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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
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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
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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:20260408T161041
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
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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
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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
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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
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CREATED:20190508T193605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T152351Z
UID:6375-1551870000-1551873600@greatbasinfirescience.org
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
UID:6013-1551956400-1551960000@greatbasinfirescience.org
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
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CREATED:20190328T191347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T191347Z
UID:6167-1553166000-1553169600@greatbasinfirescience.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190321T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190321T123000
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CREATED:20190328T190849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T175112Z
UID:6165-1553167800-1553171400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Engaging fires before they start: Spatial fire planning for the 21st century
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nNew fire management paradigms are emerging that recognize fire is inevitable\, and in many cases desirable. During this webinar you will be introduced to a new process for spatial fire planning using tools such as Potential Control Line atlases (PCLs)\, Quantitative wildfire Risk Assessments (QRAs)\, and Suppression Difficulty Index (SDI). Chris Dunn\, Oregon State Univ\, will demonstrate how these tools can align wildfire management decisions and actions\, from the development of strategic wildfire response zones to in situ wildfire response decisions that balance operational success\, firefighter safety and values at risk.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/engaging-fires-before-they-start-spatial-fire-planning-for-the-21st-century/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190409T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190409T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190409T151208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T155142Z
UID:6223-1554807600-1554811200@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Use of the Target Plant Concept to promote successful post-fire restoration
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nRestoration of severely burned forest lands is limited in the southwestern US primarily due to a lack of research and resources. For those areas that have been reforested\, there has been little success with an average of only 20% survival of planted seedlings. Major limitations to the establishment of tree seedlings are exposure to harsh abiotic factors\, poor soil conditions such as reduced water holding capacities and fertility\, animal damage\, and competing vegetation\, all of which limit basic physiological and growth processes in plants. However\, there are different approaches\, both in forest tree nursery production and during active reforestation planting operations\, that could remediate one or more of these limitations. Success for any forest planting effort begins with the “Target Plant Concept” (TPC)\, which is defined as those morphological and physiological attributes of a nursery grown plant that will result in successful establishment and productivity on specific outplanting sites\, such as the harsh\, dry environments of the Southwest. This concept is the basis for all research conducted at the John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center with New Mexico State University.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/use-of-the-target-plant-concept-to-promote-successful-post-fire-restoration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190411T141500
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CREATED:20190409T151646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T155058Z
UID:6226-1554987600-1554992100@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Conservation Efforts Database: Batch uploading and approving
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nIn this webinar\, the Conservation Efforts Database Team guides you through the process to populate the Batch Upload Template with information from existing databases/datasets. We’ll also discuss ‘Approving Officials’\, their role\, and how to select one for your agency or organization.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/conservation-efforts-database-batch-uploading-and-approving/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190416T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190416T141500
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CREATED:20190409T151929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T155013Z
UID:6229-1555419600-1555424100@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Conservation Efforts Database: Single-Record Entry and the Interactive Map
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nJoin the webinar that walks through processes to register for a Conservation Efforts Database User Profile and how we enter information using the ‘single-record’ entry option. Lastly\, we’ll touch on the role of ‘approving officials’\, how to select them within your agency or organization\, and the associated responsibilities.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/conservation-efforts-database-single-record-entry-and-the-interactive-map/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190501T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190501T140000
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CREATED:20190429T212944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190507T201421Z
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SUMMARY:Growing up: Findings from a JFSP student project on post-fire conifer regeneration trajectories in eastern OR
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis presentation will focus on findings from JFSP-supported graduate research on post-fire conifer establishment following recent wildfires in eastern Oregon’s Blue Mountains. Given shifting climate and wildfire regimes\, managers and researchers seek information on forest resilience and recovery trajectories. Understanding establishment and growth rates post-fire is pertinent both to fuels management planning\, in cases of overabundant regeneration\, as well as to decisions surrounding replanting for sites with limited post-fire regeneration. The presentation will summarize current knowledge on the relative influence of site-level versus climatic factors affecting regeneration in western North America\, and present data from the Blue Mountains ecoregion.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/growing-up-findings-from-a-jfsp-student-project-on-post-fire-conifer-regeneration-trajectories-in-eastern-or/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190502T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190502T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190409T152534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T175324Z
