Events

Overview of Sagebrush Conservation Design

Webinar join link. Please join the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Bureau of Land Management, Agricultural Research Service, and The Nature Conservancy on Sept. 22 at 100p MDT for a public webinar to overview the Sagebrush Conservation Design, a framework that is a part of…

Communication strategies for range professionals- Webinar series

Webinar recording. Who are you talking to? Rangeland professionals know a lot about rangeland ecology and management, but not about marketing, especially online communication. Online communication is here to stay, investing time now to learn more about it will prepare you for the future.

Association for Fire Ecology Conference: Fire Ecology Across Boundaries

Visit conference website. The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) are partnering with Regione Toscana and University of Florence to host a conference in Florence, Italy for diverse stakeholders involved in wildfire management. Experts from Europe and around the world are invited to gather in Florence to share fire ecology science…

Drivers of annual grass invasion at local and regional scales

Webinar recording. This presentation shares results from a recent region-wide field survey of sagebrush rangelands in Oregon and Idaho, where we examined drivers of annual grass invasion at local and regional scales, and how grazing intensity at different scales can interact with environmental determinants of vegetation.

Communication strategies for range professionals – A webinar series

Webinar recording. What are you saying to them and what should they do? Rangeland professionals know a lot about rangeland ecology and management, but not about marketing, especially online communication. Online communication is here to stay, investing time now to learn more about it will prepare you for the future.

Three years of targeted grazing to reduce wildfire risk

Webinar recording. This presentation discusses a pilot project in partnership with the BC Cattlemen’s Association and the Province of British Columbia that uses cattle grazing to reduce wildfire risk in wildland-urban interface areas. Amanda Miller, of Palouse Rangeland Consulting is engaged as the liaison, coordinator, and researcher for the development, pilot, and testing of livestock…

Resistance and resilience for rangelands: What do they mean?

Webinar recording. This presentation discusses the following topics as they relate to rangelands: Resistance and Resilience are commonly used terms in discussions about agriculture and preparing for the future. Provide a common understanding of these terms as they apply to the ecology of grazed systems. Relationships between ecological resistance and resilience, disturbances, and ecological processes…

7th Annual SageCon Summit

The Oregon SageCon Partnership met November 2-3, 2022, in Burns, Oregon. You can access presentations, resources, and recordings using the link provided. Summit Themes Connect local, state, and federal partners working toward resilient rangelands in southeastern Oregon and across the Great Basin. Share information, ideas and resources to leverage our collective knowledge, with an emphasis…

Addressing equity and environmental justice in the Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy

Webinar recording. Description: The U.S. Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is funding the agency’s initial investments to reduce wildfire risk under the Strategy, both call for considering equity and environmental justice when implementing projects. We present practical applications of our research on the environmental justice implications of hazardous fuels…