Alan Ager
Research Forester
Fire, Fuel and Smoke
72510 Coyote Road
Pendleton, OR 97801
United States
Pendleton, OR 97801
United States
Phone
541-450-7081
Current Research
Landscape disturbance-management interactions, forest management scenario modeling, socioeconomic and ecological tradeoffs in forest restoration, variability and uncertainty in future fire regimes
Education
- University of Washington, Ph.D., Forest Genetics, 1987
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, M.S., Genetics, 1982
- University of Washington, B.S. Forest Science, Forest Science, Forest Management, 1978
Awards & Recognition
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USDA Forest Service Chief's Award, 2020
Development and application of the fireshed registry and scenario planning tools
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USDA Undersecretary's Honor Award, 2020
Development and application of the fireshed registry and scenario planning tools
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USDA Forest Service Chief's award, 2019
Science contributions to the Forest Service Shared Stewardship Initiative. Presented by Chief Vickie Christiansen.
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USDA Secretary's Honor Award , 2019
Science contributions to the Forest Service Shared Stewardship Initiative Presented by Secretary Sonny Perdue.
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Outstanding Performance Award, 2019
Commitment to agency initiatives and innovative solutions are of high impac, presented by Sara Brown, Program Manager, Fire, Fuels and Smoke, Missoula Fire Science Lab.
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Certificate of Appreciation, USDA Office of the Secretary, 2019
In recognition of your participation in USDA’s 2019 Agricultural Outlook forum, “Growing locally, selling globally”. Presented by Under Secretary James Hubbard.
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Certificate of Merit and Outstanding Performance Award, 2018
In appreciation of your scenario investment planning tool and fireshed concepts
Featured Publications
- Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Alcasena, Fermin J.; Evers, Cody R.; Short, Karen C.; Grenfell, Isaac. 2021. Predicting Paradise: Modeling future wildfire disasters in the western US
- Ager, Alan A.; Evers, Cody R.; Day, Michelle A.; Alcasena, Fermin J.; Houtman, Rachel. 2021. Planning for future fire: Scenario analysis of an accelerated fuel reduction plan for the western United States
- Ager, Alan A.; Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Evers, Cody R.; Day, Michelle A.; Barros, Ana M. G.. 2018. Assessing transboundary wildfire exposure in the southwestern United States
- Ager, Alan A.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Day, Michelle A.; Spies, Thomas A.; Bailey, John D.; Bolte, John P.. 2017. Effects of accelerated wildfire on future fire regimes and implications for the United States federal fire policy
- Spies, Thomas A.; White, Eric; Ager, Alan; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Bolte, John P.; Platt, Emily K.; Olsen, Keith A.; Pabst, Robert J.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Bailey, John D.; Charnley, Susan; Morzillo, Anita T.; Koch, Jennifer; Steen-Adams, Michelle M.; Singleton, Peter H.; Sulzman, James; Schwartz, Cynthia; Csuti, Blair. 2017. Using an agent-based model to examine forest management outcomes in a fire-prone landscape in Oregon, USA
- Barros, Ana M. G.; Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Spies, Thomas A.; White, Eric; Pabst, Robert J.; Olsen, Keith A.; Platt, Emily; Bailey, John D.; Bolte, John P.. 2017. Spatiotemporal dynamics of simulated wildfire, forest management, and forest succession in central Oregon, USA
- Ager, Alan A.; Evers, Cody R.; Day, Michelle A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max. 2017. Network analysis of wildfire transmission and implications for risk governance
- Ager, Alan A.; Vogler, Kevin C.; Day, Michelle A.; Bailey, John D.. 2017. Economic opportunities and trade-offs in collaborative forest landscape restoration
- Ager, Alan A.; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Fisher, A. Paige. 2015. Coupling the biophysical and social dimensions of wildfire risk to improve wildfire mitigation planning
