Events
Post-fire logging in southern Colorado: Changes to post-fire recovery
Webinar recording. Following a wildfire, successful tree regeneration is mediated by multiple factors, from the microsite to landscape scale. This presentation demonstrates the importance of microsite conditions such as soil moisture and temperature in predicting conifer tree establishment. The speakers examined the footprint and behavior of a large 2018 wildfire in southern Colorado to understand…
An Introduction to the Fire Adapted Communities Pathways Tool
Webinar recording. Join FAC Net and Travis Paveglio as they present the new Fire Adapted Communities Pathways Tool. The Fire Adapted Communities Pathways Tool helps users identify a range of fire adaptation practices and resources that research and experience indicate are more likely to work in the places they live. Learn more about the tool…
Vegetation type conversions in the southwestern US: Frontline observations and management responses
Webinar recording. Ecosystems of the western United States are experiencing vegetation type conversions (VTC) in response to land-use change, climate warming, and their interactive effects with wildland fire. VTC is one of the most pressing management issues in the southwestern US, yet current strategies to intervene and address change often use trial-and-error approaches devised after…
Communication strategies for range professionals- Webinar series
Webinar recording. Who are you talking to? Rangeland professionals know a lot about rangeland ecology and management, but not about marketing, especially online communication. Online communication is here to stay, investing time now to learn more about it will prepare you for the future.
Drivers of annual grass invasion at local and regional scales
Webinar recording. This presentation shares results from a recent region-wide field survey of sagebrush rangelands in Oregon and Idaho, where we examined drivers of annual grass invasion at local and regional scales, and how grazing intensity at different scales can interact with environmental determinants of vegetation.
Communication strategies for range professionals – A webinar series
Webinar recording. What are you saying to them and what should they do? Rangeland professionals know a lot about rangeland ecology and management, but not about marketing, especially online communication. Online communication is here to stay, investing time now to learn more about it will prepare you for the future.
Three years of targeted grazing to reduce wildfire risk
Webinar recording. This presentation discusses a pilot project in partnership with the BC Cattlemen’s Association and the Province of British Columbia that uses cattle grazing to reduce wildfire risk in wildland-urban interface areas. Amanda Miller, of Palouse Rangeland Consulting is engaged as the liaison, coordinator, and researcher for the development, pilot, and testing of livestock…
Snag hazard mapping to reduce risk to wildland fire responders with LANDFIRE
Webinar recording.
Resistance and resilience for rangelands: What do they mean?
Webinar recording. This presentation discusses the following topics as they relate to rangelands: Resistance and Resilience are commonly used terms in discussions about agriculture and preparing for the future. Provide a common understanding of these terms as they apply to the ecology of grazed systems. Relationships between ecological resistance and resilience, disturbances, and ecological processes…
7th Annual SageCon Summit
The Oregon SageCon Partnership met November 2-3, 2022, in Burns, Oregon. You can access presentations, resources, and recordings using the link provided. Summit Themes Connect local, state, and federal partners working toward resilient rangelands in southeastern Oregon and across the Great Basin. Share information, ideas and resources to leverage our collective knowledge, with an emphasis…