Events
LANDFIRE Office Hours: How IFTDSS is changing the look of fuels planning
Webinar recording. In this LANDFIRE Office Hour, Kim Ernstrom, and Wendy Detwiler, Wildland Fire Management RD&A, Technical Leads IFTDSS (and Josh Hyde: Tech Transfer Specialist, University of Idaho) discuss the basics of using IFTDSS for fuels planning. We also discuss practical examples of how IFTDSS is being used in the field.
Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment (CO-WRA)- Overview and technical discussion
Webinar recording. This webinar will provide an overview of the major changes in CO-WRA, including modification of Scott and Burgan (2005) standard fire behavior fuel models to better reflect fuel types in Colorado, incorporating LiDAR to produce higher spatial resolution data products, and advanced wildland-urban interface risk analysis. Presenters will explain how these datasets and…
University of Idaho Rangeland Fall Forum 2023
Forum webpage. This year's forum will be held in Boise, ID with a symposium on October 5 and a field tour on October 6.
Prescribed burns as a tool to mitigate future wildfire smoke exposures
Webinar recording. Catastrophic wildfires in the western United States pose significant risks to public health, infrastructure, and ecosystems. As these wildfires become more frequent, there is a growing need for a common methodology to identify suitable locations for prescribed burning aimed at mitigating future wildfire impacts to affected populations and ecosystems. This presentation explores the…
New standards of practice to guide ecosystem restoration: Views from science and practice
Webinar recording. The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has co-authored a new set of “Standards of Practice to Guide Ecosystem Restoration”, launched this year in partnership with the FAO and IUCN-CEM as a contribution to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Furthermore, various principles and standards guidance have been released or are under development…
Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition 19th Annual Meeting
Meeting website. The 2023 RVCC Annual Meeting will be an in-person event, at the beautiful Stanford Sierra Conference Center at Fallen Leaf Lake in South Lake Tahoe, California. Please save the date: November 1-3, 2023!
State of the science: Smoke
Webinar recording. Science to support the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Land management-focused panel discussion with smoke experts Hosted by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
Western Governors’ Association – 2023 Winter Meeting
Meeting webpage. The 2023 Winter Meeting, hosted by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, will feature the Western Governors and their special guests in public conversations about the most significant issues facing the region. It will be in Jackson Hole, WY.
6th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
Workshop website. This Workshop is considered “mission critical” for anyone working on these issues in local, state, Tribal and federal agencies, and organizations as well as non-governmental organizations and private companies. There is no other forum in the nation that provides these opportunities.
The Oregon state wildfire hazard map
Webinar recording. To enhance Oregon’s wildfire resilience, the State Legislature passed the 2021 SB 762 Omnibus Wildfire Bill that enacted recommendations from the Governor’s 2019 Wildfire Council. This included a $220M investment in landscape resilience, suppression response, as well as some new regulations for the home ignition zone for community protection. Upon release of a…