Other Publications
- Barros, Ana M. G.; Day, Michelle A.; Spies, Thomas A.; Ager, Alan A.. 2021. Effects of ownership patterns on cross boundary wildfires
- Alcasena , Fermin; Rodrigues, Marcos ; Gelabert, Pere ; Ager, Alan ; Salis, Michele ; Ameztegui, Aitor ; Cervera, Teresa ; Vega-Garcia, Cristina. 2021. Fostering carbon credits to finance wildfire risk reduction forest management in Mediterranean landscapes
- Alcasena, Fermin ; Ager, Alan ; Le Page, Yannick ; Bessa, Paulo ; Loureiro, Carlos ; Oliveira, Tiago. 2021. Assessing wildfire exposure to communities and protected areas in Portugal
- Day, Michelle A.; Ringo, Chris ; Ager, Alan. 2021. Assessment of wildfire exposure to public water supply areas in Oregon Chapter 8
- Salis, Michele ; Arca, Bachisio ; Del Giudice, Liliana ; Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Alcasena-Urdiroz, Fermin ; Ager, Alan ; Fiori, Michele ; Pellizzaro, Grazia ; Scarpa, Carla ; Schirru, Matilde ; Ventura, Andrea ; Casula, Marcello ; Duce, Pierpaolo. 2021. Application of simulation modeling for wildfire exposure and transmission assessment in Sardinia, Italy
- Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Kalabokidis, Kostas ; Troumbis, Andreas ; Day, Michelle A.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max ; Ager, Alan A.. 2021. Socio-ecological perceptions of wildfire management and effects in Greece
- Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Kalabokidis, Kostas ; Ager, Alan A.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max ; Bailey, John ; Xanthopoulos, Gavriil. 2020. Obstacles to improving wildfire risk governance in Greece
- Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Ager, Alan A.; Evers, Cody ; Nielsen-Pincus, Max ; Day, Michelle. 2020. Demographic analysis of transboundary wildfire exposure in the Western U.S.
- Belavenutti, Pedro ; Chung, Woodam ; Ager, Alan A.. 2021. The economic reality of the forest and fuel management deficit on a fire prone western US national forest
- Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Kalabokidis, Kostas ; Ager, Alan A.; Galatsidas, Spyros ; Papalampros, Lampros ; Day, Michelle A.. 2021. Spatial optimization and tradeoffs of alternative forest management scenarios in Macedonia, Greece
- Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Ringo, Chris ; Evers, Cody R.; Alcasena, Fermin J.; Houtman, Rachel M.; Scanlon, Michael ; Ellersick, Tania. 2021. Development and application of the fireshed registry
- Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Waltz, Amy ; Nigrelli, Mark ; Vogler, Kevin C.; Lata, Mary. 2021. Balancing ecological and economic objectives in restoration of fire-adapted forests: Case study from the Four Forest Restoration Initiative
- Day, Michelle A.; Houtman, Rachel M.; Belavenutti, Pedro ; Ringo, Chris ; Ager, Alan A.; Bassett, Steve. 2021. An assessment of forest and woodland restoration priorities to address wildfire risk in New Mexico
- Barros, Ana M. G.; Day, Michelle A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Abatzoglou, John T.; Krawchuk, Meg A.; Houtman, Rachel ; Ager, Alan A.. 2021. Contrasting the role of human- and lightning-caused wildfires on future fire regimes on a Central Oregon landscape
- Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Kalabokidis, Kostas ; Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.. 2020. Development of comprehensive fuel management strategies for reducing wildfire risk in Greece
- Barros, Ana M. G.; Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Krawchuk, Meg A.; Spies, Thomas A.. 2018. Wildfires managed for restoration enhance ecological resilience
- Parisien, Marc-Andre ; Ager, Alan A.; Barros, Ana M.; Dawe, Denyse ; Erni, Sandy ; Finney, Mark A.; McHugh, Charles W.; Miller, Carol ; Parks, Sean A.; Riley, Karin L.; Short, Karen C.; Stockdale, Christopher A.; Wang, Xianli ; Whitman, Ellen. 2020. Commentary on the article Burn probability simulation and subsequent wildland fire activity in Alberta, Canada - Implications for risk assessment and strategic planning by J. L. Beverly and N. McLoughlin
- Ager, Alan A.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Houtman, Rachel ; Seli, Rob ; Day, Michelle A.. 2020. Modelling the effect of accelerated forest management on long-term wildfire activity
