Jan W van Wagtendonk(Emeritus)

USGS Yosemite Field Station
5083 Foresta Road, Box 700
El Portal, CA 95318
Phone: (209) 379-1308
Fax: (209) 379-1452
Email: jan_van_wagtendonk@usgs.gov

• Fire ecology
• Forest ecology
• Geographic Information Systems
• Vegetation classification

• Ph.D., Wildland Resource Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1972
• M.S., Range Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1968
• B.S., Forest Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 1963

• Association for Fire Ecology
• Ecological Society of America
• George Wright Society
• International Association for Vegetation Science
• International Association of Wildland Fire
• Society of American Foresters

• Research Forester, USGS, Western Ecological Research Center, Yosemite Field Station, 1996-Present
• Research Forester, National Biological Service, Yosemite Field Station, 1994-1996
• Research Biologist, National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, 1972-1994

• Lutz, J.A., J.W. van Wagtendonkb, J.F. Franklin. 2009. Twentieth-century decline of large-diameter trees in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 2296–2307.[Journal Article]
• Collins, B.M., J.D. Miller, A.E. Thode, M. Kelly, J.W. van Wagtendonk, S.L. Stephens. 2008. Interactions Among Wildland Fires in a Long-Established Sierra Nevada Natural Fire Area. Ecosystems 12:114-128.[Journal Article]
• Roberts, Susan L., Jan W. van Wagtendonk, A. Keith Miles, Douglas A. Kelt, and James A. Lutz, 2008, Modeling the Effects of Fire Severity and Spatial Complexity on Small Mammals in Yosemite National Park, California, Fire Ecology Special Issue Vol. 4, No. 2, p 83-104.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. R. Cayan. 2008. Temporal and spatial distribution of lightning strikes in California in relation to large-scale weather patterns. Fire Ecology 4(1): 34-57.[Journal Article]
• Collins, B. M., N. M. Kelly, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and S. L. Stephens. 2007. Spatial patterns of large natural fires in Sierra Nevada wilderness areas. Landscape Ecology 22: 545-557.[Journal Article]
• Jan van Wagtendonk, Spatial Patterns of Large Natural Fires in Sierra Nevada Wilderness Areas (April 2007) [Publication Brief]
• van Wagtendonk, J. L., and J. A. Lutz. 2007. Fire regime attributes of wildland fires in Yosemite National Park. Fire Ecology 3(2): 34-52.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2007. The history and evolution of wildland fire use. Fire Ecology 3(2): 3-17.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W.; Keeley, J. E.; Brooks, M. L.; Klinger, R. C., Fire in California’s Ecosystems (February 2007)[Publication Brief]
• Keifer, M. B., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and M. Buhler. 2006. Long-term surface fuel accumulation in burned and unburned mixed-conifer forests of the central and southern Sierra Nevada, CA (USA). Fire Ecology 2: 53-72.[Journal Article]
• Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. Fites-Kaufman. 2006. Fire as an ecological process. Pages 58-74 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p.[Book Chapter]
• Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). 2006. Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 576 p.[Book]
• Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode. 2006. The future of fire in California ecosystems. Pages 538-543 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p[Book Chapter]
• van Riper, C., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2006. Home range characteristics of great gray owls in Yosemite National Park. Journal of Raptor Research 40 (2): 130-141.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2006. Fire ecology of the Sierra Nevada: forests born to burn. Pages 63-67 in: Wuerthner, G. (ed.). Wildfire: a century of failed forest policy. Foundation for Deep Ecology, San Francisco, CA, USA. 322 p[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2006. Fire ecology of the Sierra Nevada: forests born to burn. Pages 63-67 in: Wuerthner, G. (ed.). Wildfire: a century of failed forest policy. Foundation for Deep Ecology, San Francisco, CA, USA. 322 p.[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. Fire as a physical process. 2006. Pages 38-57 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p.[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. Fites-Kaufman. 2006. Sierra Nevada bioregion. Pages 264-294 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California’s ecosystems. University of California Press, Berkeley. 578 p.[Book Chapter]
