Large‐scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change in Southwest United States

Higher tree density, more fuels, and a warmer, drier climate have caused an increase in the frequency, size, and severity of wildfires in western U.S. forests. There is an urgent need to restore forests across the western United States. To address this need, the U.S. Forest Service began the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4 FRI ) to restore four national forests in Arizona. The objective of this study was to evaluate how restoration of...