A5031784038- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest Management and Policy
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Landslides and related hazards
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Plant responses to water stress
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Construction Project Management and Performance
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Oregon State University
2021-2024
Eastern Oregon University
2022-2023
University of Idaho
2017-2021
Wildfires and incidents of large fires have increased substantially in the past few decades, part from increases fine, dry fuels. Fine fuel management is needed, grazing likely only tool applicable at scale needed to meaningful effects. Moderate decreases wildfire probability by decreasing amount, continuity, height increasing moisture content. Grazing, through its modification fuels, can improve fire suppression efforts flame lengths, rate spread, severity. Logistical, social,...
Rangeland wildfire is a wicked problem that cuts across mosaic of public and private rangelands in the western United States countless countries worldwide. Fine fuel accumulation these ecosystems contributes to large-scale wildfires undermines plant communities' resistance invasive annual grasses resilience disturbances such as fire. Yet it can be difficult implement fuels management practices, grazing, socially politically complex contexts federally managed States. In this...
Natural resource challenges often span administrative jurisdictions and include actors processes operating at different spatial political scales. We applied concepts of new environmental governance to analyze Oregon's approach greater sage-grouse conservation. Through one in-depth case study in Lake County, we traced features (cross-scale interactions, decentralization, capacities actors) through levels. Interviews qualitative analysis revealed that decentralization functions facilitated...
Research continually adds to our understanding of the ecological factors and biophysical processes driving frequent, large-scale fires on Great Basin rangelands in western United States. Yet, even with advances forecasting rangeland fire probabilities likely outcomes fire, it remains difficult for individuals, communities, or organizations coordinate their actions across jurisdictions at an ecologically relevant scale address collective wildfire risk. In this forum, we discuss current...
Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs) are volunteer‐based groups of trained private landowners who authorised to respond events in partnership with governmental agencies. This study analysed the functioning and structure RFPAs Idaho Oregon western United States characterise this under‐researched model disaster response. represent an expanding type response organisation that interfaces established fire suppression entities, yet ‘emergent behaviour’ manifested some RFPA actions....
Rangeland wildfire is a wicked problem that cuts across mosaic of public and private rangelands in the western United States countless countries worldwide. Fine fuel accumulation these ecosystems contributes to large-scale wildfires undermines plant communities’ resistance invasive annual grasses resilience disturbances such as fire. Yet it can be difficult implement fuels management practices, grazing, socially politically complex contexts federally managed States. In this...
Abstract The incidence of and acreage burned by wildfires are globally increasing, with predictions more devastating fires in the future. impacts wildfire smoke exposure on have been research interest over years, although scope literature is limited. Evaluating effects challenging because unpredictability fires, limiting ability researchers to evaluate this phenomenon. For study, a simulation was created beef cattle health, performance, behavior. Heifers [n = 8 Angus x Hereford; body weight...
Research continually adds to our understanding of the ecological factors and biophysical processes driving frequent, large-scale fires on Great Basin rangelands in western United States. Yet even with advances forecasting rangeland fire probabilities likely outcomes fire, it remains difficult for individuals, communities, or organizations coordinate their actions across jurisdictions at an ecologically relevant scale address collective wildfire risk. In this forum, we discuss current...