Table of Contents
August 01, 2026; Volume 44,Issue 3
Editorial
- You have accessRestricted accessFurthering Connections between Fire Science and Ecological RestorationScott R. AbellaEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 135-136; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.135Scott R. AbellaEcological RestorationRoles: Editor-in-Chief
SPECIAL ISSUE: Linking Fire Science and Management with Ecological Restoration
THEMED SECTION: Wildland Fire Science in Action—Perspectives from the U.S. Fire Science Exchange Network
Restoration Note
- Open AccessDelivering Actionable Science Communication for a Dynamic Fire LandscapeAutym Shafer and Katanja WaldnerEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 137-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.137Autym ShaferCalifornia Fire Science Consortium, 130 Hilgard Way, Berkeley, CA 94709, USAKatanja WaldnerCalifornia Fire Science Consortium, Berkeley, CA, USA
Research Articles
- You have accessRestricted accessFueling Informed Wildland Fire ManagementThe Role of the Joint Fire Science Program’s Fire Science Exchange Network in Bridging Science and ManagementSneha Karen Dante-Wood and Molly HunterEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 141-149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.141Sneha Karen Dante-WoodJoint Fire Science Program, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S. Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705, USAMolly HunterMolly Hunter, Joint Fire Science Program, National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID, USA
- You have accessRestricted accessBroadcast Seeding Fails to Enhance Native Plant Recovery 17 Years after a Mojave Desert WildfireScott R. Abella, Shelley L. Porter and Lindsay P. ChiquoineEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 150-162; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.150Scott R. AbellaUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Life Sciences, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004, USAShelley L. PorterUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Life Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, USALindsay P. ChiquoineUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Life Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Open AccessClimate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Guiding Ecosystem Restoration in Fire-Prone Landscapes of the Western U.S.View ORCID ProfileMegan Friggens, Rachel Loehman, Stephanie Mueller, William Flatley and Andrea ThodeEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 163-181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.163Megan FriggensUSDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 333 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USARachel LoehmanU.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK, USA, ORCID 0000-0001-7680-1865Stephanie MuellerColorado Forest Restoration Institute, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAWilliam FlatleyDepartment of Geography, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USAAndrea ThodeDepartment of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Perspective
- Open AccessSouthern Fire ExchangeConnecting Fire Science and Practice in the Southeastern United StatesRaelene M. Crandall, Kevin M. Robertson, David R. Godwin, Sarah A. Cain and Christian R. FernandezEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 182-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.182Raelene M. CrandallUniversity of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, 1745 McCarty Drive, Gainesville, FL 32607, USAKevin M. RobertsonTall Timbers Research Station, Tallahas-see, FL, USADavid R. GodwinUniversity of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL, USASarah A. CainExtension Forestry, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USAChristian R. FernandezTall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Research Articles
- You have accessRestricted accessFire-Induced Seedling Recruitment Responses to Fuel Type in a Restored Oak WoodlandJohn Stephen BrewerEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 188-200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.188John Stephen BrewerDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
- Open AccessField-deployed Extruded Pellets Containing Activated Carbon Improve Recruitment Potential in Native Banksia Woodland SpeciesVanessa S. Brown, Todd E. Erickson and Alison L. RitchieEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 201-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.201Vanessa S. BrownSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia; Kings Park Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kings Park, WA, Australia; Biologic Seed Pty Ltd, East Perth, WA, AustraliaTodd E. EricksonCentre for Engineering Innovation: Agriculture and Ecological Restoration and the School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia; Kings Park Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kings Park, WA, AustraliaAlison L. RitchieSchool of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; Kings Park Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kings Park, WA 6005, Australia
Book Review
- You have accessRestricted accessA Beautifully Burned Forest: Learning to Celebrate Severe Forest Fire by Richard L. HuttoDavid RobertsonEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 213-214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.213David RobertsonDavid Robertson is Ecological Restoration’s Managing Editor. He was trained as an aquatic ecologist but directed a land trust that focused on forest restoration in suburban Philadelphia, PA. He also taught ecological restoration at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University.
Restoration Notes
- Open AccessSteep Slope Restoration Using Modified Contour Log Structures: A Designed Process Approach for Slope Stability and Vegetation RegenerationDaniel O. Kelly, Amy J. Kuenzi, Ray Vinkey, Ben LaPorte, Elise K. Kzaley and Robert W. PalEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 215-218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.215Daniel O. KellyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Mon-tana Technological University, Butte, MT, USAAmy J. KuenziDepartment of Biological Sciences, Montana Technological University, Butte, MT, USARay VinkeyMontana Natural Resource Damage Program, Helena, MT, USABen LaPorteTrout Unlimited, Missoula, MT, USAElise K. KzaleyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Montana Technological University, Butte, MT, USARobert W. PalDepartment of Biological Sciences, Montana Technological University, 1300 W. Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, USA
- Open AccessStill No DifferenceA Comparison of Three Wetland Restoration Techniques after Ten YearsAngeline Bahe, Breanna Kobiela and Edward S. DeKeyserEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 218-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.218Angeline BaheSchool of Natural Resource Sciences, North Dakota State University, 1230 Albrecht Boulevard, Fargo, ND 58108, USABreanna KobielaSchool of Natural Resource Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USAEdward S. DeKeyserSchool of Natural Resource Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
Research Articles
- You have accessRestricted accessPost-Treatment Monitoring of Typha ManagementAre Managed Wetlands Similar to Reference Wetlands?Craig Annen, Jared Bland, Amanda Budyak, Erin Green, Christopher Knief and Joshua PletzerEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 223-233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.223Craig AnnenResearch Director, Integrated Restorations, LLC, 308 North Nine Mound Road, Verona, WI 53593-1036, USAJared BlandIntegrated Restorations, LLC, Verona, WI, USAAmanda BudyakIntegrated Restorations, LLC, Verona, WI, USAErin GreenIntegrated Restorations, LLC, Verona, WI, USAChristopher KniefIntegrated Restorations, LLC, Verona, WI, USAJoshua PletzerIntegrated Restorations, LLC, Verona, WI, USA
- You have accessRestricted accessSeed Priming Increases Germination and Biomass Production of Native Understory Species used in Longleaf Pine Savanna RestorationKathleen A. Carey, Hui-Ling Liao, Kaile Zhang, Benjamin Reimer, Deborah L. Miller, Michel V. Cove and Carolina BaruzziEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 234-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.234Kathleen A. CareyUniversity of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL 32351, USAHui-Ling LiaoUniversity of Florida, Department of Soil and Water Science, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL, USAKaile ZhangUniversity of Florida, Department of Soil and Water Science, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL, USABenjamin ReimerUniversity of Florida, Department of Soil and Water Science, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL, USADeborah L. MillerUniversity of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, West Florida Research and Education Center, Milton, FL, USAMichel V. CoveNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, USACarolina BaruzziUniversity of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL 32351, USA
Abstracts
- You have accessRestricted accessAbstractsEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 243-247; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.243
Meetings
- You have accessRestricted accessMeetingsEcological Restoration, August 2026, 44 (3) 248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.3.248
