Events
Victims or survivors? The cost of culture in fire recovery
Webinar recording (1:00:03). As fire disasters in California increase in severity and frequency, the costs accumulate for federal, state, and local governments, insurers, residents, and communities. While the costs of wildfires are difficult to quantify, the 2018 Carr fire in Shasta County, CA resulted in costly evacuations of approximately 38,000 people, the ecosystem loss of…
Words matter. Let burn dialogue and reality.
Webinar recording (1:04:22).
Sifting through selective science and misinformation for collaborative forest management
Webinar recording. Land manager and public land partner-focused panel webinar dedicated to examining selective science use, some of the impacts to land management, and methods for reducing misinformation in collaborative forest management. The panel provides short talks on their perspectives, and address questions and issues provided by attendees. Discussion and Q&A during this session will…
Tools for prioritizing, planning, and evaluating effectiveness of fuel treatments
Webinar recording. Sam "Jake" Price and Matt Germino, USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, present findings from their recent publication on the Soda Fire fuel breaks and how they might help to break the annual grass-fire cycle. Q&A to follow the presentation.
Exploring the Land Treatment Exploration Tool & LANDFIRE’s Role
View webinar recording. In this LANDFIRE Office Hour Forest Rangeland Ecosystem Sciences Center & USGS Biologist, Michelle Jeffries details the geoprocessing and hosting requirements for running the Land Treatment Exploration Tool. She explores the ins and outs of the tool and highlights LANDFIRE's role in informing parts of their analysis. Additionally, she suggests how minor…
Oregon’s diverse fire ecology
Webinar recording. The Oregon State University Extension Fire Program would like to take you on a journey of fire throughout Oregon. In this webinar, a team of regional fire specialists share diverse stories about how fire has shaped Oregon landscapes historically and currently. Understanding fire’s role in the place you live can help you become…
The meteorology of the 2023 Maui wildfire
View recording (53:53). Okay. Let me go back. Okay. So let's go back to not even a year ago, August eighth two thousand twenty three. You know, large wildfires hit western and central Maui, and, it killed at least a hundred people and resulted in three to six billion dollars of damage, mainly in the…
Ready, set, go! Personal wildland fire action guide
Webinar recording (50:31). Led by Hawai'i Wildfire Management Organization (www.hawaiiwildfire.org), this webinar equips you with essential strategies to prepare, respond, and stay safe in the face of wildfires. From creating defensible spaces to crafting evacuation plans, we'll cover it all. Don't wait until it's too late – arm yourself with knowledge and confidence. Register now…
Workshop on management and conservation of pinyon and juniper woodlands
Workshop information and registration. The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service will host a public workshop to present information and gather feedback on a range of topics regarding the science and management of pinyon and juniper woodlands, particularly mature and old-growth forests. The workshop will occur May 8, 1-5 p.m. and May 9, 9 a.m.-5…
A new foundation for LANDFIRE
Webinar recording. The LANDFIRE program is aware that our stakeholders are interested in obtaining more comprehensive 3D vegetation structure information to inform vegetation and species mapping, carbon accounting, and physics-based fire behavior models. Understanding how to provide annually updated 3D vegetation and fuel metrics in a way that is useful to the most stakeholders and…