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New synthesis of wildland fire smoke science
A comprehensive, open access book on smoke from wildland fires across the U.S. is now available. Wildland Fire Smoke in the United States: A Scientific Assessment synthesizes the physical, chemical, biological, social, and policy issues critical to mitigating the impacts of smoke from wildland fires.
Latest Publications
- Forested watersheds provide the highest water quality among all land cover types, but the benefit of this ecosystem service depends on landscape context
Caldwell, Peter V.; Martin, Katherine L.; Vose, James M.; Baker, Justin S.; Warziniack, Travis W.; Costanza, Jennifer K.; Frey, Gregory E.; Nehra, Arpita; Mihiar, Christopher M. - Views of “no-bid” timber sales from the National Forest System (NFS), volume I: ranking of perceptions of proximate causes, underlying factors, and proposed solutions, based on closed-ended responses from a survey of NFS employees
Frey, Gregory E.; Wilkens, Philadelphia; Bruck, Sonia R. - Do property tax benefits for forest landowners work? A review of effectiveness at retaining and promoting active management of private forests
Frey, Gregory E. - Producers, production, marketing, and sales of non-timber forest products in the United States: a review and synthesis
Frey, Gregory E.; Chamberlain, James L.; Jacobson, Michael G. - Tax Tips for Forest Landowners: 2022 Tax Year.
Li, Yanshu; Cushing, Tamara L.; Frey, Gregory E.