Managing wildfires for benefit creates resilient ecosystems and we need more research on a landscape level regarding positive impacts In the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, we’re practicing what used to be present on the landscape Diverse age-class and arrangements of fuels on large landscape affects snow accumulation and snowpack retention, creating a myriad of snow melt rates and runoff events Every 1% increase in organic matter results in as much as 25,000 gallons of available water per soil acre and multiplies with increased residual charcoal The benefits of wildfire for benefit: increased nutrient flows for aquatic critters, opened up new ski recreation areas, made clearing trails easier. Between 1990- 2015 there were 450+ fatalities that occurred on wildland fires – all were suppression fires, not benefit fires. Far more costly to suppress than manage for long term benefit. Managing fires for benefit still takes active management. Have contingency plans because not everything goes as planned (ie. wrap structures, use water drops to redirect fire and reduce intensity)