• Rechel, J. L., S. H. Peterson, D. A. Roberts, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2005. Predicting seasonal fuel moisture in the western United States using endmember fractions at multiple spatial and spectral resolutions. Pages 245-248 in: De la Riva, J., Pérez-Cabello, F., and Chuvieco, E. (eds) Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Remote Sensing and GIS Applications to Forest Fire Management: Fire Effects Assessment. Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. 290 p.[Proceedings]
• Roberts, D. A., S. Peterson, P.E. Dennison, J. Rechel, and J.W. van Wagtendonk. 2005. Fine spatial, spectral and temporal characterization of wildfire fuels through the integrated analysis of imaging spectrometry and coarser resolution broad band data Pages 85-90 in: De la Riva, J., Pérez-Cabello, F., and Chuvieco, E. (eds) Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Remote Sensing and GIS Applications to Forest Fire Management: Fire Effects Assessment. Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. 290 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2005. Fire ecology of the Sierra Nevada. In: Wuerthner, G. (ed.). Fire - Restoring Fire to the Land - Fire Ecology and Forest Health. Foundation for Deep Ecology. (in press)[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. N. Cole. 2005. Historical development of simulation models of recreation use. Pages 3-9 in: Cole, D. N. (ed.). Computer simulation modeling of recreation use: current status, case studies, and future directions. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RMS-GTR-143. 75 p.[Technical Report]
• Cole, D. N., J. W. van Wagtendonk, M. P. McClaran, P. E. Moore, and N. K. McDougald. 2004. Response of mountain meadows to grazing by horses and mules: Yosemite National Park, California. Journal of Range Management 57(2): 153-170.[Journal Article]
• D. Weise, Greg Jones, J. Chew, M. Arbaugh, J. van Wagtendonk, M Wiitala, M. Schaaf, and J. Merzenich. 2004. Testing 3 fuel treatment simulation systems in 2 California Mediterranean landscapes. 11th Austalasian Fire Authority Conference. October 2004.[Poster with Abstract]
• Stephenson, N. L., P. J. van Mantgem, J. E. Keeley, R. S. Anderson, L. J. Graumlich, M. K. Hughes, D. J. Parsons, T. W. Swetnam, D. L. Urban, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2004. Climatic change research in the Sierra Nevada: building the Western Mountain Initiative. Abstracts, Mountain Climate Sciences Symposium, Kings Beach, California.[Abstract]
• Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode. 2004. The future of fire in California ecosystems. Chapter 24 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press).[Book Chapter]
• Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. Fites-Kaufman. 2004. Fire as an ecological process. Chapter 4 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press).[Book Chapter]
• Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). 2004. Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press).[Book]
• van Riper, C., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2004. Home range characteristics of great gray owls in Yosemite National Park. J. Raptor Res. (in press)[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2004. Fire and landscapes: patterns and processes. Pages 69-78 in: Murphy, D. D., and P. A. Stine (eds). 2004. Proceedings for the Sierra Nevada Science Symposium. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-193. 278 pages.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. Fire as a physical process. 2004. Chapter 3 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press).[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2004. Simulation modeling of visitor flows: where have we have been and where can we go? Pages 129-136 in: Sievänen, T., J. Erkkonen, J. Jokimäki, J. Saarinen, S. Tuulentie, and E. Virtanen (eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas. Finnish Forest Research Institute Working Papers. Rovaniemi, Finland. 428 p[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. Fites-Kaufman. 2004. Fire in the Sierra Nevada bioregion. Chapter 12 in: Sugihara, N. G., J. W. van Wagtendonk, J. Fites-Kaufman, K. E. Shaffer, and A. E. Thode (eds.). Fire in California ecosystems. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. (in press).[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., R. R. Root, and C. H. Key. 2004. Comparison of AVIRIS and Landsat ETM+ detection capabilities for burn severity. Remote Sensing of Environment. 92(3):397-408[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., Z. Zhu, and E. L. Lile. 2004. Prefire risk assessment and fuels mapping. P. 49-52 in Livingston, R. K., (ed.). Third U. S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005. 67p.[Technical Report]