- Young, Jesse D.; Thode, Andrea E.; Huang, Ching-Hsun ; Ager, Alan A.; Fule, Pete Z.. 2019. Strategic application of wildland fire suppression in the southwestern United States
- Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Ager, Alan A.; Evers, Cody R.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max ; Day, Michelle A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.. 2019. Fine-scale assessment of cross-boundary wildfire events in the western United States
- Hamilton, Matthew ; Fischer, Alexandra Paige; Ager, Alan. 2019. A social-ecological network approach for understanding wildfire risk governance
- Barros, Ana M. G.; Ager, A. A.; Day, M. A.; Palaiologou, P.. 2019. Improving long-term fuel treatment effectiveness in the National Forest System through quantitative prioritization
- Alcasena, Fermin J.; Ager, Alan A.; Bailey, John D.; Pineda, Nicolau ; Vega-Garcia, Cristina. 2019. Towards a comprehensive wildfire management strategy for Mediterranean areas: Framework development and implementation in Catalonia, Spain
- Ager, Alan A.; Lasko, Richard ; Myroniuk, Viktor ; Zibtsev, Sergiy ; Day, Michelle A.; Usenia, Uladzimir ; Bogomolov, Vadym ; Kovalets, Ivan ; Evers, Cody R.. 2019. The wildfire problem in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster
- Ager, Alan A.; Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Evers, Cody R.; Day, Michelle A.; Ringo, Chris ; Short, Karen. 2019. Wildfire exposure to the wildland urban interface in the western US
- Salis, Michele ; Del Giudice, Liliana ; Robichaud, Peter R.; Ager, Alan A.; Canu, Annalisa ; Duce, Pierpaolo ; Pellizzaro, Grazia ; Ventura, Andrea ; Alcasena-Urdiroz, Fermin ; Spano, Donatella ; Arca, Bachisio. 2019. Coupling wildfire spread and erosion models to quantify post-fire erosion before and after fuel treatments
- Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Ager, Alan A.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max ; Evers, Cody R.; Day, Michelle A.. 2019. Social vulnerability to large wildfires in the western USA
- Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Houtman, Rachel M.; Ringo, Chris ; Evers, Cody R.. 2019. Cross-boundary wildfire and community exposure: A framework and application in the western U.S.
- Evers, Cody R.; Ager, Alan A.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max ; Palaiologou, Palaiologos ; Bunzel, Ken. 2019. Archetypes of community wildfire exposure from national forests of the western US
- Ager, Alan A.; Houtman, Rachel M.; Day, Michelle A.; Ringo, Chris ; Palaiologou, Palaiologos. 2019. Tradeoffs between US national forest harvest targets and fuel management to reduce wildfire transmission to the wildland urban interface
- Ager, Alan A.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Day, Michelle A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Spies, Thomas A.; Bolte, John. 2018. Analyzing fine-scale spatiotemporal drivers of wildfire in a forest landscape model
- Alcasena, Fermin J.; Ager, Alan A.; Salis, Michele ; Day, Michelle A.; Vega-Garcia, Cristina. 2018. Optimizing prescribed fire allocation for managing fire risk in central Catalonia
- Ager, Alan A.; Houtman, Rachel M.; Seli, Robert ; Day, Michelle A.; Bailey, John. 2017. Integrating large wildfire simulation and forest growth modeling for restoration planning
- Martin, Ana; Botequim, Brigite; Oliveira, Tiago M.; Ager, Alan; Pirotti, Francesco. 2016. Temporal optimisation of fuel treatment design in blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) plantations
- Lozano, Olga M.; Salis, Michele; Ager, Alan A.; Arca, Bachisio; Alcasena, Fermin J.; Monteiro, Antonio T.; Finney, Mark A.; Del Giudice, Liliana; Scoccimarro, Enrico; Spano, Donatella. 2016. Assessing climate change impacts on wildfire exposure in Mediterranean areas
- Hulse, David; Branscomb, Allan; Enright, Chris; Johnson, Bart; Evers, Cody; Bolte, John; Ager, Alan. 2016. Anticipating surprise: Using agent-based alternative futures simulation modeling to identify and map surprising fires in the Willamette Valley, Oregon USA
