Monitoring Desired Conditions for Vegetation and Wildlife Habitat: An Independent Test of Proposed Indicators for Monitoring Vegetation in the Lake Tahoe Basin

Generated spatially explicit maps for all live trees and associated characteristics such as crown closure, location, and tree height for…
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Assessment of the Efficacy of the California BLM Community Assistance and Hazardous Fuels Program

The ecosystem service assessment portion of this team study estimated and mapped the value of ecosystem services for three California…
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A Regional Comparative Analysis of Modeled Wildfire Behavior and Wildfire Emissions Outputs Generated from LANDFIRE and On The Ground Data Inputs: Calibrating Emissions in Giant Sequoia National Monument

This study compared fire behavior and emissions predictions made from out-of-the-box LANDFIRE data to those made with field-based on-the-ground data.…
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Developing and Testing a Framework for Estimating Potential Emission Reduction Credits: a pilot study in Shasta County, California, USA

Developed a methodology that uses scientifically based models for predicting changes in fire behavior and related emissions, both with and…
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Biomass to Energy: Life Cycle Assessment

SIG was a member of the Fire Team that contributed to a collaboration of modelers, ecologists, foresters, economists, and analysts…
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GHG Life Cycle Analysis of the California Forest Practice Regulations

SIG developed a method for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions resulting from implementing California Forest Practice Laws and Regulations.…
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Independent Science Panel Report: Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act

The HFQLG Independent Science Panel Congressional Review include SIG and SIG-NAL members Dave Saah, John Gunn, and David Ganz. The…
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Assessing the Sustainability of Forest Biomass Utilization in California

SIG is working with an Interdisciplinary Science Team to assess wildfire and carbon consequences of forest silvicultural treatments associated with…
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Biomass Supply and Carbon Accounting for Southeastern Forests

SIG worked with the Biomass Energy Resource Center to assess the potential for sustainably harvested biomass (primarily wood) to fuel…
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