• Allgöwer, B., J. D. Carlson, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2003. Fire danger rating and remote sensing- Will remote sensing enhance wildland fire danger prediction? Introduction in: Chuvieco, E. (ed.). Wildland fire danger estimation and mapping: the role of remote sensing data. World Scientific, London. 300 p.[Book Chapter]
• Chuvieco, E., D. Riaño, B. Allgöwer, E. Meier, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2003. Fuel loads and fuel types. Chapter 5 in: Chuvieco, E. (ed.). Wildland fire danger estimation and mapping: the role of remote sensing data. World Scientific, London. 300 p.[Book Chapter]
• R. R. Root, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and C. H. Key, 2003. Burn severity detection enhancement using AVIRIS hyperspectral data. 4th International Workshop on Remote Sensing, GIS, and Fire Management; Ghent, Belgium, June 5-7, 2003.[Poster]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2003. The wilderness use simulation model: an historical perspective. International Journal of Wilderness. 9(2): 9-13.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 2003. The role of science in the sustainable management of the Yosemite Wilderness. P. 225-230 in: Watson, A. and J. Sproull (comps.). Seventh World Wilderness Congress symposium: science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values. USDA For. Serv. Proc. RMRS-P-27. 272 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and R. R. Root. 2003. The use of multi-temporal Landsat Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park, USA. Int. J. Rem. Sense. 24(8):1639-1651.[Journal Article]
• Weise, D. R., R. Kimberlin, M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. Jones, J. Merzenich, M. Witala, R. Keane, M. Schaff, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2003. Comparing potential fuel treatment trade-off models. P. 15-26 in: Arthaud, G. J., and T. M. Barrett (eds.). Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 340 p.[Book Chapter]
• Stephenson, N. L., J. E. Keeley, J. W. van Wagtendonk, D. L. Urban, T. W. Swetnam, and L. J. Graumlich. 2002. The Sierra Nevada Global Change Research Program. Sierra Nevada Science Symposium, Kings Beach, California, Oct. 8-10, 2002.[Poster]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., K. A. van Wagtendonk, J. B. Meyer, and K. J. Paintner. 2002. The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park. The George Wright Forum. 19(1): 19-39.[Journal Article]
• Weise, D. R., J. van Wagtendonk, M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. J. Jones, M. Witala, J. Merzenich, M. Schaaf, S. Schilling, and R. Kimberlin. 2002. Simulation of historical fires and their impact on fuels in Yosemite National Park. Conference of Fire, Fuel Treatments and Ecological Restoration: Proper Place, Appropriate Time. April 16-18, Fort Collins, CO.[Poster]
• Weise, D. R., M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. J. Jones, M. Witala, J. Merzenich, J. van Wagtendonk, M. Schaaf, S. Schilling, J. Sullivan, and R. Kimberlin. 2002. Importance of fire occurrence in simulation of fuel landscapes on the Angeles National Forest. Conference of Fire, Fuel Treatments and Ecological Restoration: Proper Place, Appropriate Time. April 16-18, Fort Collins, CO.[Poster]
• Cole, David N., Mitchel P. McClaran, Jan van Wagtendonk, Peggy E. Moore, and Neil McDougald. 2001. Effects of grazing by horses and mules on subalpine meadows, Yosemite Wilderness, California. Annual Meeting, American Society for Range Management; Kona, Hawaii, February 20-22, 2001.[Poster]
• Douglas, J., T. J. Mills, D. Artly, D. Ashe, A. Bartuska, R. L. Black, S. Coloff, J. Cruz, M. Edrington, J. Edwardson, R. T. Gale, S. W. Goodman, L. Hamilton, R. Landis, B. Powell, S. Robinson, R. J. Schuster, P. K. Stahlschmidt, J. Stires, and J. van Wagtendonk. 2001. Review and update of the 1995 Federal wildland fire management policy. U. S. Dep’t. of the Interior and U. S. Dep’t. of Agriculture. 78 p.[Technical Report]
• Keane, R. E., R. E. Burgan, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2001. Mapping wildland fuels for fire management across multiple scales: integrating remote sensing, GIS, and biophysical modeling. International Journal of Wildland Fire 10(3&4): 301-319.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and R. R. Root. 2001. The use of multi-temporal Landsat Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park, USA. 3rd Int. Workshop on Remote Sensing, GIS, and Fire Management; Paris, France, May 17-18, 2001.[Poster]
• van Wagtendonk, K. A., J. W. van Wagtendonk, and J. B. Meyer. 2001. The use of geographic information for fire management planning in Yosemite National Park. 2001 Spatial Odyssey: a Servicewide Conference on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Related Technologies, National Park Service; Primm, NV, December 3-7, 2001.[Poster]
