, draft 2016 – View
- Forest Service 2015 Red Fir Workshop Materials – View
- Meyer, M. 2015. Red Fir NRV Presentation
- Meyer, M. 2015. Red Fir Restoration Presentation
- Mortenson. 2015. Red Fir Workshop
- Rojas Sierra National Forest Red Fir RX1
- Safford. 2015. Climate Change Variation
- Tompkins – Plumas Red Fir Management Examples
- Vane Hemlock Restoration Project
- Young, K. Red Fir Workshop
- Young, MY. Foster Firs
- Mortenson et al. A forest health inventory assessment of red fir in upper montane California – View
- USFS Forest Health Protection Group (Sept 2019) – Forest health concerns for Red Fir discussion document – View
- Meyer, Marc D.; North, Malcolm P. 2019. Natural range of variation of red fir and subalpine forests in the Sierra Nevada bioregion. PSW-GTR-263 – View
- Marc Meyer, Becky Estes, Amarina Wuenschel, Beverly Bulaon, Alexandra Stucy, Douglas Smith, and Anthony Caprio. 2019. Structure, diversity and health of Sierra Nevada red fir forests with reestablished fire regimes – View Research Brief | View Full Article
- (NEW) Forest Service Region 5, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, South Sierra Shared Service Area. 2020. Common Damage Agents of True Firs: Background, Biology, and Management – View White Paper
- General Resources
- Be Ready for Wildfire App and other Resources
- Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
- Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW)
- UCANR Wildfire Preparation and Recovery
- Fire Adapted Communities booklet (2018) – developed by Pollock Pines – Camino Fire Safe Council
- Built Infrastructure
- Defensible Space
- Defensible Space Flyer by El Dorado County
- Factors Affecting Property Owner Decisions about Defensible Space, by Ed Smith
- Defensible Space Training Workshop Materials, by Ed Smith
- Requirements and Policies
Presentations
- Post-fire Restoration Opportunities for California Spotted Owl Habitat in the 2021 Caldor Fire, Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
- Post-Fire Restoration Framework in Mixed Conifer Forests in the 2021 Caldor Fire, Eldorado National Forest and the LakeTahoe Basin Management Unit
- Caldor Fire Rapid Resource Assessment
- Caldor Fire Post-fire Restoration Priorities Applying GTR-270
- Nechodom et al. 2008 – Sustainable forests, renewable energy, and the environment – View
- Smith et al. 2023 – The good, the bad, and the future: Systematic review identifies best use of biomass to meet air quality and climate policies in California – View
- Firenzi et al. 2024 – Resilience, Response and Recovery – View
- Sierra Club 2019 – Moving Beyond Incineration – View
- Conservation Coalition 2021 – Statement on Removal and Use of Forest Biomass – View
- Senate Bill 1062 “Energy: Conversion of biomass energy generation facilities” – View