All Lands Approaches to Fire Management in the Pacific West: A Typology

• DOI: 10.5849/jof.15-092
• Publication Date: 2016-07-29T04:47:55Z
• Authors: Susan Charnley; Erin C. Kelly; Kendra L. Wendel
• Keywords: Resilience

Since 2009, the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service has promoted an "all lands approach" to forest restoration, particularly relevant in context managing wildfire. To characterize its implementation, we undertook inventory what refer as fire-focused all management (ALM) projects, defined projects which fuels reduction treatments are planned or implemented across more than one landownership reduce wildfire risk increase resilience We focused on regions Washington, Oregon, and California dominated by dry, fire-prone forests documented 41 projects. From this sample developed a typology with five project categories. found that ALM takes many forms occurs diverse contexts, federal land managers frequently involved them, foster relationship capacity building for future ALM. Our provides framework better understanding approaches suggests areas further investigation. Management Policy Implications: Many scientists, agencies, policies United States promote but concept remains somewhat abstract. provide management" aim mitigate using examples Through typology, demonstrate diversity participants offer allows comparisons By characterizing different approaches, common language may help policymakers communicate share ideas about improve policy tools support it. The also interested pursue approach most appropriate them learn from strategies used other It offers starting point developing hypotheses how types be less effective achieving desired outcomes, highlighting research.