- Fischer, A. Paige; Spies, Thomas A; Steelman, Toddi A; Moseley, Cassandra; Johnson, Bart R; Bailey, John D; Ager, Alan A; Bourgeron, Patrick; Charnley, Susan; Collins, Brandon M; Kline, Jeffrey D; Leahy, Jessica E; Littell, Jeremy S; Millington, James DA; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Olsen, Christine S; Paveglio, Travis B; Roos, Christopher I; Steen-Adams, Michelle M; Stevens, Forrest R; Vukomanovic, Jelena; White, Eric M; Bowman, David M. J. S.. 2016. Pathology of wildfire risk: A characterization of social and ecological dimensions
- Alcasena, Fermín J.; Salis, Michele; Ager, Alan A.; Castell, Rafael; Vega-García, Cristina. 2017. Assessing wildland fire risk transmission to communities in northern Spain
- Olsen, Christine S.; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Ager, Alan A.; Olsen, Keith A.; Short, Karen C.. 2017. Examining the influence of biophysical conditions on wildland-urban interface homeowners' wildfire risk mitigation activities in fire-prone landscapes
- Salis, Michele; Laconi, Maurizio; Ager, Alan A.; Alcasena, Fermin J.; Arca, Bachisio; Lozano, Olga; de Oliveira, Ana Fernandes; Spano, Donatella. 2016. Evaluating alternative fuel treatment strategies to reduce wildfire losses in a Mediterranean area
- Kalabokidis, Kostas; Ager, Alan; Finney, Mark; Athanasis, Nikos; Palaiologou, Palaiologos; Vasilakos, Christos. 2016. AEGIS: a wildfire prevention and management information system
- Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Vogler, Kevin. 2016. Production possibility frontiers and socioecological tradeoffs for restoration of fire adapted forests
- Vogler, Kevin C.; Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Jennings, Michael; Bailey, John D.. 2015. Prioritization of forest restoration projects: Tradeoffs between wildfire protection, ecological restoration and economic objectives
- Fischer, A Paige; Spies, Thomas A; Steelman, Toddi A; Moseley, Cassandra; Johnson, Bart R; Bailey, John D; Ager, Alan A; Bourgeron, Patrick; Charnley, Susan; Collins, Brandon M; Kline, Jeff; Leahy, Jessica E; Littell, Jeremy S; Millington, James DA; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Olsen, Christine S; Paveglio, Travis B; Roos, Christopher I; Steen-Adams, Michelle M; Stevens, Forrest R; Vukomanovic, Jelena; White, Eric; Bowman, David MJS. 2016. Wildfire risk as a socioecological pathology
- Oliveira, Tiago M.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Ager, Alan A.; Fernandes, Paulo M.. 2016. Assessing the effect of a fuel break network to reduce burnt area and wildfire risk transmission
- Koch, Geoffrey; Ager, Alan; Kline, Jeff; Fischer, Paige. 2016. Polishing the prism: improving wildfire mitigation planning by coupling landscape and social dimensions
- Kline, Jeff; Ager, Alan A.; Fischer, Paige. 2015. A conceptual framework for coupling the biophysical and social dimensions of wildfire to improve fireshed planning and risk mitigation
- Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Short, Karen C.; Evers, Cody R.. 2016. Assessing the impacts of federal forest planning on wildfire risk-mitigation in the Pacific Northwest, USA
- Charnley, Susan; Poe, Melissa R.; Ager, Alan A.; Spies, Thomas A.; Platt, Emily K.; Olsen, Keith A.. 2015. A burning problem: social dynamics of disaster risk reduction through wildfire mitigation
- Ringo, Chris; Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; Crim, Sarah. 2016. A spatial database for restoration management capability on national forests in the Pacific Northwest USA
- Salis, Michele; Ager, Alan A.; Alcasena, Fermin J.; Arca, Bachisio; Finney, Mark A.; Pellizzaro, Grazia; Spano, Donatella. 2015. Analyzing seasonal patterns of wildfire exposure factors in Sardinia, Italy
- Bone, Christopher; Ager, Alan; Bunzel, Ken; Tierney, Lauren. 2014. A geospatial search engine for discovering multi-format geospatial data across the web
- Malcolm, Karl; Thompson, Matthew; Calkin, Dave; Finney, Mark; Ager, Alan. 2012. Science You Can Use (SYCU): Wildfire triage - Targeting mitigation based on social, economic, and ecological values
- Vaillant, Nicole M.; Ager, Alan A.. 2014. ArcFuels: an ArcMap toolbar for fuel treatment planning and wildfire risk assessment
- Ager, Alan A.; Vaillant, Nicole M.; McMahan, Andrew. 2013. Restoration of fire in managed forests: a model to prioritize landscapes and analyze tradeoffs