UID:6231-1556794800-1556798400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:New reforestation practices for post-wildfire landscapes: Building early resilience
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThe increasing frequency and severity of fire and drought events have negatively impacted the capacity and success of reforestation efforts in many dry\, western forests. Challenges to reforestation include the size\, cost\, and safety concerns of replanting large areas with standing dead trees\, and high seedling and sapling mortality rates due to water stress\, competing vegetation\, and repeat fires that burn young stands. Resources for management are increasingly limited\, reducing the capacity for young plantations to develop early resilience to fire\, drought\, and bark beetle stress. This talk summarizes recent research on the conditions under which current standard reforestation practices are no longer tenable\, and provides suggestions on how these practices might be modified to improve their success.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/new-reforestation-practices-for-post-wildfire-landscapes-building-early-resilience/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190507T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190507T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190507T212148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T175449Z
UID:6358-1557216000-1557248400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:What’s new in LANDFIRE: Remap
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThis webinar seeks to inform participants about what to expect from LANDFIRE Remap products\, and what has and has not changed from previous product offerings. We will discuss what we have learned since February 2019 when the products were made available to users in the Northwest\, and how LANDFIRE resources can address specific fire and land management issues.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/whats-new-in-landfire-remap/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190507T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190429T213614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T191408Z
UID:6301-1557226800-1557230400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Climatic controls on post-fire regeneration and growth in ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nIn this webinar\, Dr. Kimberley Davis examined the effects of climate on post-fire conifer regeneration and subsequent seedling and tree growth. She and her colleagues focused on lower elevation ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir forests to identify the climate conditions that are necessary for these species to regenerate and grow following fire. Their study found that changing climate conditions are making it increasingly difficult for tree seedlings to regenerate after fire\, suggesting that fires may cause conversions to non-forest vegetation in the hottest and driest areas. Dr. Davis also discussed how disturbances that reduce canopy cover\, such as wildfire\, may alter microclimate conditions.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/climatic-controls-on-post-fire-regeneration-and-growth-in-ponderosa-pine-and-douglas-fir/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190508T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190508T100000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190507T211840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T154605Z
UID:6355-1557306000-1557309600@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Wildland firefighter fatalities in the context of prescribed fire
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nIs the risk of death the same when implementing “planned events”? What do the numbers we have as well as some specific events have say about that? Travis Dotson will provide prescribed fire practitioners a few specific elements to consider related to this topic and lessons available from both planned and unplanned fire events.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/wildland-firefighter-fatalities-in-the-context-of-prescribed-fire/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190510T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190508T192300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T154651Z
UID:6362-1557482400-1557486000@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Bringing non-profits\, communities\, and federal agencies together for restoration and monitoring
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nJoin this webinar and robust discussion about innovative collaborations and case studies developed through a partnership between Trout Unlimited and the Forest Service. We will share examples of successful projects\, tools such as partnership agreements\, and how this model of volunteer monitoring can be expanded across other resource areas and throughout the nation to connect communities to their public lands and waters. \nProjects and tools include: \n\nStream Restoration Collaboration\nAngler Science\nTrout Unlimited’s Citizen Science Framework\nTU and USFS Master Agreement\nForest Service Citizen Science Toolkit and Fund\n\nWith remarks from Trout Unlimited and Forest Service leadership: \nKeith Curley\, Vice President for Eastern Conservation\, Trout Unlimited\nChris French\, Deputy Chief for National Forest System\, USDA Forest Service
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/bringing-non-profits-communities-and-federal-agencies-together-for-restoration-and-monitoring/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190409T152821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T154733Z
UID:6234-1557831600-1557835200@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Native mycorrhizal fungi and whitebark pine restoration
