Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center
"The mission of the Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center is to generate and integrate knowledge and information to provide credible prediction, early detection, and quantitative assessment of environmental threats in the western United States" (WWETAC Website)
Science Basis for Changing Forest Structure to Modify Wildfire Behavior and Severity
This Forest Service general technical report describes the kinds, quality, amount, and gaps of scientific knowledge for making informed decisions on fuel treatments used to modify wildfire behavior and effects in dry forests of the interior Western United States. Published in 2004.
The Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC), previously known as the Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, is a program of the Institute for Natural Resources located on the Portland State University campus. ORBIC gathers information on rare species, rare plants, invasive species, endangered invertebrates and and provides biodiversity data and services.