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This site enables access to Local Area, Geographic Area, National, and other related Interagency Wildland Fire Training information. The home page also contains current training news and a comment section.
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This
reference
provides
suggestions
for
homeowners
on
how
to
protect
their
houses
and
properties
from
wildfires.
Topics
include
the
particular
risk
of
wildfires
in
the
State
of
Colorado;
construction,
design,
and
materials
that
reduce
fire
susceptibility;
and
landscaping
with
plants
that
are
both
fire-and
drought-resistant.
There
are
also
links
to
information
on
landowner
assistance
programs,
Community
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Defensible space is an area around a structure where fuels and vegetation are treated, cleared or reduced to slow the spread of wildfire towards the structure. This fact sheet from the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension provides information for homeowners who wish to create such a space as a precautionary measure to protect their homes from wildfires.
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fire.org
is
the
home
page
of
Systems
for
Environmental
Management
(SEM),
a
Montana
nonprofit
research
and
educational
corporation.
The
site
features
publications
and
downloadable
software
packages
developed
in
cooperation
with
the
Fire
Sciences
Laboratory
of
the
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA)
Forest
Service
Rocky
Mountain
Research
Station.
They
include
scientific
publications,
informal
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This
single-page
web
site
introduces
the
user
to
Hyperion,
a
satellite
sensor
so
sensitive
that
when
its
data
are
processed
by
computers,
one
can
see
clearly
where
one
kind
of
tree
ends
and
another
begins.
This
technology,
particularly
when
used
in
conjunction
with
Landsat
imagery,
is
relevant
to
people
who
are
farming,
taking
care
of
forests,
looking
for
places
to
drill
for
oil,
digging
for
valuable
...
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This
activity
has
students
explore
the
role
that
forests
play
in
their
own
lives
by
listing
everyday
products
made
from
trees.
They
use
the
Internet
to
find
as
many
uses
for
trees
as
possible
in
order
to
develop
a
class
list
that
should
include
foods
from
trees,
products
derived
from
all
parts
of
a
tree,
environmental
benefits
of
trees,
and
recreational
uses
of
trees.
Students
are
then
asked
to
imagine
...
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This site, from the USDA Forest Service, allows users to discover the science of wildfires, the difference between good fires and bad fires, and ways to help prevent wildfires from occurring.
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This
atlas
presents
an
inventory
of
intact
forest
landscapes
(i.e.
the
remaining
large,
unbroken
areas
of
pristine
nature
within
the
forest
zone
of
Russia).
This
endeavor
was
carried
out
by
a
group
of
Russian
non-governmental
conservation
and
scientific
organizations
between
1999
and
2002
as
part
of
the
Global
Forest
Watch
initiative.
The
purpose
of
the
atlas
is
to
provide
an
accurate
picture
of
the
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This
audio
lecture
features
scientists
who
examine
the
unusually
high
mortality
rate
of
sugar
maple
and
red
spruce
trees
as
a
means
of
illuminating
broader
issues
affecting
forests
of
the
Northeastern
United
States.
The
scientists
discuss
the
decline
of
these
species
and
whether
it
is
a
local
phenomenon,
or
if
it
is
indicative
of
larger
regional-scale
disturbances.
Data
is
presented
from
study
stands
...
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This tutorial covers various aspects of trees. It explains which chemicals cause leaves to change colors, how the process of photosynthesis works, the functions of bark, roots, pollen and leaves, and the effect of trees on nearby temperature.
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