Events
A new foundation for LANDFIRE
Webinar recording. The LANDFIRE program is aware that our stakeholders are interested in obtaining more comprehensive 3D vegetation structure information to inform vegetation and species mapping, carbon accounting, and physics-based fire behavior models. Understanding how to provide annually updated 3D vegetation and fuel metrics in a way that is useful to the most stakeholders and…
SageSTEP Field Tour of Onaqui Sites
The SageSTEP research team invites you to join us for a tour of the Onaqui research site near Tooele, Utah on May 21, 2024. We will tour the SageSTEP (https://sagestep.org/) shrubland network, SageSTEP woodland network and NEON sites (https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/onaq), hear results from the past 15 years of data collection, and discuss management needs and research…
Threat-Based Strategic Rangeland Management field workshop for natural resource professionals
Workshop flyer. The first day will cover a variety of topics such as soil ecology, plant identification, invasive annual grass and juniper management, and the foundations behind applying remotely sensed data. The second day will focus on taking the foundations from day 1 and learning how to ensure that planning and management meaningfully influences landscape…
Home hazard assessments: Back to basics
View webinar recording (58:54). In this webinar from Fire Adapted Communities NM, knowledgeable fire and forestry professionals from New Mexico and Colorado introduce an important fire risk and readiness tool: Home Hazard Assessments (HHAs). Topics include guidance and digital and printed tools to complete HHAs, local partners who can guide the process or travel to complete…
Front range grassland fire workshop
Workshop registration, closes May 15. In Colorado, the Front Range can present unique fuel and weather conditions for wildfires. Combined with numerous wildland/urban interface and intermix settings, these conditions can be critical in wildfire management. Register now for the Front Range Grassland Fire Workshop to increase your knowledge and understanding of the ecology, behavior, risks,…
PNW Society for Range Management Summer Meeting and Tour
Event website. The PNW Section Summer Meeting and Tour will be May 29-31 in Chewelah, WA. Forest grazing, cover crop grazing, silvopasture, hay production, seedstock beef production, water quality, apex predators, tribal history and issues Headquarters: Mistequa Casino Hotel (pronounced Mist-a-quah), 2545 Smith Rd, Chewelah, WA 99109
Working with the media: How to know your messages and communicate them
Webinar recording. Communication professionals and fire practitioners with significant media experience discuss challenges and success in communicating about fire through media outlets. Panelists share their experiences and provide suggestions for those looking to begin or improve communication through various forms of media. Following a moderated panel discussion, there will be time for audience Q/A. Panelists:…
What goes into a burn plan? Examples and results from White’s Creek
Field day at White's Creek, Reno, NV to learn about prescription burn planning, treatments, monitoring, and results.
Western Governors’ Association 2024 Annual Meeting
Meeting webpage. The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) will be held June 10-12 in Olympic Valley, California. WGA’s Chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, will be joined by his fellow Western Governors for conversations with special guests and experts on a variety of topics, including the Decarbonizing the West chair initiative, modernizing…
Nuances in fire history and management: Lessons from Oregon
View recording. For this webinar, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Merschel, Postdoctoral Scholar with ORISE and the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station and Dr. Chris Dunn, Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. Dr. Andrew Merschel: The largest, tallest, and often the longest-lived species of nine conifer genera are found in temperate rainforests…