Summary
This project will investigate the impacts of rapid shifts between extreme wet to extreme dry weather on fuel loading and consequent wildfire risk. Throughout the project, stakeholders look to co-develop and test fire-adaptive management policies against established forest management, with the ultimate goal of reducing wildfire risk and improving safety in rural and WUI communities. Additional broader impacts of the project include the training of two graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow to address these complex challenges and to continue advancing the science of wildfires in the South
