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Prescribed burning can be an effective tool to manage sagebrush grasslands. However, burning prescriptions for sagebrush grasslands vary depending on the management objectives, species composition of the community, and location. To develop…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Buteo swainsoni (Swainson's hawk) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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During the 1988 fires in the GYE, Minshall et al. (1989) observed fish kills in streams, but the extent and causes of mortality were not reported. While conducting other studies of watersheds in the GYE, we observed a fish kill in a burned watershed…
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Annual weeds continue to expand throughout the West eliminating many desirable species and plant communities. Wildfires are now common on lands infested with annual weeds, causing a loss of wildlife habitat and other natural resources. Measures can…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This fieldbook, though dated, remains an excellent resource for anyone interested in using the principles of learning organizations in a field setting. It is a companion to Senge’s book, “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning…
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A map of Yellowstone National Park (YNP) was derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery and used to assess the isolation of burned areas, the heterogeneity that resulted from fires burning under moderate and severe burning conditions, and the…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Asio flammeus (short-eared owl) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Accipiter striatus (sharp-shinned hawk) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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Daily fire growth maps display the growth of the 1988 fires in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Information and data sources included daily infrared photography flights, satellite imagery, ground and aerial reconnaissance, command center intelligence,…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Buteo jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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The objective of this paper is to examine whether the severity and great extent of the 1988 Yellow-stone fires impacted the water quality of two of Yellowstone's major lakes. Analysis of water quality records for Yellowstone and Lewis Lakes…
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A fire history investigation was conducted for three forest community types in the Absaroka Mountains of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Master fire chronologies were based on fire-initiated age classes and tree fire scars. The area's major…
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A 1992 study of serotiny in lodgepole pine (Pinuscontorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm.) in Yellowstone National Park asked four questions: (i) are there morphological characteristics that can be used to estimate pre-fire proportion of…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bufo boreas (western toad) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Geranium richardsonii (Richardson's geranium) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
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Prescribed fire is an important management tool to increase herbaceous productivity and maintain seral communities of Intermountain sagebrush grasslands. Currently, pastures treated with prescribed fire are rested from livestock grazing before…
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The paleoecologic record of the northern Rocky Mountains shows considerable spatial variability, which has been difficult to explain as a unified response to large-scale changes in effective moisture or temperature through time. Comparison of past…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Phleum pratense (timothy) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on…
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