A 2021 study found no difference in severity of wildfires across roadless and roaded national forest lands in the West. That research team did find, though, that roadless national forest areas…

Heidi Huber-Stearns, Director of the Center for Wildfire Smoke Research and Practice and James Johnston, an Assistant Research Professor in Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and…

The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) record of decision directs federal agencies to monitor the social and economic impacts of the NWFP in two ways: determine whether the supply of timber and nontimber…

In collaboration with the Northern Blues Restoration Partnership (NBRP), Wallowa Resources contracted with the Ecosystem Workforce Program (EWP) at the University of Oregon to conduct socioeconomic…

Oregon groups share questions, concerns, and potential impacts of memo to increase logging in National Forests.

IROCE assistant research professor, James Johnston, was invited to present his extensive research on how density management can improve tree stand health.

A resource guide listing toolkits, websites, and upcoming and ongoing events.

The West Bend Prescribed Fire Pilot Project was an ambitious and unprecedented effort in pace and scale in the area, designed in response to wildfire and climate crises, and centering public health.…

Post-Workshop Materials Day 2

This document summarizes results of a case study of three 2020 Labor Day Fire footprints in Western Oregon. It explores the question “What organizations and networks filled response and recovery…