• Agee, J. K., B. Bahro, M. A. Finney, P. N. Omi, D. B. Sapsis, C. N. Skinner, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and C. P. Weatherspoon. 2000. The use of fuel breaks in landscape fire management. Forest Ecology and Manage. 127(1-3):55-66.[Journal Article]
• Arbaugh, M. J., S. Schilling, J. Merzenich, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 2000. A test of the strategic fuels management model VDDT using historical data from Yosemite National Park. P. 85-89 in: Neuenschwander, L. F., and K. C. Ryan (Tech. Eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol. II. Univ. Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. 312 p.[Proceedings]
• Boyers, Laurel, Mark Fincher, and Jan van Wagtendonk. 2000. Twenty-eight years of wilderness campsite monitoring at Yosemite National Park. Pages 106-109 in Cole, D. N., S. F. McCool, W. T. Borrie, and J. O'Loughlin, compilers. Wilderness science in a time of change conference -- Volume 5: Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-5. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.[Proceedings]
• Moore, P.E., D.N. Cole, J.W. van Wagtendonk, M.P. McClaran, and N. McDougald. 2000. Meadow response to pack stock grazing in the Yosemite Wilderness: integrating research and management. Pp. 160-164 in Cole, D.N., S.F. McCool, W.T. Borrie, and J. O'Loughlin, compilers. Wilderness science in a time of change conference -- Volume 5: Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-15-VOL-5. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and R. R. Root. 2000. Hyperspectral analysis of multi-temporal Landsat TM data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park. P. 224-228 in: Neuenschwander, L. F., and K. C. Ryan (Tech. Eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol. I. Univ. Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. 298 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 2000. Subalpine conifer fuel dynamics. Litter and woody fuel accumulation rates over 4 years for 4 subalpine Sierra Nevada conifer species, including western white pine, lodgepole pine, whitebark pine and mountain hemlock. Data are for four size classes per species. Nonspatial, georeferenced.[Database Nonspatial]
• Weise, D. R., R. Kimberlin, M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. Jones, J. Merzenich, J. W. van Wagtendonk and M. Wiitala. 2000. A risk-based comparison of potential fuel treatment trade-off models. P. 96-102 in: Neuenschwander, L. F., and K. C. Ryan (Tech. Eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol. II. Univ. Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. 312 p.[Proceedings]
• J. W. van Wagtendonk, and P. E. Moore. 1999. Plant community analysis and mapping for Yosemite National Park. USGS Status and Trends Review. May 18-20, 1999, Tucson, AZ.[Poster]
• Root, R. R., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1999. Hyperspectral analysis of multi-temporal Landsat TM data for mapping fuels in Yosemite National Park. Annual Conf. Amer. Soc. Photog. and Remote Sensing. Portland, OR.[Poster]
• van Wagtendonk, J. 1998. Fire and fuels in a Sierra Nevada ecosystem. P. 609 in, M.J. Mac, P.A. Opler, C.E. Puckett Haecker, and P.D. Doran (eds.), Status and Trends of the Nation’s Biological Resources 2 vols. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1998. Use of thematic mapper imagery to map fuel models. Proceedings 13th Conf. on Fire and Forest Meteorology. International Assoc. Wildland Fire. 13:215-224.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., W. M. Sydoriak, and J. M. Benedict. 1998. Heat content variation of Sierra Nevada conifers. International Journal of Wildland Fire 8(3):147-158.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. M. Benedict, and W. M. Sydoriak. 1998. Fuel bed characteristics of Sierra Nevada conifers. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 13(3): 73-84.[Journal Article]
• Cole, D. N., P. E. Moore, M. P. McClaran and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1997. Developing a scientific basis for managing packstock grazing in Yosemite National Park. Poster presented at Making Protection Work: proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands; Sponsored by The George Wright Society; March 17-21, 1997; Albuquerque, New Mexico.[Poster]
