Events
Building ecosystem resilience and adaptive capacity: A systematic review of aspen ecology and management in the SW
Webinar registration. Speaker: Connor Crouch, Forester, USDA Forest Service, Mark Twain National Forest. Description: In this webinar from the Forest Stewards Guild and Southwest Fire Science Consortium, attendees will hear about insights from the recent paper. The speaker will highlight the threat to aspen ecosystems posed by climate change, chronic ungulate browse, and outbreaks of…
Smoke, smoke, and more smoke
Webinar registration. The USDA Forest Service Research and Development is proud to host a series of SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions intended for fire, fuels and land managers on topics associated with the Wildfire Crisis Strategy and beyond. The SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions will provide big picture and synthetic looks at the current state of knowledge…
Interdisciplinary understanding and prediction of wildfires
Webinar registration. This is part of a webinar series - Human Causes and Human Consequences of Wildfires in the Western US Presenters: Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; Karen Short, USDA Forest Service Description: Understanding of the conditions that contribute to wildfire ignitions and impacts increases capacity to mitigate wildfire risks. The Fire Program Analysis Fire-Occurrence…
Disproportionate Exposure of Socially Vulnerable Populations to Wildfires
Webinar registration. This is part of a webinar series - Human Causes and Human Consequences of Wildfires in the Western US Presenters: Erica Fleishman, Oregon State University; Eric Main & Carol Trenga, Oregon Health Authority Description: From 2000 through 2021, nearly half a million people in Oregon, Washington, and California lived within the perimeter of…
Webinar registration. This is part of a webinar series - Human Causes and Human Consequences of Wildfires in the Western US Presenter: John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced Description: Red flag warnings (RFWs) are issued to alert management and emergency response agencies of weather conditions that are conducive to extreme wildfire behavior. Issuance of RFWs…
Maintenance of fuels treatments: Planning for the long term
Webinar registration. The USDA Forest Service Research and Development is proud to host a series of SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions intended for fire, fuels and land managers on topics associated with the Wildfire Crisis Strategy and beyond. The SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions will provide big picture and synthetic looks at the current state of knowledge…
Prescribed fire: New science and tools
Webinar registration. The USDA Forest Service Research and Development is proud to host a series of SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions intended for fire, fuels and land managers on topics associated with the Wildfire Crisis Strategy and beyond. The SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions will provide big picture and synthetic looks at the current state of knowledge…
Society for Range Management – 2025 Annual Meeting
Meeting website. Save the date for the 2025 SRM Annual Meeting in Spokane, WA. February 9-13, 2025
Treating fuels in riparian areas
Webinar registration. The USDA Forest Service Research and Development is proud to host a series of SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions intended for fire, fuels and land managers on topics associated with the Wildfire Crisis Strategy and beyond. The SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions will provide big picture and synthetic looks at the current state of knowledge…
Social acceptance and communication strategies for wildland fire management
Webinar registration. Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools for fuels reduction, habitat improvement, and ecological restoration. Yet, there are challenges surrounding social acceptance in implementing prescribed fire programs across the region. This Fueling Collaboration panel discussion will explore the factors that influence public perception and acceptance of prescribed fire in land management.…