- Ager, Alan A.; A. Day, Michelle; Finney, Mark A.; Vance-Borland, Ken; Vaillant, Nicole M.. 2014. Analyzing the transmission of wildfire exposure on a fire-prone landscape in Oregon, USA
- Spies, Thomas A.; White, Eric M.; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Fisher, A. Paige; Ager, Alan; Bailey, John; Bolte, John; Koch, Jennifer; Platt, Emily; Olsen, Christine S.; Jacobs, Derric; Shindler, Bruce; Steen-Adams, Michelle M.; Hammer, Roger. 2014. Examining fire-prone forest landscapes as coupled human and natural systems
- Ager, Alan A.; Buonopane, Michelle; Reger, Allison; Finney, Mark A.. 2013. Wildfire exposure analysis on the National Forests in the Pacific Northwest, USA
- Fischer, A. Paige; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Ager, Alan A.; Charnley, Susan; Olsen, Keith A.. 2014. Objective and perceived wildfire risk and its influence on private forest landowners fuel reduction activities in Oregon s (USA) ponderosa pine ecoregion
- Ager, A.A.; Preisler, H.K.; Arca, B.; Spano, D; Salis, M.. 2014. Wildfire risk estimation in the Mediterranean area
- Ager, Alan A.; Day, Michelle A.; McHugh, Charles W.; Short, Karen; Gilbertson-Day, Julie; Finney, Mark A.; Calkin, David E.. 2014. Wildfire exposure and fuel management on western US national forests
- Ager, Alan; Meznarich, Paul. 2014. Accelerated restoration: new landscape tools to prioritize projects and analyze tradeoffs
- Ager, Alan A.; Hayes, Jane L.; Schmitt, Craig L.. 2004. Chapter 8: Simulating mortality from forest insects and diseases
- Barbour, R. James; Ager, Alan A.; Hayes, Jane L.. 2004. Chapter 1: A Framework for the Development and Application of INLAS: the Interior Northwest Landscape Analysis System
- Campbell, John L.; Ager, Alan A.. 2013. Forest wildfire, fuel reduction treatments, and landscape carbon stocks: a sensitivity analysis
- Preisler, Haiganoush, K.; Ager, Alan. 2013. Forest-fire models
- Calkin, David C.; Finney, Mark A.; Ager, Alan A.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Gebert, Krista M.. 2011. Progress towards and barriers to implementation of a risk framework for US federal wildland fire policy and decision making
- Vaillant, Nicole M.; Ager, Alan A.; Anderson, John; Miller, Lauren. 2013. ArcFuels User Guide and Tutorial: for use with ArcGIS 9
- Salis, Michele; Ager, Alan A.; Arca, Bachisio; Finney, Mark A.; Bacciu, Valentina; Duce, Pierpaolo; Spano, Donatella. 2012. Assessing exposure of human and ecological values to wildfire in Sardinia, Italy
- Miller, Carol; Ager, Alan A.. 2012. A review of recent advances in risk analysis for wildfire management
- Ager, Alan A.; Buonopane, Michelle; Reger, Allison; Finney, Mark A.. 2012. Wildfire exposure to analysis on the national forests in the Pacific Northwest, USA
- Vaillant, Nicole M.; Ager, Alan A.; Anderson, John. 2013. ArcFuels10 system overview
- Preisler, H. K.; Ager, A. A.; Wisdom, M. J.. 2013. Analyzing animal movement patterns using potential functions
- Eitel, Jan U.H.; Vierling, Lee A.; Litvak, Marcy E.; Long, Dan S.; Schulthess, Urs; Ager, Alan A.; Krofcheck, Dan J.; Stoscheck, Leo. 2011. Broadband, red-edge information from satellites improves early stress detection in a New Mexico conifer woodland
- Ager, Alan A.; Vaillant, Nicole M.; Finney, Mark A.. 2011. Integrating fire behavior models and geospatial analysis for wildland fire risk assessment and fuel management planning
- Ager, Alan A.; McMahan, Andrew J.; Barrett, James J.; McHugh, Charles W.. 2007. A simulation study of thinning and fuel treatments on a wildland-urban interface in eastern Oregon, USA
- Ager, Alan A.; Finney, Mark A.. 2009. Application of wildfire simulation models for risk analysis
- Thompson, Matthew P.; Ager, Alan A.; Finney, Mark A.; Calkin, Dave E.; Vaillant, Nicole M.. 2012. The science and opportunity of wildfire risk assessment (Chapter 6)
- Ager, Alan A.; Bahro, Bernhard; Finney, Mark. 2006. Using ArcObjects for automating fireshed assessments and analyzing wildfire risk
- Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Hicke, Jeffrey A.; Ager, Alan A.; Hayes, Jane L.. 2012. Climate and weather influences on spatial temporal patterns of mountain pine beetle populations in Washington and Oregon