• Philpot C. W., N. L. Christensen, N. L Colegrove, L. N. Decker, T. P. Duane, J. F. Franklin, R. Graham, R. J. Gutierrez, N. H. Pilsbury, A. R. Stage, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1997. Final report of the California spotted owl Federal Advisory Committee. USDA, Washington, DC.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 1997. Montane conifer fuel dynamics, Yosemite National Park. Litter and woody fuel accumulation rates over 7 years for 7 montane Sierra Nevada conifer species, including giant sequoia, ponderosa pine, sugar pine, Jeffrey pine, incense-cedar and white fir. Data are from four sites per size class per species with four size classes each. Nonspatial, georeferenced.[Database Nonspatial]
• McKelvey, K. S., C. N. Skinner, C. Chang, D. C. Erman, S. J. Husari, D. J. Parsons, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and C. P. Weatherspoon. 1996. Fire in the Sierra Nevada, an overview. In: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: Final report to Congress, Volume II, Chapter 37. Univ. Calif., Davis, Wildland Resources Center Rep. 37. 1528 p.[Book Chapter]
• Parsons, D. J., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1996. Fire research and management in the Sierra Nevada national parks. P. 25-48 In Halvorson, W. , and G. E. Davis (Eds.) Science and ecosystem management in the national parks. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 364 p.[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1996. National Park Service: sugar pine management. P. 212-213 in: Kinloch, B. B., M. Marosy, and M. E. Huddleston (Eds.). Sugar Pine: status, values, and roles in ecosystems. Univ. Calif. Div. Agric. and Nat. Res. Pub. 3362. 225 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1996. Use of a deterministic fire growth model to test fuel treatments. In: Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: Final report to Congress, Volume II, Chapter 43. Univ. Calif., Davis, Wildland Resources Center Rep. 37. 1528 p.[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. J. Parsons. 1996. Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada national parks. P. 281-294 In Halvorson, W. , and G. E. Davis (Eds.) Science and ecosystem management in the national parks. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 364 p.[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., J. M. Benedict, and W. M. Sydoriak. 1996. Physical properties of woody fuel particles of Sierra Nevada conifers. International Journal of Wildland Fire 6(3):117-123.[Journal Article]
• Philpot, C., C. Schechter, A. Bartuska, K. Beartusk, D. Bosworth, S. Coloff, J. Douglas, M. Edrington, R. Gale, M. J. Lavin, L. K. Rosenkrance, R. Streeter, and J. van Wagtendonk. 1995. Federal wildland fire management policy & program review. U. S. Dep’t. of the Interior and U. S. Dep’t. of Agriculture. 78 p.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1995. Large fires in wilderness areas. P. 113-116 in Proc. Symp. on Fire in Wilderness and Park Management. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR 320. 283 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1995. Dr. Biswell's influence on the development of prescribed burning in California. P. 11-15 in: Weise, D. R. and R. E. Martin (Tech. Coords.). The Biswell Symposium: Fire Issues and Solutions in Urban and Wildland Ecosystems. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR 158. 199 p.[Proceedings]
• Chow, L. S., J. W. van Wagtendonk, S. Thompson, and K. McCurdy. 1994. Using wildlife habitat models for land use planning for Yosemite Valley. Trans. West Sec. Wildl. Soc. 30:49-55.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1994. Spatial patterns of lightning strikes and fires in Yosemite National Park. Proc. 12th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 12:223-231.[Proceedings]
• Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1993. Ecology of mountain sheep reintroduced in the Sierra Nevada of California. P. 132-156 in S. D. Veirs, Jr., T. J. Stohlgren and C. Schonewald-Cox, eds. Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Research in California’s National Parks, September 10-12, 1991, University of California, Davis. U.S. Dep. Interior, National Park Service Transactions and Proceedings Series No. 9.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1993. Maps, data, and GRASS in Yosemite National Park. P. 1-6 in: Waggoner, G. S., ed. Geographic information systems: proc. 7th Annual GRASS Users Conf. USDI, National Park Service Tech. Rep. NPS/NRGISD/NRTR-93/13. 288 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J.W. 1993. Park goals and current fire policy. Renewable Resources Journal 11(1):19.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J.W. and P. E. Moore. 1993. Vascular plant inventory, Yosemite National Park. Plant and fuel inventory data from 362 sites across elevational and latitudinal gradients of Yosemite National Park. Data collected between 1989 and 1993 includes species composition and abundance data for tree, shrub and herbaceous vegetation layers and fuel information. Nonspatial, georeferenced.[Database Nonspatial]
