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SUMMARY:Capitalizing on strategic opportunities: Examples from the field
DESCRIPTION:View recording. \nRead webinar brief. \nBrian Mealor\, Associate Professor and Director of the Sheridan Research and Extension Center\, UW\, discusses strategic opportunities where land managers can intervene to move the needle on cheatgrass. It describes the level of invasion and management strategies applicable to each. Then\, Mike Pellant\, Ecologist\, Retired BLM\, discusses post-fire opportunities\, cheatgrass die-off areas\, and the myths and realities of dormant season targeted grazing. \nThis webinar was the fourth in our 2018 Webinar Series: Moving the Needle on Cheatgrass: Putting What We Know into Practice.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/capitalizing-strategic-opportunities-examples-field/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180501T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180501T103000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180418T001055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T170839Z
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SUMMARY:Making it work: How Michigan National Forests modified LANDFIRE data for local use
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar gives a brief introduction to multiple LANDFIRE datasets and then explore how two National Forests are working to tweak LANDFIRE data to better meet their needs. We will conclude by sharing resources and ideas that may help you think through modifying LANDFIRE or other similar datasets for your use.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/making-it-work-how-michigan-national-forests-modified-landfire-data-for-local-use/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180509T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180716T204432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T173815Z
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SUMMARY:BehavePlus - Updates and changes
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nWebinar presented by Faith Ann Heinsch\, S&K Global Solutions\, RMRS Missoula Fire Lab \nThe webinar described major changes from version 5 to version 6\, showed sample Runs demonstrating these changes\, provided suggestions for calculating surface fire behavior using BehavePlus v6\, described how changes in BehavePlus affect NWCG courses that use this program (e.g.\, S-490; RX-301/341)\, and provided ways to get additional information.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/behaveplus-updates-and-changes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180509T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180509T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180223T200800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T181708Z
UID:4888-1525865400-1525869000@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Ecologically based invasive plant management: Lessons from the area-wide demonstration project
DESCRIPTION:View recording. \nRead webinar brief. \nThis webinar discusses the process as well as take home messages from area-wide demonstration projects on cheatgrass reduction. Roger Sheley\, USDA ARS\, presented. \nThis webinar was the last in our 2018 Webinar Series: Moving the Needle on Cheatgrass: Putting What We Know into Practice.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/ecologically-based-invasive-plant-management-lessons-area-wide-demonstration-project/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180516T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180516T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180510T164348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T170643Z
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SUMMARY:Adapting wildfire management to 21st century conditions
DESCRIPTION:Access webinar recording. \nThis Critical Issues webinar explores recent trends in wildfires and changes in contributing factors / drivers of these hazards and features case studies of wildfire policy and management strategies in the western and southern United States.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/adapting-wildfire-management-to-21st-century-conditions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180530T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180531T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180510T171222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T170441Z
UID:5091-1527667200-1527778800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Cheatgrass\, medusahead\, and ventenata: Symposium and field trip
DESCRIPTION:View Part 1 (2:12) and Part II (2:08) recordings of this symposium. \nThis special half-day webinar symposium provides an in-depth review of three invasive grasses (cheatgrass\, medusahead\, ventenata) in the Western US.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/cheatgrass-medusahead-and-ventenata-symposium-and-field-trip/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180530T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180530T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180507T181308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T170219Z
UID:5061-1527679800-1527683400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Targeted grazing applied to alter fuels and reduce fire behavior metrics in shrub-grasslands
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar discusses how targeted grazing can reduce fuels to prevent wildfire in shrub-grasslands. Chris Schachtschneider\, Eva Strand\, and Scott Jensen\, University of Idaho\, present.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/targeted-grazing-applied-to-alter-fuels-and-reduce-fire-behavior-metrics-in-shrub-grasslands/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T170000
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CREATED:20180712T174225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T174225Z
UID:5264-1531382400-1531414800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Empowering private landowner conservation
