The Science of Firescapes: Achieving Fire-Resilient Communities

Alistair M S Smith¹, Crystal A Kolden¹, Travis B Paveglio¹+20

• ¹Alistair M.S. Smith (alistair@uidaho.edu) is an environmental biophysicist at the University of Idaho, in Moscow, and is affiliated with the College of Natural Resources and the Idaho Fire Initiative for Research and Education (IFIRE). Travis B. Paveglio is a natural resource sociologist who focuses on wildfires and is affiliated with the Department of Natural Resources and Society at the University of Idaho, in Moscow. Andrew D. Kliskey, Luigi Boschetti, Kara M. Yedinak, and Eva K. Strand are each affiliated with the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho, in Moscow. Crystal A Kolden is a pyrogeographer affiliated with the College of Science at the University of Idaho, Moscow. Mark A Cochrane is an ecologist affiliated with Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University, Brookings. David M.J.S. Bowman is an environmental change biologist and pyrogeographer affiliated with the University of Tasmania, in Sandy Bay. Max A. Moritz is a cooperative extension specialist in fire ecology and management and is affiliated with the College of Natural Resources at the University of California, Berkeley. Lilian Alessa is a biologist from the University of Idaho, Moscow, and is affiliated with the Center for Resilient Communities, Alaska EPSCoR, and the International Arctic Research Center. Andrew T. Hudak is a research forester affiliated with the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, in Moscow. Chad M. Hoffman is a forester affiliated with Colorado State University and the Western Forest Fire Research (WESTFIRE) Center, in Fort Collins. James A. Lutz is an ecologist affiliated with Utah State University, Logan, and is affiliated with the Yosemite, Utah, and Wind River Forest Dynamics Plots. Lloyd P. Queen is a remote sensing scientist affiliated with the University of Montana and the FireCenter, Missoula. Scott J. Goetz is a geographer affiliated with Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, and is affiliated with the Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE). Philip E. Higuera is an ecologist affiliated with the University of Montana, Missoula. Mike Flannigan is a fire researcher affiliated with the University of Alberta, Edmonton, and is affiliated with the Western Partnership for Western Fire Science. Adam C. Watts is a fire ecologist affiliated with the Desert Research Institute, Reno. Jan W. van Wagtendonk is a research forester emeritus affiliated with the National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Field Station. John W. Anderson is a virtual architect affiliated with Virtual Technology and Design at the University of Idaho, in Moscow. Brian J. Stocks is a forester and is affiliated with BJ Stocks Wildfire Investigations. John T. Abatzoglou is a climatologist and is affiliated with the Department of Geography at the University of Idaho.