• Walker, R. E., D. M. Stoms, F. W. Davis, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1993. Modeling potential natural vegetation from a topographic gradient in the southern Sierra Nevada, California. P. 794-803 in: Proc. GIS/LIS Annual Conf.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., D. J. Parsons, and E. P. DeGraff. 1992. Wilderness management in the Sierra Nevada, California: 23 years of interagency cooperation. In: Krumpe, E. E., and P. D. Weingart, eds. Designation and management of park and wilderness reserves. Proc. of a symposium at the 4th World Wilderness Congress. Wilderness Center, Univ. Idaho, Moscow. Unnumbered.[Proceedings]
• Weatherspoon, C. P., S. J. Husari, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1992. Fire and fuels management in relation to owl habitat in forests in the Sierra Nevada and southern California. P. 247-260 in: Verner, J., K. S. McKelvey, B. R. Noon, R. J. Gutierrez, G. I. Gould, and T. W. Beck (tech. coords.). The California spotted owl: a technical assessment of its current status. USDA, Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-133. 285 p.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. GIS applications in fire management and research. P. 212-214 in: Nodvin, S. C., and T. W. Waldrop (eds.). Proc. Symp. on Fire and the Environment. USDA, Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-69. 429 p. van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. Spatial analysis of lightning strikes in Yosemite National Park. Proc. 11th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 11:605-611.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. The evolution of National Park Service fire policy. P. 328-332 in: Nodvin, S. C., and T. W. Waldrop (eds.). Proc. Symp. on Fire and the Environment. USDA, Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-69. 429 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1991. The evolution of National Park Service fire policy. Fire Manage. Notes. 52(4):10-15.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and D. M. Graber. 1990. Developing a geographic information system for the Sierra Nevada national parks. Proc. Conf. Sci. in the Nat'l. Parks. 8:19-29.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., E. P. DeGraff, J. M. Benedict, and N. Hunze. 1990. Interagency wilderness management: examples from California and Minnesota. P. 270-273 in: Proc. Conf. Manage. Amer. Wilderness. 706 p.[Proceedings]
• Chow, L. S., P. E. Moore, D. M. Graber, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1988. Seasonal movements and distribution patterns of a reintroduced bighorn sheep herd following transplant in the Sierra Nevada, California. Bienn. Symp. North. Amer. Wild Sheep and Goat Counc. 6:210-218.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and C. A. Sydoriak. 1987. Fuel accumulation rates after prescribed fires in Yosemite National Park. Proc. 9th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 9:101-105.[Proceedings]
• Parsons, D. J., D. M. Graber, J. K. Agee, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1986. Natural fire management in national parks. Environ. Manage. 10(1):21-24.[Journal Article]
• Ryan, H., F. Albeita, L. Bancroft, W. L. McCleese, H. N. Miller, R. Mutch, H. Poitevint, P. Range, M. J. Rogers, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and R. Wilson. 1986. Prescribed fire plan guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 96 p.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1986. The determination of carrying capacities for the Yosemite Wilderness. P. 456-461 in: Proc. Nat'l. Wilderness Conf.: Current Res. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-212. 553 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1986. The role of fire in the Yosemite Wilderness. P. 2-9 in: Proc. Nat'l Wilderness Res. Conf.: Current Res. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-212. 553 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and P. R. Coho. 1986. Trailhead quotas: rationing use to keep wilderness wild. J. Forestry 84(11):22-24.[Journal Article]
• Ferry, G., F. Albeita, L. Bancroft, W. L. McCleese, H. N. Miller, R. Mutch, H. Ryan, J. W. van Wagtendonk, R. Wilson, and F. Zontek. 1985. Prescribed fire smoke management guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 24 p.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1985. Prescribed fire ignition with fusee dropper. P. 121-127 in: Mutch, R. W., (tech. ed.). Prescribed Fire by Aerial Ignition, Proceedings of a Workshop. Intermountain Fire Council, Missoula, MT. 217 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and W. M. Sydoriak. 1985. Correlation of woody and duff moisture contents. Proc. 8th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 8:186-191.[Proceedings]
