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An assessment of the southern wildland-urban interface
| Author: |
Hermansen, L.A.; Macie, E.A. |
| Date: |
2005 |
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In: Vince, S.W.; Duryea, M.L.; Macie, E.A.; Hermansen, L.A., eds. Forests at the wildland-urban interface: conservation and management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC. 14 p. Chapter 3. |
| Abstract: |
Severe wildfires in Florida in 1998 demonstrated the complexities that the wildland-urban interface presents for a diverse group of people who live and work there. These fires cost millions of dollars in suppression costs, reduced tourism, and damaged timber, businesses, and home. Entire communities had to be evacuated, and many elderly people and others afflicted with respiratory illnesses needed medical attention. Forest ecosystems were endangered. Shortly after these fires, the chief of the USDA Forest Service conducted a review of the South and concluded that the wildland-urban interface is a key issue for the region affecting the condition, health, and management of forest resources. The Southern Research Station and Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service, in cooperation with the Southern Group of State Foresters, responded by developing a southern assessment of wildland-urban interface issues, challenges, and needs. This chapter summarizes this assessment, titled "Human Influences on Forest Ecosystems: The Southern Wildland-Urban Interface Assessment." |
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