Events
PNW Society for Range Management Summer Meeting and Tour
Event website. The PNW Section Summer Meeting and Tour will be May 29-31 in Chewelah, WA. Forest grazing, cover crop grazing, silvopasture, hay production, seedstock beef production, water quality, apex predators, tribal history and issues Headquarters: Mistequa Casino Hotel (pronounced Mist-a-quah), 2545 Smith Rd, Chewelah, WA 99109
Working with the media: How to know your messages and communicate them
Webinar recording. Communication professionals and fire practitioners with significant media experience discuss challenges and success in communicating about fire through media outlets. Panelists share their experiences and provide suggestions for those looking to begin or improve communication through various forms of media. Following a moderated panel discussion, there will be time for audience Q/A. Panelists:…
What goes into a burn plan? Examples and results from White’s Creek
Field day at White's Creek, Reno, NV to learn about prescription burn planning, treatments, monitoring, and results.
Western Governors’ Association 2024 Annual Meeting
Meeting webpage. The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) will be held June 10-12 in Olympic Valley, California. WGA’s Chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, will be joined by his fellow Western Governors for conversations with special guests and experts on a variety of topics, including the Decarbonizing the West chair initiative, modernizing…
Nuances in fire history and management: Lessons from Oregon
View recording. For this webinar, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Merschel, Postdoctoral Scholar with ORISE and the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station and Dr. Chris Dunn, Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. Dr. Andrew Merschel: The largest, tallest, and often the longest-lived species of nine conifer genera are found in temperate rainforests…
Honest, transparent conversations: Keys for effective tribal collaboration
Webinar recording. Trees, Water & People, a Colorado-based not-for-profit organization, works to address conservation and equity through meaningful engagement with Tribal Nations, adhering to Tribes’ unique ecological knowledge systems and lived experiences in co-existence with landscape scale stewardship. Most importantly, honest, transparent conversations are key to establishing working collaborations with Tribes focused on conservation or…
Southwest fire season 2023 overview and 2024 outlook
View recording (1:03:34). Wildfire is part of the landscape in the Southwest. It can be a threat to lives and property, but it is also crucial to maintaining healthy ecosystems. Please join the Southwest Fire Science Consortium for a webinar reviewing the top 8 biggest fires in the region in 2023 and looking ahead toward…
An evolution in thinking: Notes from an unexpected fire season on the San Juan National Forest
View video (21:25). In 2023, fire managers on the San Juan National Forest and their partners faced many of the same challenges they face every summer; but by embracing different ways of thinking about fire and communicating difficult tradeoffs effectively with partners, they improved relationships and aligned support through several large, long duration events. ‘Evolution…
Fire weather videos
World of Wildland Fire brings you short videos on fire weather and fire behavior relationships. Introduction to fire weather (6:45) Guide to weather forecasts (19:07) Heating and cooling of the earth and air (6:51) Wind and its impact on fire behavior (5:53)
Crisis communication: What do we say when things go wrong?
Webinar recording. From large-scale wildfires to smaller incidents connected to complex social issues; crises take many forms and present unique communications challenges. Panelists will discuss how conservation organizations and fire practitioners can prepare for hard times and provide suggestions for how to proceed if and when they happen. Following a moderated panel discussion, there will…