Prescribed fire policy barriers and opportunities : a diversity of challenges and strategies across the west
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Date
2018
Authors
Schultz, Courtney A.
Huber-Stearns, Heidi
McCaffrey, Sarah
Quirke, Douglas
Ricco, Gwen
Moseley, Cassandra
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Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
Abstract
We are conducting a project investigating
policies that limit managers’ ability
to conduct prescribed fire on US Forest
Service and Bureau of Land Management lands in
the 11 Western states. Our primary objectives are
to: 1) Identify current perceived policy barriers to
implementing prescribed fire and how these vary
across the West, and 2) Characterize actionable opportunities
and mechanisms for overcoming barriers.
Ultimately, our aim is to identify which policies
present the greatest priorities and opportunities for
change, and what the mechanisms are for realizing
those opportunities. This report details our findings
from our initial phases of research on this project,
including a legal analysis and approximately 60
interviews with key informants (e.g. land managers,
air regulators, and state agency partners).
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36 page pdf; README and data in csv for corresponding codebook.