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Wildfires Differences among Agencies and Ecoregions in the Sierra Nevada

2016 Research Brief

Description

A 2012 study by Miller and others suggests that fire management approaches used by the National Park Service in Yosemite National Park could assist in the restoration and maintenance of Sierra Nevada forest ecosystems.


Author

This brief was written by Marc Meyer, and produced by the CFSC.

Contact

For more information, contact:  mdmeyer@fs.fed.us

 

Additional Information

Miller, Jay D., Brandon M. Collins, James A. Lutz, Scott L. Stephens, Jan W. vanWagtendonk, and Donald A. Yasuda. 2012. Differences in wildfires among ecoregions and land management agencies in the Sierra Nevada region, California, USA. Ecosphere3(9):80.