Dan Leavell

Prescribed fire basics: Liability in Oregon

In rare cases, prescribed fire may lead to damages. Landowners can take precautions to reduce the chances of fire escaping and causing harm.

Jordon N. Lindsey, Ariel Cowan, Kasey Johnson, Dan Leavell, Amy Markus, Jason Pettigrew, Jillian Pihulak, John Punches, John Rizza, Jenessa Stemke, Carrie Berger | Sep 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Homeowner Guide to Managing Bronze Birch Borer: An Insect Killing Birches in the PNW

Learn about the life stages of the bronze birch borer and the damage it causes. Homeowners will learn to assess the damage, treat trees and prevent infestation.

Nicole Sanchez, Dan Leavell | Jul 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs—Have the size and severity of forest wildfires increased in Oregon and across the West?

Presents research findings from the last ten years on the patterns of fire sizes since the 1980s. One in a series of fire FAQs that are based on questions Forest & Natural Resource Extension agents and ...

Max Bennett, Stephen Fitzgerald, Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger | Oct 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Planning a Prescribed Burn

Prescribed burning practitioners follow a detailed burn plan that spells out objectives and ways to achieve them safety. Burn plans cover equipment, site preparation, smoke management, contingencies, communication and cleanup.

John Rizza, Christopher Adlam, Dan Leavell, Jacob Putney, Carrie Berger | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs — Are Structures Fuel? The Wildland Urban Interface and the 'Built' Environment

We now need to consider structures themselves as a fuel type contributing to wildfires, along with other potentially hazardous fuel such as wood piles, propane tanks and automobiles. In this context, the home ...

Dan Leavell, Stephen Fitzgerald, Carrie Berger, Gavin Horn | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs — Who owns Oregon's forests, and how does that matter when it comes to fire?

Oregon's wildfire landscape is clouded by the mix of public and private interests that control more than 30 million acres. Forests make up nearly half of Oregon, and most forests fall under federal management. ...

Lauren Grand, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Dan Leavell | Aug 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs—What is forest fuel, and what are fuel treatments?

Forest fuel is combustible biomass—everything from needles and twigs to shrubs, downed trees, and logs. Wildland fire managers reduce and rearrange fuel to reduce the probability of forest fires. Fuel treatments ...

Stephen Fitzgerald, Carrie Berger, Dan Leavell | Apr 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs—What is fire severity?

Fire severity is a measure of the effects of fire on the environment—both in damage to vegetation and impacts on the soil. Fire severity is driven by weather conditions, the topography of the landscape, and the fuels that are present. Of these, weather is the overriding factor.

Carrie Berger, Lauren Grand, Stephen Fitzgerald, Dan Leavell | Oct 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Planning and Implementing Cross-boundary, Landscape-scale Restoration and Wildfire Risk Reduction Projects

This guide describes the process the Klamath-Lake Forest Partnership (KLFHP) has used to plan and implement cross-boundary restoration projects to achieve improved forest health conditions on large landscapes scales. It ...

Dan Leavell, Amy Markus, Craig Bienz, Kellie Carlsen, retired, Emily Jane Davis, Michael Douglas, David Ferguson, Lee Fledderjohann, Kasey Johnson, Ned Livingston, Jason Pettigrew, Gene Rogers, Marci Schreder, Dan Shoun, Leigh Ann Vradenburg | Mar 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs: Air-quality impacts from prescribed fire and wildfire

Prescribed fires are subject to strict air-quality standards. But wildfire smoke is harder to predict and control. Learn how the effects of these two very different forms of fire compare.

Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Dan Leavell, Janice Peterson | Feb 2026 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs—How can landscapes with mixed ownerships be managed for fire effectively?

Discusses how to manage landscapes for fire when areas are owned or managed by different people or entities. One in a series of fire FAQs that are based on questions that Forest and Natural Resource Extension agents and specialists have received from the people they serve.

Kara Baylog, Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger | Dec 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs—Salvage Cutting: What are the effects on fire behavior and severity?

Discusses the purpose and benefits of salvage cutting. One in a part of a series of fire FAQs that are based on questions Forest & Natural Resource Extension agents and specialists have received from the people they serve.

Stephen Fitzgerald, Carrie Berger, Dan Leavell, Lauren Grand | Mar 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire FAQs: Managing wildfire for resource benefit

Wildfires, when properly managed, can help achieve important ecological objectives. Learn how fire managers shape, nudge and corral wildfire to reduce fuels and improve habitat.

Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Dan Leavell | Mar 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Module 5

This is the fifth module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Module 4

This is the fourth module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Module 3

This is the third module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science Core Curriculum

This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such as ranchers and farmers.

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Module 2

This is the second module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Module 1

This is the first module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Introduction

This is the introduction to EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such as...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)