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar highlighted the importance of private land in species conservation efforts\, innovative ways to address conservation finance\, and the incentives that work for private landowners. Moderator: Chris West\, Director\, Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Panelists: Amos Eno\, Executive Director/President\, Resources First Foundation; Jeff Morgheim\, Founder and Principal\, Edge Strategic Consulting\, LLC; Lesli Allison\, Executive Director\, Western Landowners Alliance. This webinar is one in a series for the “Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative\,” the Chairman’s Initiative of Wyoming Governor and Western Governors’ Association Chairman Matt Mead.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/empowering-private-landowner-conservation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T170000
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CREATED:20180712T174430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T174430Z
UID:5266-1531382400-1531414800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Multi-species management and desert landscapes
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar illuminated the challenges and opportunities posed by landscape-level species management in the desert southwest. Moderator: Matt McKinney\, Director of the Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Montana. Panelists: Alexa Sandoval\, Director\, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; John Swett\, Program Manager\, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program; Jim deVos\, Assistant Director\, Wildlife Management\, Arizona Game and Fish Department; Bill McDonald\, Executive Director\, Malpai Borderlands Group. This webinar is one in a series for the “Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative\,” the Chairman’s Initiative of Wyoming Governor and Western Governors’ Association Chairman Matt Mead.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/multi-species-management-and-desert-landscapes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180712T174700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T174700Z
UID:5268-1531382400-1531414800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Critical habitat and invasive species
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar examined how critical habitat designations are influenced by invasive species. Moderator: Chuck Bonham\, Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Panelists: Dr. David Sweet\, Yellowstone Lake Special Project Manager\, Wyoming Trout Unlimited; Matt Morrison\, Chief Executive Officer\, Pacific Northwest Economic Region; Chris Crookshanks\, Native Aquatics Staff Specialist\, Nevada Department of Wildlife. This webinar is one in a series for the “Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative\,” the Chairman’s Initiative of Wyoming Governor and Western Governors’ Association Chairman Matt Mead.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/critical-habitat-and-invasive-species/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180712T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180712T175031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T175031Z
UID:5270-1531382400-1531414800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Species conservation funding
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar examined current methods of funding species conservation efforts\, as well as challenges and opportunities to leveraging additional funding for conservation of at-risk and endangered species. Moderator: Timothy Male\, Executive Director at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center. Panelists: Christy Plumer\, Chief Conservation Officer\, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership; Virgil Moore\, Director\, Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Gary Frazer\, Assistant Director for Endangered Species\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This webinar is part the Species Conservation and ESA Initiative.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/species-conservation-funding/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180713T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180713T170000
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CREATED:20180713T203447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180713T203447Z
UID:5279-1531468800-1531501200@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:8th Annual Sage-Grouse Initiative Workshop - Lessons and photos
DESCRIPTION:Access resources. \nMore than 135 conservation partners recently met in Boise\, Idaho during the Sage Grouse Initiative’s 8th annual workshop. This year’s workshop focused on wildfire\, weeds and rangeland restoration. \nOver the course of two days we heard from ranchers\, firefighters\, researchers\, local non-profits and public land managers about the amazing results that come from working together locally to achieve a shared vision: healthy sagebrush rangelands for people and wildlife.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/8th-annual-sage-grouse-initiative-workshop-lessons-and-photos/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180716T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180716T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180716T203925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T185928Z
UID:5288-1531728000-1531760400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Home and landscape wildfire defense lessons learned from the 2017 California wildfire season
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nHow could have so many homes and businesses burned so quickly in the Wine Country Fires? While the landscape can be the fuse\, the homes really can be the most burnable part of the landscape. For this webinar we’ll talk about key lesson that can be learned from these northern California fires and how we can help our homes and landscapes to become more resilient to wildfires. This webinar will bring forward information about fire preparedness\, building design\, construction and maintenance in with an emphasis identifying and managing the fuels near our homes (e.g. combustible wood mulches used in landscaping\, lawn furniture\, leaf accumulations\, dry landscape plants\, etc.)\, especially in the 5 feet immediately adjacent to our homes.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/home-and-landscape-wildfire-defense-lessons-learned-from-the-2017-california-wildfire-season/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180925T100000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180905T195830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T165822Z
UID:5332-1537866000-1537869600@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Rangeland Analysis Platform: A tool to help manage\, monitor western rangelands
