Webinar: Re-imagining Foothills Forests: Young, Complex and in Flux
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Learn the final research findings and next steps of the Fire Regime Team in this presentation from the Landscapes in Motion Online Workshop.
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Report: Fire Regime Dynamics of the Southwestern Alberta Foothills
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This final report by the Fire Regime Team describes their landscape-scale assessment of fire frequency, severity and age structures for six study areas distributed throughout the montane and lower subalpine zone of the Foothills using dendroecological methods. They describe and contrast the fire regimes and ecological outcomes for the lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir zones of their study sites and implications of these results.
Read MoreWebinar: Fire severity-mediated dynamics of the southwestern Alberta Foothills
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In this webinar from October 2020, Cameron Naficy of the LIM Fire Regime Team presents his research findings as part of the Landscapes in Motion project.
Read MoreWebinar: Altered fire regimes and reduced montane forest diversity
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This presentation from the Webinar Wednesdays series of the Healthy Landscapes Program (fRI Research) explores the reconstructed fire history of sites within Jasper National Park. Raphael found evidence of mixed-severity fire regimes, and explores how altering these regimes has affected the landscape. You can register to view the presentation or download the presentation slides.
Read MoreAltered mixed-severity fire regime has homogenised montane forests of Jasper National Park
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Fire suppression has altered the forests of Jasper National Park. Historically, the sites we studied experienced a mix of high-severity fires and low-to-moderate severity fires. With no fires since 1905, these forests have aged together and homogenised, making them more susceptible to high-severity fire. Prescribed burning is recommended to promote forest resilience. Available for purchase here.
Read MoreEvidence of mixed-severity fires in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
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Industrial disturbances like harvesting are increasingly trying to mimic wildfire, but first we need to understand how wildfire has historically affected forests. This study shows that the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta historically experienced high-severity, stand replacing fires, but also low-to-moderate-severity fires that resulted in stands with complex structure. Available for download here.
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