U.S. Forest Service
Caring for the land and serving people

United States Department of Agriculture

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Additional Resources

Projects

Methodology and tool to detect and attribute the cause of tree decline and mortality
Fuel treatment tradeoffs – Protecting the wildland urban interface vs. restoring fire resilient forests
Crown Fire Behavior Characteristics and Prediction in Conifer Forests: A State of Knowledge Synthesis
Costs of Wildfire Suppression Versus Proactive Vegetation Management to Achieve More Fire Resilience
Prevalence of toxins in fishers on the Sierra National Forest resulting from illegal marijuana cultivation
Sudden Oak Death and Fire

Tools

Threat and Resource Mapping (TRM)
Wildland Threat Mapping (WTM) Applications
ArcFuels
Wildland Threat News Explorer Tool
FP_DECK: Forest Plan Database and Exchange of Current Knowledge
FIDAR
MC2
Threat Mapper
GMWest: a risk assessment system for gypsy moth introductions in the Pacific Northwest

News Releases

Climate Change Adaptation Specialist Named Director of Western Wildlands Threat Assessment Center, Northwest Climate Hub
Paul Hessburg earns National Distinguished Science Award
Scientist-in-Residence Established at Prineville Research Center
Special edition journal provides new perspectives and guidance for managing white pine blister rust
Northwestern United States could face more tamarisk invasion by century’s end

Documents and Media

Name	Type	Post date
Changing wildfire, changing forests	Podcasts	July 24, 2020

https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/program-additional---western

https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/program-additional---western