Events

Western Governors’ Association – 2023 Winter Meeting

Meeting webpage. The 2023 Winter Meeting, hosted by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, will feature the Western Governors and their special guests in public conversations about the most significant issues facing…

The Oregon state wildfire hazard map

Webinar recording. To enhance Oregon’s wildfire resilience, the State Legislature passed the 2021 SB 762 Omnibus Wildfire Bill that enacted recommendations from the Governor’s 2019 Wildfire Council. This included a…

Prioritizing landscape treatments

Webinar b. Presenters will share an overall framework, analysis considerations plus a case study from the Southwest Idaho Wildfire Crisis Landscape. Manager questions and experiences to guide this session are…

Outcomes of spatial targeting in sagebrush country via the Sage Grouse Initiative

Webinar recording. The sagebrush biome is one of the largest habitat types in North America, spanning 175 million acres and home to sage grouse and 350 other species. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) launched the Sage Grouse Initiative in 2010 to deliver win-win voluntary conservation solutions that support ranchers and other landowners in improving…

Integrating public health into forest and fire management

Webinar recording. Integrating Public Health into Forest and Fire Management, presented by Savannah M D’Evelyn, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Washington, on November 17, 2023. This webinar is part of a monthly series hosted by the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), the Pau Costa Foundation (PCF), and the Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) to…

Science-based guidelines for safe application of vegetation maps derived from satellite imagery

Webinar recording. Cara Applestein, Samuel "Jake" Price, and Matt Germino, USGS, present their latest work on accuracy assessments of the newest mapped products for burned areas. They will give guidelines for reliable application, including stating what is "unsafe" application, what the scientific basis for the guidelines are, and examples of how they use the data.…