DESCRIPTION:Access webinar recording. \nThe Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP) is a free\, online tool that helps landowners and natural resource managers track vegetation through time and plan actions to improve America’s grazing lands. The RAP can be used to provide strategies to improve productivity of grazing lands\, manage weeds\, mitigate impacts of wildfire and drought\, and benefit wildlife habitats. Powered by Google Earth Engine\, RAP merges machine learning and cloud-based computing with remote sensing and field data to provide the first-ever annual cover maps of rangeland vegetation. This new platform allows people to view trends in rangeland resources at an unprecedented blend of space (from the Great Plains to the Pacific Ocean)\, time (1984 to present)\, and scale (at the ranch\, watershed\, or county level). Designed to be combined with local knowledge\, the RAP helps users better understand vegetation change through time to aid in conservation planning and outcome evaluation. This webinar will describe the innovative breakthrough in mapping vegetation cover and demonstrate RAP applications.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/rangeland-analysis-platform-a-tool-to-help-manage-monitor-western-rangelands/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181009T173312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181009T173312Z
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SUMMARY:Full community costs of wildfire
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar was originally presented August 29\, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT by Kimiko Barrett of Headwaters Economics. \nAs wildfires increase in size and severity\, the costs to protect homes and lives similarly rise. Yet protecting communities represents a relatively small portion of the total costs of a wildfire—other short- and long-term impacts yield a variety of costs that often go unrecognized. In an analysis of five case studies—the Hayman (2002)\, Old\, Grand Prix\, and Padua Complex (2003)\, Schultz (2010)\, Rim (2013)\, and Loma fires (2016)—suppression costs averaged nine percent of total wildfire costs; additional short-term expenses and long-term damages accounted for 91 percent of total wildfire costs. Nearly half of all wildfire costs are paid at the local level by government agencies\, non-governmental organizations\, businesses\, and homeowners. The remaining wildfire costs are paid at the state and federal level\, or are paid by a combination of local\, state\, and federal organizations. Overall\, short-term expenses such as suppression\, relief aid\, evacuation services\, and home and property loss comprise around 35 percent of total wildfire costs. Long-term damages\, which can take years to fully manifest\, account for approximately 65 percent of total wildfire costs. Although wildfire costs greatly vary depending on factors within the built and unbuilt environment\, increasing trends in climate change and development patterns favoring high-wildfire-risk areas suggest a parallel rise in total wildfire costs. Planning new communities and developments with consideration of wildfire risk is one way to accommodate growth while living alongside wildfires.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/full-community-costs-of-wildfire/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181009T172920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181009T172920Z
UID:5440-1539072000-1539104400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Fire and archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfire and prescribed fire
DESCRIPTION:View video. \nLand managers are challenged to protect cultural resources within the context of reintroducing fire on the landscape. Positive relationships and partnerships are essential to effective management.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/fire-and-archaeology-working-together-to-protect-cultural-resources-during-wildfire-and-prescribed-fire/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20180905T200537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181120T202007Z
UID:5334-1539169200-1539172800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Modeling and mapping the potential for high-severity fire in the West
DESCRIPTION:View recording. \nThe ecological effects of wildland fire – also termed the fire severity – are often highly heterogeneous in space and time. This heterogeneity is a result of spatial variability in factors such as fuel\, topography\, and climate (e.g. a map of mean annual temperature). However\, temporally variable factors such as daily weather and climatic extremes (e.g. an unusually warm year) also may play a key role. We conducted a study in which statistical models were produced describing fire severity as a function of live fuel\, topography\, climate\, and fire weather. On average\, live fuel was the most influential factor driving fire severity\, followed by fire weather\, climate\, and topography. The statistical models we produced were then used to generate maps depicting the probability of high-severity fire\, if a fire were to occur\, for several ecoregions in the western US. These maps can potentially be used by land management agencies to prioritize hazardous fuel reduction treatments. This webinar pertains to all mountainous regions of the western US but will slightly emphasize the southwestern US.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/modeling-and-mapping-the-potential-for-high-severity-fire-in-the-west/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181114
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181205T164833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T184153Z
UID:5751-1542067200-1542153599@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Gambel oak management symposium
DESCRIPTION:Part 1 recordings.\nPart 2 recordings. \nGambel oak (Quercus gambelii) is a widespread species found throughout the US Southwest and southern Rocky Mountains. While the species has been widely studied in Arizona and New Mexico\, comparatively little is known about Gambel oak at the northern extent of its range (Colorado\, Utah\, southern Wyoming). Research in this geographic region is particularly important given substantial differences in growth form across the species’ range (tree vs. shrub)\, and because potential habitat for Gambel oak is likely to spread northward under future climate scenarios. In this webinar\, we will discuss the current state of knowledge on the ecology and management of Gambel oak in the southern Rocky Mountains\, with a focus on silviculture\, wildfire\, and post-fire.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/gambel-oak-management-symposium/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181115T140000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181115T194751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190223T144609Z
