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Next Generation Fire Modeling to Inform the Management of Climate and Fire Driven Ecological Transformations in the Rio Grande Basin

Original Title: Next-generation fire spread modeling to inform the management of climate- and fire-driven ecological transformations in the Rio Grande Valley
Principal Investigator
Ellis Margolis

Dates

Release Date
2022
Start Date
2022-06-01
End Date
2025-10-30

Summary

The warming climate combined with a century of fuel build up (i.e. burnable plant materials found in the forest) due to fire suppression are driving megafires that threaten life and property and are severely altering ecosystems. Many of these fires are converting large areas of forest to shrub fields or grasslands, termed “ecological transformations.” Although uncharacteristically severe fires are contributing to these changes, lower intensity fire is a key ecological process that sustains native ecosystems, increases ecological resilience, and guides climate change adaptation. Planned fires (e.g., prescribed fire) are the most efficient management activity that can be performed at scales large enough to address the problem of megafires [...]

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Contacts

Principal Investigator :
Ellis Margolis
Co-Investigator :
Kevin Hiers, Rod Linn, Collin Haffey
Funding Agency :
South Central CASC
Cooperator/Partner :
Dennis Carril, Laura Trader, Greg Eckert
CMS Group :
Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC) Program

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“Santa Fe National Forest, NM. Photo Courtesy USFS”
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Santa Fe National Forest, NM. Photo Courtesy USFS
Santa Fe National Forest, NM. Photo Courtesy USFS

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • South Central CASC

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