Events

Mapping and tracking California forests
Webinar recording. The Center for Ecosystem Climate Solutions (CECS), with support from California’s Strategic Growth Council (SGC), built a data cube of California forest conditions for 1985 to 2023. These…

Cross-boundary collaborative stewardship
Webinar registration. Hosted by the Montana Forest Collaboration Network OBJECTIVES: - Discuss the characteristics of cross-boundary projects and how they increase efficiency and effectiveness when managing priority landscapes - Inspire…

How LANDFIRE EVT contributes to the estimation of forage
Webinar registration. Title: How LANDFIRE EVT contributes to the estimation of forage and seasonal range in Idaho: A perspective through time 2003-2023 Speaker: Scott Bergen, Senior Wildlife Research Biologist, Idaho…

Applying rangeland tools and concepts for fire and fuel management
Webinar recording (49:44). Matt Reeves, (Fuel and Forage), US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

First comes fire – Then comes flood
Webinar registration. The cascading effects of post wildfire can bring more devastation to an already battered community. Utah’s Post Wildfire Mitigation Team, established in 2019, is led by the Utah…

How do fire managers use information? Developing practical weather and climate information
Webinar recording. Description: Three short presentations about recent work from the University of Arizona on understanding how wildland fire managers in the Southwest value and use weather and climate information…

Tree growth and resilience of aspen and Chihuahua pine in Saguaro National Park
Webinar recording. Presenters: Gabrielle Ayres, Erin Todd, and Peter Fulé with Northern Arizona University School of Forestry, Alicia Azpeleta Tarancón - Mediterranean Ecogeomorphological and Hydrological Connectivity Research Team with University…

Basic Sunflower Identification Course
This three-day short course covers the unique taxonomy associated with the Sunflower Family, Asteraceae. Basic terminology, dissection skills, and use of a key are critical elements of this class. We…

Targeted grazing S6 E4 of Reading the Tea Leaves
View presentation (23:42). Targeted grazing presents a great opportunity for managing fuels in rangeland environments. However, there numerous considerations that must be thought through and discussed prior to implementation. Issues such as poisonous plants, livestock acclimation, phenology, and nutritional concerns are among the list discussed in this episode. In this webcast, Research Ecologist, Matt Reeves…

How LANDFIRE uses image-based modeling to map vegetation and update fuels
Webinar registration. Speaker: Daryn Dockter, LANDFIRE Technical Lead, TSSC, EROS