UID:5640-1542286800-1542290400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Evaluation of burn mosaics on subsequent wildfire behavior\, severity and fire management strategies
DESCRIPTION:Access recording. \nThe Reburn Project was motivated by a need to better understand wildfires as a type of fuel reduction treatment and to assess the impacts of fire suppression on forested landscapes. The original JFSP task statement (Influence of past wildfires on wildfire behavior\, effects\, and management) was created to inform the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy and to address how past wildfires influence subsequent wildfire spread and severity as well as to evaluate how past wildfires may support different fire management strategies. Our study focused on three study areas\, located in the inland Pacific Northwest\, central Idaho and interior British Columbia. Each study area was centered on a recent\, large wildfire event in montane\, forested landscapes.We first evaluated fire-on-fire interactions between past wildfires and subsequent large fire events (see Stevens-Rumann et al. 2016). Next\, we created a landscape fire simulation tool that allowed us to explore the impact of fire management on the patterns of forest vegetation and fuels across landscapes. To do this\, we created an iterative tool that uses historical ignition and weather data to evaluate potential burn mosaics compared to actual pre-wildfire landscapes under different wildfire management strategies.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/evaluation-of-burn-mosaics-on-subsequent-wildfire-behavior-severity-and-fire-management-strategies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181127T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181127T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181009T172541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T183955Z
UID:5437-1543318200-1543321800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Prescribed fire policy barriers: Findings from a JFSP project
DESCRIPTION:Access webinar recording. \nUSU Forestry Extension and the Southern Rockies Science Network present this special webinar: Prescribed fire is an essential management tool for restoring and maintaining fire-dependent ecosystems; however\, land managers are unable to apply prescribed fire at the necessary levels. Past surveys have identified a range of policies and regulations that managers say limit their ability to conduct prescribed fire. We are conducting a project investigating barriers to prescribed fire across the West for the BLM and the US Forest Service. Our goals are to identify the origin and range of interpretation of perceived policy barriers (i.e. whether these reside in law\, agency guidance\, culture\, or individual discretion) and characterize the opportunities and mechanisms that are available to overcome barriers at various scales. The first phase of our project involved a legal analysis and interviews across the 11 Western states with BLM and Forest Service fire and fuels managers and state-level air quality regulators. We report on the diversity of regulatory approaches\, policy barriers\, and strategies for overcoming challenges across the West\, based on our legal review and interviews. While air quality regulation limits managers’ ability to conduct prescribed fire\, it is only one of many issues that managers say affect their programs; other significant challenges include capacity limitations\, a lack of incentives to increase accomplishments\, and individual risk aversion.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/prescribed-fire-policy-barriers-findings-from-a-jfsp-project/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181121T184401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T155901Z
UID:5685-1543402800-1543406400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Burning piles- Effects of pile age\, moisture\, mass\, and composition on fire effects\, consumption\, and decomposition
DESCRIPTION:Access webinar recording. \nMillions of acres of fuels reduction treatments are being implemented each year in the fire adapted forests of the US. Typical these fuel reduction treatments target small diameter trees for removal producing large amounts of unmerchantable woody material and elevating surface fuel loadings. Often this material has no market value and is piled by hand or with heavy machinery and burned on site. We studied replicated experimental pile burns from two locations (Wenatchee\, WA and Santa Clara\, NM) over three years. We examined the effects of time since construction (i.e.\, pile age) and burn season (fall and spring) on fuel bed properties\, combustion dynamics\, fuel consumption\, and charcoal formation for hand-constructed piles in thinned ponderosa pine-dominated sites. The webinar will also touch on pile decomposition rates and unplanned fire in areas with piled fuels.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/burning-piles-effects-of-pile-age-moisture-mass-and-composition-on-fire-effects-consumption-and-decomposition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181129T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181121T185222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181213T200121Z
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SUMMARY:Lessons learned from Learn-n-Burn events
DESCRIPTION:View recording. \n“Learn and Burn” workshops are an excellent way for private landowners and others to gain hands-on burning experience and knowledge from expert mentors. This webinar will provide some lessons learned from coordinating these events\, and tips to putting one on in the future. Participants will be provided with a template checklist\, examples of past agendas\, ideas for potential partners and funding opportunities\, suggestions on how to measure program impact\, and successes from past events. Are you thinking of planning one of these events?
