Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. e02433 - n/a
• Main Authors: Prichard, Susan J., Hessburg, Paul F., Hagmann, R. Keala, Povak, Nicholas A., Dobrowski, Solomon Z., Hurteau, Matthew D., Kane, Van R., Keane, Robert E., Kobziar, Leda N., Kolden, Crystal A., North, Malcolm, Parks, Sean A., Safford, Hugh D., Stevens, Jens T., Yocom, Larissa L., Churchill, Derek J., Gray, Robert W., Huffman, David W., Lake, Frank K., Khatri‐Chhetri, Pratima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2021
• Subjects: adaptive management; carbon; Climate Change; Climate Change and Western Wildfires; cultural burning; ecological resilience; Fires; forest management; Forests; fuel treatments; managed wildfire; mechanical thinning; North America; prescribed fire; restoration; Wildfires; wildland fire; North America; mechanical thinning; prescribed fire; wildland fire; adaptive management; forest management; Climate Change and Western Wildfires; cultural burning; carbon; ecological resilience; managed wildfire; fuel treatments; restoration; climate change

We review science‐based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient structure and composition of forested landscapes. As part of the review, we address common questions associated with climate adaptation and realig...