WildWest Institute
P.O. Box 7998
Missoula, MT 59807
P: 406.396.0321
info@wildwestinstitute.org

Every month we'll highlight new scientific research and findings on issues such as forest and fire management, biological diversity and ecologically-based restoration as part of the WildWest Institute's on-going efforts to ensure that the best available science guides the management of our public lands.

2009

June Spotlight: Implementation of National Fire Plan treatments near the wildland-urban interface in the western United States. More >>

2008

April Spotlight: Multi-Season Climate Synchronized Historical Fires in Dry Forests More >>

March Spotlight: Effects of fire exclusion on forest structure and composition in unlogged ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests More >>

February Spotlight: Re-examining fire severity relations in pre-management era mixed conifer forests: inferences from landscape patterns of forest structure More >>

2007

December Spotlight: The legacy of harvest and fire on ecosystem carbon storage in a north temperate forest More >>

October Spotlight: An environmental narrative of Inland Northwest United States forests, 1800-2000 More >>

August Spotlight: Reburn severity in managed and unmanaged vegetation in a large wildfire More >>

June Spotlight: Roadless space of the conterminous United States More >>

May Spotlight: Effect of prior disturbances on the extent and severity of wildfires in subalpine forests More >>

April Spotlight: New Forest Service study sheds light on long-term effects of logging after wildfire More >>

March Spotlight: Watershed impacts of forest treatments to reduce fuels and modify fire behavior More >>

February Spotlight: Fire, fuels and restoration of ponderosa pine-Douglas fir forests in the Rocky Mountains More >>

Browse latest scientific research compiled by the WildWest Institute
Read the latest scientific research on forest and fire management, biological diversity and ecologically-based restoration.
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WildWest Institute’s participation on Forest Service projects
On behalf of our members and supporters, the WildWest Institute fully participates in the public lands management decision-making process. We provide the latest scientific research and information to specialists within government agencies so that the best-available science and site-specific information is incorporated into public land management decisions.