- Ager, Alan A.; Vaillant, Nicole M.; Finney, Mark A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.. 2012. Analyzing wildfire exposure and source sink relationships on a fire prone forest landscape
- Ager, Alan A.; Vaillant, Nicole M.; Owens, David E.; Brittain, Stuart; Hamann, Jeff. 2012. Overview and example application of the Landscape Treatment Designer
- Calkin, Dave; Thompson, Matthew P.; Ager, Alan A.; Finney, Mark. 2010. Barriers to implementation of risk management for federal wildland fire management agencies in the United States
- Arca, Bachisio; Pellizzaro, Grazia; Duce, Pierpaolo; Salis, Michele; Bacciu, Valentina; Spano, Donatella; Ager, Alan; Finney, Mark. 2010. Climate change impact on fire probability and severity in Mediterranean areas
- Ager, A.A.; Finney, M.A.; McMahan, A.; Carthcart, J.. 2010. Measuring the effect of fuel treatments on forest carbon using landscape risk analysis
- Osborne, K.; Dicus, C.; Isbell, C.; Ager, Alan; Weise, D.; Landram, M.. 2011. Effect of landscape-level fuel treatments on carbon emissions and storage over a 50 yr time cycle
- Calkin, David E.; Ager, Alan A.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Finney, Mark A.; Lee, Danny C.; Quigley, Thomas M.; McHugh, Charles W.; Riley, Karin L.; Gilbertson-Day, Julie M.. 2011. A comparative risk assessment framework for wildland fire management: the 2010 cohesive strategy science report
- Parks, Noreen; Ager, Alan. 2011. Seeking common ground: protecting homes from wildfires while making forests more resilient to fire
- Thompson, Matthew P.; Calkin, David E.; Gilbertson-Day, Julie W.; Ager, Alan A.. 2011. Advancing effects analysis for integrated, large-scale wildfire risk assessment
- Thompson, Matthew P.; Calkin, David E.; Finney, Mark A.; Ager, Alan A.; Gilbertson-Day, Julie W.. 2011. Integrated national-scale assessment of wildfire risk to human and ecological values
- Cathcart, Jim; Ager, Alan A.; McMahan, Andrew; Finney, Mark; Watt, Brian. 2010. Carbon benefits from fuel treatments
- Ager, Alan; Vaillant, Nicole, Finney.. 2010. A comparison of landscape fuel treatment strategies to mitigate wildland fire risk in the urban interface and preserve old forest structure
- Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Ager, Alan A.; Hayes, Jane L.. 2010. Probabilistic risk models for multiple disturbances: an example of forest insects and wildfires
- Salinas-Moreno, Y.; Ager, A.; Vargas, C.F.; Hayes, J.L.; Zuniga, G.. 2010. Determining the vulnerability of Mexican pine forests to bark beetles of the genus Dendroctonus Erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
- Barbour, R. James; Hemstrom, Miles ; Ager, Alan; Hayes, Jane L.. 2005. Effects of spatial scale on the perception and assessment of risk of natural disturbance in forested ecosystems: examples from northeastern Oregon
- Calkin, David E.; Ager, Alan A.; Gilbertson-Day, Julie. 2010. Wildfire risk and hazard: procedures for the first approximation
Research Highlights
Wildfires Know No Boundaries
Year: 2019
The USDA Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station recently released a new General Technical Report Cross-boundary Wildfire and Community Exposure: A Framework and Application in the Western U.S. (GTR-392). The publication describes the development and application of a framework to assess cro...
Fire as a tool
Year: 2018
Landscape-scale forest restoration programs that incorporate managed wildfire and prescribed fire lead to more pronounced reductions in fire severity in frequent-fire forests.
Assessing the Impacts of Federal Forest Planning on Wildfire Risk Mitigation in the Pacific Northwest
Year: 2016
In the western U.S., a presumed factor contributing to the transmission of fire from national forests to the wildland urban interface (WUI) are designated conservation reserves where mechanical fuels treatments are either prohibited or highly restricted. To probe this assumption, Forest Service scie...
The Landscape Treatment Designer Leads to Optimal Restoration Scenarios
Year: 2015
The Landscape Treatment Designer can be used at a range of scales to prioritize management activities and understand policy tradeoffs associated with specific restoration goals. The work quantifies tradeoffs and conflicts associated with multi-faceted restoration programs on national forests. Unders...