Wildland-Urban Interface
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The common area where human settlements and built structures are intermixed and/or adjacent to undeveloped land in which the vegetation is permitted to grow without significant human interference.
Publications
Forest Management in the Interface: Amenity Resources
Bruce Hull, Sarah F. Ashton, Rien M. Visser, and Martha C. Monroe
Addressing Misconceptions about Wildland-Urban Interface Issues
Martha C. Monroe
Starting an Informal Presentation in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Martha C. Monroe and Lynn Weiss
This fact sheet highlights two important elements of starting successful presentations 1) avoiding words and phrases that do not communicate as you intend; and 2) launching a presentation in such a way that audiences feel you are speaking to them.
Communication Basics in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Martha C. Monroe
Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth
Lauren McDonell, Martha C. Monroe, Gene Boles, Terri Mashour, and Basil V. Iannone
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public audience(s).
Planning a Wildland-Urban Interface Communication Program
Martha C. Monroe
FOR-197 provides guidelines for planning a communication effort based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Outreach Strategy. Includes references.
Forest Management in the Interface: Reducing Fire Risk
Bruce Hull, Raelene M. Crandall, and Martha C. Monroe
Managing wildfire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) is challenging. Maintaining community preparedness is a crucial step in mitigating wildfire risk. Wise management of vegetation in and around communities, including procedures such as mechanical fuel reduction, herbiciding, and prescribed fire can be used to keep fuel loads low and increase the safety of developments in fire-prone areas. Using fire-resistant materials for building construction and landscaping with firewise plants are also important steps to decrease wildfire risk.
Social Marketing in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Martha C. Monroe
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Informed community decision-making
Wildland-Urban Interface Case Study: Land Conservation along the Suwannee River
Lauren McDonell and Martha C. Monroe
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.
Land Conservation Tools and Zoning
Lauren McDonell, Martha C. Monroe, and Basil V. Iannone
A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.