Events
Imagining and designing coherent, adaptation-oriented laws about wildfire
Webinar recording. Since 2010, Australian national and state governments have commissioned at least 101 post-emergency inquiries and reviews, each of which makes recommendations to improve the way we prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfires. Many of these reviews recommend specific changes to laws and policies, for example, to simplify permitting processes for…
Fire behavior
Webinar recording. The third webinar of the Forest Service's Research and Development SCIENCEx FIRE week. Fire Behavior Wildland Fire Behavior and Ignition | Sara McAllister 3D Time-Dependent Fire Behavior Models: What They Do and the Need for Observational Datasets | Ruddy Mell Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) and Wildfire Monitoring | Matt Dickinson
Seed Innovations for Great Basin Landscapes – Webinar Recordings
3/2 – Seed Zones and Adaptive Traits (11 PST/12 MST) - Recording Setting the landscape for native seed technologies: Balancing the need for wild, adapted native seeds with modifications needed for agricultural production and large-scale seeding – Beth Leger, University of Nevada, Reno Guiding restoration with seed transfer zones: Concepts and applications – Rob Massatti,…
Modeling risks and tradeoffs
Webinar recording. The fourth webinar of the Forest Service's Research and Development SCIENCEx FIRE week. Modeling Risks and Tradeoffs Wildland Fire Behavior and Ignition | Greg Dillon Juggling Risks and Tradeoffs Toward a More Resilient Future: The Known, Unknown, Unknowable, and Unpleasant | Pat Manley & Nick Povak Southern Forest Outlook: Fire in a Changing…
Looking toward the future
Webinar recording. The fifth webinar of the Forest Service's Research and Development SCIENCEx FIRE week. Looking Towards the Future Historical and Future Fire in Temperate Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest | Matt Reilly Assessing Wildfire Risk for Strategic Forest Management Decision-Making in the Southern US | Sandhya Nepal Wrap-Up | Jens Stevens
Community-focused programs, datasets, and planning resources for wildfire risk mitigation
Webinar recording. Much of the current dialogue around mitigating wildfire risk to people and property in the United States focuses on vegetation treatments to reduce fuel loads on public lands. There is good reason for that – responsible management of lands within their jurisdiction is embedded within the mission of the Forest Service and other…
How an evidence-based approach to community-focused wildfire education programs can put people at the center of wildfire solutions
Webinar recording. This seminar builds of the March 9, 2023 “Community-focused programs, datasets, and planning resources for wildfire risk mitigation” seminar (presenters: Greg Dillon, Eva Karau, Kelly Pohl) by focusing on how to support creation of fire-resilient communities. In particular, the presentation will highlight how the paired parcel risk and social data approach developed by…
Configuring ArcGIS field maps for invasive species management
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Assessing wildfire risk and mitigation opportunities in the sagebrush biome
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Fire in the western US: Big fires. Big challenges. The call for regional learning and action.
Webinar recording. Learn about the diverse inputs and outcomes from six large fires spanning five JFSP Regional Fire Science Exchanges. This webinar walks you through the jointly produced story map: Fire in the Western U.S.: Big fires. Big challenges. Big need for regional learning and action.