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/lessons-learned-from-learn-n-burn-events/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20181205T163642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190117T173034Z
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SUMMARY:Use of small unmanned aircraft on wildfire incidents
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nUnmanned Aircraft\, commonly called “Drones\,” are being used more and more for public safety\, research\, etc. Falling prices\, rising capabilities\, and a favorable regulatory framework are all fueling this growth. This webinar looks at actual\, real-world\, Wildfire missions where these aircraft are being used successfully\, and diver into their advantages and limitations.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/use-of-small-unmanned-aircraft-on-wildfire-incidents/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20190223T132126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T160548Z
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SUMMARY:Utah All Hands-All Lands Summit
DESCRIPTION:Access session recordings. Use password: SAGE2019 \nAll Lands Summit was held at the Salt Lake City Downtown Radisson Hotel on Feb 5-7\, 2019.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/utah-all-hands-all-hands-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190220T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190221T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20190329T154251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T211640Z
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SUMMARY:SageSuccess Project Findings
DESCRIPTION:Recording of Part I (2/20)\nRecording of Part II (2/21) \nThe SageSuccess Project\, a joint USGS\, BLM\, and USFWS effort\, examines the factors contributing to big sagebrush establishment across the range of sage-grouse. In two webinars\, USGS researchers will present major findings of studies on restoration\, resistance and resilience\, soils\, population dynamics\, and more. \nSageSuccess Project findings were presented over two days by 6 presenters.  \n2/20 –  \nHistory\, Study Design\, and Partnerships of the SageSuccess Project: David Pilliod\nThe SageSuccess project required considerable planning and partnership building and coordination. Early partner engagement and flexibility were key to our success. This presentation sets the stage for why and how the project formed\, what lessons we learned along the way\, and where the science may take us next. \nBig Picture Considerations for Sagebrush Restoration: Matt Germino\nSagebrush ecosystems\, while often perceived as homogenous “seas” of shrubs\, exhibit striking variation within and among sites. Heterogeneity exists over time and across space due to weather\, climatic\, topographic\, and edaphic factors. In addition to this variability is remarkable genetic diversity within sagebrush and its associated species. This variability presents challenges and opportunities for sagebrush restoration. \nIs Resistance & Resilience a Useful Predictive Tool? Robert Arkle\nEcological resistance and resilience to disturbance and subsequent invasion is becoming a cornerstone of conservation management in the Great Basin. However\, whether this theory works in practice is largely untested at broad spatial and temporal scales. R & R theory was evaluated from field data from over 200 post-wildfire rehabilitation sites sampled from 1–35 years post-treatment throughout the Great Basin. \n2/21  – \nGradients in Sagebrush Recovery after Fire are Associated with Soil and Biocrust Characteristics: Dave Barnard\nThe influence of soil properties on the recovery of sagebrush canopy structure after fire is not well documented. In this study\, we investigated associations between soil depth\, texture\, and surface characteristics and the recovery of sagebrush canopy structure. We show that a diversity of associations exists and that soil characteristics such as depth and structure can surpass precipitation in terms explaining post-fire sagebrush responses. \nPopulation Trajectories of Sagebrush after Restoration: Connecting Pattern and Process: Bob Shriver\nIt’s assumed that in the absence of drought\, invasive species\, or other disturbance\, populations should recover soon after restoration\, but there is little data to support this. When we examined the population dynamics of restoration\, we found sagebrush populations declined for decades following seeding\, even in the absence of environmental change. It took an average of 20 years to see increases in sagebrush cover. Much of this prolonged recovery can be linked to the sagebrush life history. \nTo Plant or to Seed? A Good Question: Dave Pyke\nSagebrush restoration typically takes two forms: seeding or transplanting. Transplants can bypass some of the roadblocks to establishment that seedings face. However\, growth can sometimes be a challenge with transplanted species growing poorer than seeded species. We examine canopy and height growth of seeded and transplanted sagebrush across the Great Basin. Transplants have an early growth advantage in the first three to five years\, but seeded plants eventually match the growth of transplants.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/sagesuccess-project-findings/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190226T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20190223T143433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T210603Z
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SUMMARY:Let's fix the fire problem: Here's a solution
