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Our Mission
Conduct rapid research guided by and developed with decision makers and forest stewards to address the fire crisis.
Monitoring & Evaluation
Track how forest and fire regimes are changing and assess the effectiveness of management interventions using remote sensing and geospatial synthesis.
Projecting Future Forests
Forecast how forests and fire patterns may change in coming seasons, years, and decades, using state-of-the-art simulation models.
Management Strategies
Identify and test management strategies to respond to forest and fire projections.
Partnering with Decision Makers
Work with practitioners to identify and generate the science needed to guide fire management and inform policy.
Photo credit: Ann Olsson
WESTERN US FIRE CRISIS
BY THE NUMBERS
1320%
Increase in forest area burned since 1984
2000-2021
Driest 2 decades in 1200 years
16.1M
Housing units near wildland vegetation
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