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nWhitebark pine is an iconic\, five-needle\, high-elevation pine whose existence is threatened by an exotic rust\, mountain pine beetles\, fire suppression\, and climate change. Its distribution is limited to western North America and populations have declined 90% in recent decades. Whitebark pine is shade intolerant and depends on wildfire to reset the “successional clock”. Regeneration occurs mainly through germination of un-retrieved seeds planted by Clark’s Nutcrackers on burns following wildfires\, however natural regeneration does not always follow wildfires or prescribed burning. Thousands of nursery seedlings are being planted across the landscape to compensate for losses\, however survival rates are often low. This webinar will examine the potential use of native ectomycorrhizal fungi to improve seedling survival by describing the methods and results of greenhouse and field studies from Montana.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/native-mycorrhizal-fungi-and-whitebark-pine-restoration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T090000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190628T214321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T175816Z
UID:6547-1557907200-1557910800@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Fire history paradigms in North America: Controversy and consensus
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nThere is wide agreement that prescribed fire is essential and under-utilized for restoring and maintaining natural ecosystem function\, sustaining native wildlife populations\, and mitigating wildfire hazard. There is less agreement on the history of fire\, specifically the degree to which historic fire regimes and the natural communities that depend on them are essentially anthropogenic as opposed lightning-initiated as a function of climate and topography. This presentation provides an over-simplified summary of the two positions and present examples of more comprehensive research approaches that embrace data over dogma.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/fire-history-paradigms-in-north-america-controversy-and-consensus/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190519
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190409T154527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190520T215009Z
UID:6245-1558051200-1558223999@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Rx Fire on Private Lands Workshop 2019
DESCRIPTION:More information and to register. \nA two day workshop May 17-18 at Blodgett Forest Research Station\, Georgetown\, CA – designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed fire planning and implementation. \nDay One: \nLocal fire history and current fire research\nPrescribed fire permitting and legal considerations\nCal Fire’s Vegetation Management Program\nFire weather forecasting and online tools\nAir quality and smoke management\nPrescribed burn associations\nFire terms and fire behavior\nBurn plan development\nBurn unit preparation\nTools and equipment \nDay Two: \nDay two will consist of morning training followed by on the ground prescribed fire demonstration (pending weather and permits). Participants must attend both days to partake in burning. If unable to perform burn for any reason day two will include a tour of recent prescribed fire activity and research at Blodgett Forest Research Station.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/rx-fire-on-private-lands-workshop-2019/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190521T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190521T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190328T190037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T175907Z
UID:6159-1558432800-1558436400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Unraveling the complexity of mixed severity fire regimes: New insights from three Rocky Mountain ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:View webinar recording. \nIn this webinar\, Dr. Cameron Naficy presents findings from a synthesis of multiple projects conducted in 3 unique mixed-severity ecosystems from the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. and Canada. He briefly reviews a new reconstruction method his research group developed that combines extensive dendroecological plot networks and detailed forest structure mapping from high-resolution historical aerial imagery. Using these data\, he describes the spatial and temporal patterns of fire frequency and severity for each study ecosystem\, the fire-mediated stand dynamics and vegetation conditions that characterized each ecosystem\, and some novel resilience mechanisms and ecological surprises associated with the mixed-severity fire regime model. This project demonstrates how historical data can be used to move beyond simple summaries of historical fire regime attributes and landscape condition by using historical data to reveal fundamental fire regime processes\, drivers\, and ecological outcomes.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/unraveling-the-complexity-of-mixed-severity-fire-regimes-new-insights-from-three-rocky-mountain-ecosystems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190522T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190522T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190515T161242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190628T203925Z
UID:6410-1558522800-1558526400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Do trends in climate influence the increase in high-severity wildfire in the southwestern US from 1984 to 2015?
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nOver the last 30 years\, in woodland and forested ecosystems across the southwestern US\, there has been an increasing trend in fire activity. Altered land use practices and more recent changes in precipitation patterns and warmer temperatures are widely thought to contribute to departures in fire regimes toward more frequent and larger fires with more extreme fire behavior that threatens the persistence of the various forested ecosystems. We examined climate-fire relationships in these vegetation types in Arizona and New Mexico using an expanded satellite-derived burn severity dataset that incorporates over one million additional burned hectares analyzed as extended assessments to the MTBS project’s data and five climate variables from PRISM. Climate-fire relationships were identified by comparing annual total area burned\, area burned at high/low severity\, and percent high severity regionally with fire season (May-August) and water year (October-September) temperature\, precipitation\, and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) variables. The high severity indicators were also derived for each fire individually to see if climate-fire relationships persist at the scale of the individual fire. Increasing trends toward more arid conditions were observed in all but two of the climate variables. Furthermore\, VPD-fire correlations were consistently as strong or more correlated compared to temperature or precipitation indicators alone\, both regionally and at the scale of the individual fire. Thus\, our results support the use of VPD as a more comprehensive climate metric than temperature or other water-balance measures to predict future fire activity. Managers will have to face the implications of increasing high severity fire as trends in climate toward warmer and drier conditions become an increasingly dominant factor in driving fire regimes towards longer and more intense fire seasons across the Southwest.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/do-trends-in-climate-influence-the-increase-in-high-severity-wildfire-in-the-southwestern-us-from-1984-to-2015/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190531T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190531T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190531T194148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190531T194148Z