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording \nFire is the first of three Great Constants in our lives. Change is the second. A web of change\, consisting of population growth; density of homes built in outlying areas; new home construction; weather drying and heating; biomass build-up from fire suppression\, management\, etc. is converging on our communities\, landscapes\, economies\, and collective resources. That convergence is creating negative impact and loss at unprecedented rates. This webinar discusses solutions to the fire problem.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/lets-fix-the-fire-problem-heres-a-solution/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190305T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190305T140000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20190223T131500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T155523Z
UID:5984-1551790800-1551794400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Expect the unexpected: Fire management challenges and opportunities in a changing climate
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nWith increasing fire season duration and complexities in the fire management environment come opportunities to scale up the application of prescribed fire. In this webinar\, we will explore the challenges climate change poses for fire managers\, as well as the opportunities present in more numerous and longer prescribed burn windows with the increasing availability of fuels to burn.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/expect-the-unexpected-fire-management-challenges-and-opportunities-in-a-changing-climate/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190306T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190306T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20190508T193605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T152351Z
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SUMMARY:Building loss to wildfires in the WUI in the US
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nWildfires are a natural element of many ecosystems and have a great impact on society by destroying property and sometimes by taking lives. In the United States alone\, thousands of individual fires occur every year and the number of both burned hectares and destroyed buildings are higher than ever since recorded fire history. Six of the 10 fires with the largest losses of lives and homes of the 20th century occurred in the wildland urban interface (WUI)\, and all of them occurred within the last 20 years. Given that billions of dollars are being allocated to fuel management and fire suppression and that the main fire suppression goal is to protect people and property\, it is necessary to understand the factors related to vegetation\, terrain and spatial arrangement that contribute to building loss from wildfires\, and examine nationwide spatial patterns of vulnerability and rebuilding.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/building-loss-to-wildfires-in-the-wui-in-the-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190307T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190307T120000
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CREATED:20190223T143747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T155410Z
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SUMMARY:Prescribed fire is an emergency
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording \nThis interactive webinar will explore how systems level trends impact the way we manage fire in unexpected ways. Hear why cutting trees in overstocked forests does far less than you might think to increase a community’s resilience to catastrophic fire; how the public framing of the “wildfire crisis” creates narratives that negatively impacts fire management; and how the unintended consequences of policy and demographics muzzle the most important ecological disturbance in almost 80% of America’s landscapes. The webinar will address both opinions and opportunities for re-creation of a restoration economy and fire’s New Deal.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/prescribed-fire-is-an-emergency/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190321T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T095442
CREATED:20190328T191347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T191347Z
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SUMMARY:Smoke exposure health effects and mitigations for wildland fire personnel
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nWildland firefighters are exposed to wood smoke\, which contains hazardous air pollutants\, during wildland fire management assignments across the U.S. each year. In this webinar\, Kathleen Navarro\, PhD\, presented on a recent Joint Fire Science Program study estimating the lifetime risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease from exposure to particulate matter (PM) from smoke. This analysis combined measured PM exposures on wildfires\, estimated wildland firefighter breathing rates\, and an exposure disease relationship for PM to estimate mortality of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality from lifetime exposure to PM. In addition\, Zone Fuels AFMO\, Megan Martinez\, reviewed previous smoke research\, as well as field-based experiences with successes and challenges of implementing smoke exposure mitigations.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/smoke-exposure-health-effects-and-mitigations-for-wildland-fire-personnel/
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