• Bancroft, L., T. Nichols, D. Parsons, D. Graber, B. Evison, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1984. Evolution of the natural fire management program at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. P. 174-180 in: Proc. Symp. and Workshop on Wilderness Fire. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-182. 424 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1984. Fire suppression effects on fuels and succession in short fire interval wilderness ecosystems. P. 119-126 in: Proc. Symp. and Workshop on Wilderness Fire. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-182. 424 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and S. J. Botti. 1984. Modeling behavior of prescribed fires in Yosemite National Park. J. Forestry 82(8):479-484.[Journal Article]
• Keay, J. A., and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1983. Effect of Yosemite backcountry use levels on incidents with black bears. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 5:307-311.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1983. Prescribed fire effects on forest understory mortality. Proc. 7th Conf. Fire and Forest Meteorology. 7:136-138.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., L. Bancroft, G. Ferry, R. French, J.T. Hance, J. Hickman, W. L. McCleese, R. Mutch, F. Zontek, and D. Butts. 1982. Prescribed fire monitoring and evaluation guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 16 p.[Technical Report]
• Lotan, J. E., M. E. Alexander, S. F. Arno, R. E. French, O.G. Langdon, R. M. Loomis, R. E. Norum, R. C. Rothermel, W. C. Schmidt, and J. W. van Wagtendonk. 1981. Effects of fire on flora: a state of knowledge review. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-16. 71 p.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1981. The effect of use limits on backcountry visitation trends in Yosemite National Park. Leisure Sci. 4(3):311-323.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1980. Visitation trends in the Yosemite backcountry. Proc. 2nd. Conf Sci. Res. in the Nat'l. Parks. USDI, Nat'l. Park Serv. Trans. and Proc. Series 6:62-76.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1980. Visitor use patterns in Yosemite National Park. Journal of Travel Research 19(2):12-17.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and J. M. Benedict. 1980. Travel time variation on backcountry trails. Journal of Leisure Research 12(2):99-106.[Journal Article]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W., and J. M. Benedict. 1980. Wilderness permit compliance and validity. J. Forestry 78(1):399-401.[Journal Article]
• McCleese, W. L., L. Bancroft, G. Ferry, R. French, J.T. Hance, J. Hickman, R. Mutch, J. W. van Wagtendonk, and F. Zontek. 1979. Prescribed fire job qualification guide. Nat'l. Wildfire Coord. Group. 8 p.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1979. A conceptual backcountry carrying capacity model. Proc. 1st. Conf. Sci. Res. in the Nat'l. Parks. USDI, Nat'l. Park Serv. Trans. and Proc. Series 5:1033-1038.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1979. Use of a wilderness simulator for management decisions. Proc. 1st. Conf. Sci. Res. in the Nat'l. Parks. Trans. and Proc. Series 5:1039-1040.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1978. Using wilderness permits to obtain route information. P. 197-203 in: Shechter, M., and R. C. Lucas. Simulation of Recreational Use for Park and Wilderness Management. Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD. 220 p.[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1978. Wilderness fire management in Yosemite National Park. P. 324-335 in: Schofield, E. A. (ed.). EARTHCARE: Global Protection of Natural Areas. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. 838 p.[Book Chapter]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1977. Fire management in the Yosemite mixed conifer ecosystem. P. 459-463 in: Proc. Symp. Environ. Consequences of Fire and Fuel Manage. in Mediterranean Ecosystems. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-3. 498 p.[Proceedings]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1974. Refined burning prescriptions for Yosemite National Park. USDI, Nat'l. Park Serv. Occ. Pap. 2. 21 p.[Technical Report]
• van Wagtendonk, J. W. 1972. Fire and fuel relationships in mixed conifer ecosystems of Yosemite National Park. Unpub. Ph.D. dissertation, Univ. Calif., Berkeley. 163 p.[Thesis/Dissertation]