The Joint Fire Science Program announced that a new publication is available — Effects of Fire on Cultural Resources and Archaeology:
- A guide to fuels, fire behavior, and fire effects to inform decision-making when protecting cultural resources (CR) during fuels treatment, restoration projects, and wildfire suppression.
- Provides a greater understanding of the value of CR protection and the methods available to evaluate and mitigate risks.
- A synthesis of fire effects is provided for ceramics, lithics, rock art, historic-period artifacts/materials, and below-ground features.
- Emphasizes the need to actively involve native people in the development of collaborative management plans.
You can download the publication HERE, but it is a huge 23.2 MB file — you’ll have time to go out to lunch while waiting for it. Or you can call 970-498-1392 to request a hard copy. This is the final installment in the Rainbow Series. The other publications in the series are listed below, and can be downloaded here.
Thanks go out to Dick
