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WFFRC
OBJECTIVES

We are developing adaptive fire management frameworks that integrate scientific research and data, traditional knowledge, and stakeholder input to guide decision making.

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USING A FIVE-PRONGED STRATEGY TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLY WITH FIRE.

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Making Science Actionable

Ensure the research agenda is responsive to decision maker needs and that the best available science guides decision making and adaptation.

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Mechanisms of Forest Resilience

Understand and predict where, when, and why the risk of non-reversible forest loss is greatest.

Tracking Forests & Fire

Quantify how fire regimes and forests are changing across the Western US.

Projecting Forests & Fire

Project how forests and fire regimes will change over coming seasons, years, and decades, and determine how current and future stewardship actions may shape future outcomes.

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Impacts on People & Nature

Quantify the consequences of more fire for people, biodiversity, and ecosystem services essential to human wellbeing and economies.

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