Events

Exploring innovation in a public land grazing system (7:17)

View short video. In small communities like Plush, Oregon, where “The Need for Flexibility: Exploring Innovation in a Public Land Grazing System” was filmed, agriculture is a major economic contributor.…

CA-NV Winter Status Update Webinar (Jan 2022)

Webinar recording. According to the January 18 U.S. Drought Monitor, 99.6% of CA/NV is in drought, with 9.8% in Extreme (D3) or Exceptional (D4) Drought. The area in D3/D4 is down from 69.9% just one month ago, reflecting the barrage of storms that have brought rain and snow to the region since mid-fall. These storms…

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: What does it mean for forest collaboratives?

Webinar recording. This webinar will include presentations and interactive breakout sessions to explore implications and opportunities for forest collaboratives: Larry Chambers, Change Management and Communication Lead, U.S. Forest Service Jake Donnay, Director, Legislative Affairs, U.S. Forest Service Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited Bill Imbergamo, Executive Director, Federal Forest Resource Coalition

Invasion, fire, and the future of NW wildlands: Ventenata dubia in the Blue Mtns Ecoregion

Webinar recording. In this deep dive webinar, Dr. Becky Kerns and collaborating scientists will present and synthesize results from a Joint Fire Science funded project aimed at understanding the current and future Ventenata dubia (ventenata) invasion in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion. Wildfires in 2014 and 2015 in the ecoregion reportedly spread in an unusual fashion…

Science and management of wildfire, fish, and water resources in the western US

Webinar recording. Wildfire has increased 20-fold in the last 30 years in the Western U.S., partly due to climate change and partly due to forest and fire management practices. At the same time, many water resources are drying up. And fish populations throughout the western US are struggling due to water diversions, instream barriers, invasive…

Soil moisture 101: What it means, how it’s measured

Webinar recording. The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are pleased to host two webinars on soil moisture data and applications. The webinars are…