Events

Developing a next-generation wildland fire intelligence platform

Webinar recording. There is a compelling business case for additional investment in enhanced data acquisition and analysis to better assess the safety and effectiveness of wildfire management. As a result of long-standing data gaps, fire management organizations cannot recreate what happened during fire operations, leading to persistent challenges in: (1) demonstrating the nature and magnitude…

Wildlife and fire in the Southwest

The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, USDA Forest Service, and many other organizations are hosting a yearlong series of workshops and webinars to advance wildlife management relating to fire in the Southwest. This series will kick off with a two-part virtual workshop that will highlight case studies, emerging research, and more. Day and time: January…

Linking heterogeneity at the WUI to wildfire dynamics

Webinar recording. The complex interactions between atmospheric and fire-induced winds are a persistent obstacle to accurately predicting wildfire front behavior. There are a multitude of wildfire spread models, with one primary distinction being the level of fire-atmosphere coupling in each. Coupling of fire-induced winds and ambient winds in numerical models is carried out through linking…

SCIENCEx webinar series

Webinar recording. SCIENCEx will resume in 2024 with SCIENCEx Genetics! January 29th - February 2nd, 2024

Natural Range of Variation (NRV) in the montane conifer forests of southern California

Webinar recording. We conducted a natural range of variation (NRV) assessment of montane conifer forests in the Transverse and Peninsular Mountain Ranges of southern California. Using current and historical literature and data, we present a quantitative analysis of forest function, structure, composition, and ecological processes prior to Euro-American settlement and compare those elements to the…

Landscape restoration and plants: SCIENCEx genetics series

Webinar recording. Introduction – Vicky Erickson An updated approach to generalized seed transfer strategies – Elizabeth Milano Managing for genetic resistance to white pine blister rust – Anna Schoettle Restoring…

Wildfire smoke: Knowns and unknowns

Webinar recording. Topic: Wildfire Smoke and Human Health - The Knowns and the Unknowns Presenter: Sarah Henderson How does wildfire smoke affect our health? Learn about what’s in wildfire smoke,…