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Arizona Forest Health Publications
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/fh/pubs.html
Great publications listing for Bark Beetles, Climate Variability,
general Forest Health, and Forest Insects. The Arizona Forest
Health Program provides assistance to protect, improve and restore
forested ecosystems from the adverse effects of insects and diseases
in the State of Arizona with emphasis on private and state owned
lands.
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Wildfire Risk Reduction
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Arizona Firewise Communities Resource Library
http://cals.arizona.edu/firewise/
This webpage library provides links to community wildfire
protection guides, publications outlining the steps to create
a CWPP. A Firewise Principles presentation is also available for
viewing and/or download. The presentation is a good introduction
to Firewise in Arizona and can be used in community workshops.
The Living with Wildfire: Homeowner’s Firewise Guide for
Arizona is also available for viewing and/or download. This publication
makes a great homeowner handout.
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Arizona Firewise Information Page
http://www.azsf.az.gov
This webpage provides information about applying for
the Firewise Communities Recognition process and lists required
submission documents.
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Plant Selections for the Arizona Highlands
Plant
Selections for the Arizona Highlands (pdf file)
This is a list of plants suitable for Arizona elevations 3,000
ft and above. Each plant in the list has a fire ignition rating.
The best suited plants for a fire prone environment are rated
good and fair.
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FIREWISE Communities, USA Library
http://www.firewise.org/library/index.htm
The national Firewise Communities program is a multi-agency effort
designed to reach beyond the fire service by involving homeowners,
community leaders, planners, developers, and other in the effort
to protect people, property, and natural resources from the risk
of wildland fire before a fire starts. Firewise Communities also
features a recognition program that encourages homeowners and
communities to be proactive in preparing for wildland fire before
the fire starts.
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Noxious Plants |
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Noxious
Weeds: How do they Spread? (pdf)
Weeds are plants out of place. They are usually
extremely invasive and tenacious and often have very undesirable
characteristics (low palatability, allelopathic, poisonous, thorny,
etc.) This brochure provides introductory information about noxious
weeds and how they spread.
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Identifying
and Managing Sahara Mustard
Sahara mustard (Brassica tournefortii), also known as wild turnip,
African mustard, and Asian mustard, is a non-native winter annual
that has colonized sandy soils in southern Nevada, southern California,
Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas. Several relatively small
infestations of this tenacious plant have been located in the
Globe area. Control and treatment of the plant are essential to
keep this weed from creating a monoculture in our communities.
Prevention is the key. Please link to this publication for more
information.
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Sahara
Mustard (Brassica Tournefortii); Potential for a Biological Wildfire
This slide presentation (.pdf) addresses noxious weeds in the
Globe, Miami area, particularly Sahara Mustard.
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Watershed |
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Climate |
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Climate
Change and Wildfire Impacts in Southwest Forests and Woodlands
(pdf) (Climate Change and Variability
in Southwest Ecosystems Series) (2007) (4 pp.) 2630 kb
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Insects,
Diseases, and Abiotic Disorders in Southwest Forests and Woodlands
(pdf) (Climate Change and Variability
in Southwest Ecosystems Series) (2006) (4 pp.) 1.67 mb
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Management
of Forests and Woodlands (pdf) (Climate
Change and Variability in Southwest Ecosystems Series) (2006)
(4 pp.) 313 kb
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Rising
Carbon Dioxide Levels and Forest Management (pdf) (Climate
Change and Variability in the Southwest Ecosystem Series) (2007)
(4 pp.) 975 kb
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