UID:6455-1559289600-1559322000@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Art of range and fire podcasts
DESCRIPTION:Access podcasts from Washington State University \nThe Art of Range podcast provides education through conversation with some of the brightest minds in rangeland management. We interview researchers\, ranchers\, and resource professionals to bring you extended discussion on topics that are of interest to all. A new episode will be released every two weeks\, with several episodes on a general topic area. This podcasting project is funded by a grant from the Western Center for Risk Management and has specific learning objectives which will drive the topics list. \nIf you are a Certified Professional in Range Management through the SRM\, you may claim continuing education units for these episodes (.5 or 1 CEU per episode) by following the instructions at the conclusion of the survey.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/art-of-range-and-fire-podcasts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190604T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190508T192651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T180152Z
UID:6365-1559642400-1559646000@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Assessing wildland firefighter sleep and fatigue while on fire assignment
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nWith increases in the severity and duration of fire seasons\, wildland firefighters are working longer shifts all across the west and are experiencing increased fatigue. In this webinar\, Randy Brooks will present results from a survey of more than 400 wildland firefighters and a pilot study assessing sleep\, fatigue\, and body composition of nine wildland firefighters. \nDr. Brooks and environmental science doctoral student Callie Collins outfitted firefighters with Readibands – motion monitors that keep detailed data on sleep and activity. They report firefighters working in impaired conditions more than 42 percent of one month\, and a slight gain in body fat and slight loss of muscle mass over the course of the season. Brooks will discuss the implications of these data and their application to helping make the wildland firefighting profession safer.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/assessing-wildland-firefighter-sleep-and-fatigue-while-on-fire-assignment-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190625T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190531T195323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T180249Z
UID:6457-1561464000-1561478400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Dealing with the triple threat invasion - Cheatgrass\, medusahead\, and ventenata
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis 4-hour webinar focuses on invasive annual grasses such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)\, medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)\, and ventenata (Ventenata dubia)\, which are devastating western natural areas and rangeland at a landscape scale. These grass invasions favor further invasions while eliminating desirable vegetation and wildlife habitat. Further impacts include: \n\nA continuous bed of fine fuel associated with an increase in frequency and intensity of rangeland wildfire\nSignificant reduction or elimination of desirable perennial species\nReduced forage quality for wildlife and livestock\nIncreased risks for wildlife and pollinator species\nResulting wildfires that are a threat to humans\, wildlife\, property and infrastructure\n\nSpeakers address all of these points\, including current management tools for the “triple threat”\, highlighting recent research conducted in multiple western states.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/dealing-with-the-triple-threat-invasion-cheatgrass-medusahead-and-ventenata/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190626T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190626T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190531T195726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T180331Z
UID:6459-1561546800-1561550400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Management applications for the Science Framework for conserving and restoring sagebrush ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThe Science Framework for Conservation and Restoration of the Sagebrush Biome is a two-part volume on managing sagebrush ecosystems in the West that was developed by an extensive interagency team of scientists and managers. An overview of using the concepts of resilience to disturbance (ability to recover) and resistance to invasive annual grasses across three geographic scales (sagebrush biome\, ecoregions\, and local sites) to prioritize conservation and restoration actions is provided. \nThe webinar discusses how to use the Science Framework in management planning efforts\, focusing on considerations like monitoring and adaptive management\, climate adaptation\, wildfire and vegetation management\, nonnative invasive plant management\, application of National Seed Strategy concepts\, livestock grazing management\, and wild horse and burro considerations. \nMichele Crist\, BLM National Interagency Fire Center\, and Jeanne Chambers\, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station\, present.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/management-applications-for-the-science-framework-for-conserving-and-restoring-sagebrush-ecosystems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190702T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190702T100000
DTSTAMP:20260408T161041
CREATED:20190628T213515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T180413Z
UID:6542-1562058000-1562061600@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Land use\, land cover\, and forests in a changing climate: Findings from 4th National Climate Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThe Nation’s authoritative assessment of climate impacts\, the Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol. II: Impacts\, Risks\, and Adaptation in the United States (NCA4 Vol. II) was released in November 2018. This presentation will address the impacts of climate change on land cover and land-use change and forests in the United States. Presenters will discuss the assessment’s findings\, including adaptation actions\, what we’ve learned since the previous assessment\, and what we hope to understand better in the future.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/land-use-land-cover-and-forests-in-a-changing-climate-findings-from-4th-national-climate-assessment/
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