Publication Archive
Wildfire strategy doesn’t need a winner – with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can’t keep up with the risk
- Cheng, A. S., & Thompson, M. P. (2026, September 14). Wildfire strategy doesn’t need a winner: With 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can’t keep up with the risk. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.nyd5g6j3h
Societal costs and benefits of post-wildfire reforestation in New Mexico
- Jones, K. W., Burney, O. T., Hurteau, M. D., Sloan, J. L., Chambers, M. E., Foe, R., Hurteau, S. R., Mineau, A., Nelson, J., Quam, L. A., & Wion, G. D. (2026). A framework to guide data collection on the social benefits and costs of post-wildfire reforestation. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 9, 1845425. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2026.1845425
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Guiding Ecosystem Restoration in Fire-Prone Landscapes of the Western U.S.
- Friggens, M., Loehman, R., Mueller, S., Flatley, W., & Thode, A. (2026). Climate change vulnerability assessment for guiding ecosystem restoration in fire-prone landscapes of the western U.S. Ecological Restoration, 44(3), 163–181. https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.163
Fire-adapted natural climate solutions to reduce wildfire emissions in US forests
- Truettner, C. M., DeLyser Roney, K., Markovchick, L. M., Pansing, E. R., Walker, X. J., Mack, M. C., Link, N. T., Sternberg, M., Hurteau, M. D., McCarley, T. R., Davidson, K. J., Safford, H., Duffy, K. A., Molinari, N., Churchill, D. J., Holmes, P., Graves, R. A., Norlander, D., Chambers, M. E., Dobrowski, S. Z., Gunn, J. S., Restaino, C. M., Flake, S. W., Trauernicht, C., Cheng, A. S., Stevens-Rumann, C. S., Metlen, K. L., Giardina, C. P., Donovan, V. M., Boby, L., Meunier, J., Littlefield, C., Redmond, M. D., Jackson, B. E., Swanston, C. W., Hudak, A. T., & Kittler, B. (2026). Fire-adapted natural climate solutions to reduce wildfire emissions in US forests. BioScience, biag128. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biag128
Automated workflow demonstrates mixed treatment impacts on burn severity across ecoregion scales
- Van Dusen, H. M., Chamberlain, C. P., Black, B., Arkowitz, A. P., Johnson, A. S., Stevens-Rumann, C. S., Battaglia, M. A., Knapp, E. E., Kreider, M. R., Miesel, J. R., Cansler, C. A., Batchelor, J., Alvarado, E., O’Neill, L., Johnson, M., Dickinson, M. B., & Stevens, J. T. (2026). Automated workflow demonstrates mixed treatment impacts on burn severity across ecoregion scales. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 35, WF25304. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF25304
CFLRP Collaborative Governance Assessment: Summary of Findings for the Missouri Pine-Oak Woodlands Restoration Project
- O’Reilly, H., Beeton, T. A., Huayhuaca, C., von Hedemann, N., Davenport, S., Colavito, M., & Cheng, A. S. (2026). CFLRP Collaborative Governance Assessment: Summary of Findings for the Missouri Pine-Oak Woodlands Restoration Project. Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes.
Burn severity across forest types and burning conditions for forest treatments on the southern rockies Front Range
- Hettema, S. L., Stevens-Rumann, C., Van Dusen, H., Battaglia, M. A., Vorster, A. G., & Stevens, J. (2026). Burn severity across forest types and burning conditions for forest treatments on the southern Rockies Front Range. Forest Ecology and Management, 606, 123529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123529
Drought on the Fly: UAS Mapping of Conifer Drought Stress
- Lad, L. E., Tinkham, W. T., Stevens-Rumann, C. S., et al. (2026). Drought on the fly: UAS mapping of conifer drought stress. Forest Science, 72, 531–558. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44391-026-00070-y
Faster, bigger, more severe: Extreme wildfire spread sets the stage for forest ecosystem change in western and boreal North America
- Coop, J. D., et al. (2026). Faster, bigger, more severe: Extreme wildfire spread sets the stage for forest ecosystem change in western and boreal North America. Science Advances, 12, eaeg5802. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeg5802
Piñon pine and juniper seedling regeneration persists at burned edges but remains limited two decades after large wildfires
- Woolet, J., & Stevens-Rumann, C. S. (2026). Piñon pine and juniper seedling regeneration persists at burned edges but remains limited two decades after large wildfires. Fire Ecology, 22, 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-026-00535-y