Wildland Fire and Invasive Species

The interaction between invasive species, particularly invasive plants, and wildfire is presenting increased risks to the integrity of natural ecosystems, human safety, and rural economies in areas throughout the U.S. This invasive species-wildfire cycle is impacting wildfire frequency, size, intensity, and characteristics. Effective management of the invasive species/wildfire problem requires increased attention to coordination of invasive species and wildland fire management on the landscape before, during, and after fires, as well as more generally to resource streams, information and data, and research and development. The National Invasive Species Council has been working since 2020 to identify opportunities for coordination, leverage federal actions across and between the wildland fire and invasive species communities, and raise awareness of the issue more generally.

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