Events

Salvage science webinar series

The Salvage Science Series presents recent research on the effects of post-fire salvage logging and new tools for helping to plan salvage treatments. The event topics and speakers included: Incorporating Woodpecker Habitat into Design of Post-Fire Salvage Logging- Recording Vicki Saab - Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Bozeman Jonathan Dudley…

Targeted grazing for fuel breaks

Webinar recording. This is the fourth of six webinars in our Fuel Breaks in Sagebrush Country: A Multidisciplinary Webinar Series and Discussion. To learn about other webinars in the series, see the webinar series webpage. This webinar features: Targeted grazing: A large multiregional fuel breaks project – Pat Clark, ARS Sheep grazing success in the…

Effectiveness of restoration treatments for reducing fuels and increasing

Webinar recording. This webinar shares research on forest structure and understory vegetation responses to three restoration treatments (thin/burn, burn, and control) over 10 years on a mixed-conifer site in southwestern Colorado. Forest density, canopy cover, and crown fuel loads were consistently lower, and crown base height was higher, in thin/burn than burn or controls, but…

Fuel breaks in practice

Webinar recording. This is the fifth of six webinars in our Fuel Breaks in Sagebrush Country: A Multidisciplinary Webinar Series and Discussion. To learn about other webinars in the series, see the webinar series webpage. This webinar features: A fuels treatment success story in the Pine Nut Mountains of Nevada - Keith Barker, BLM Successes…

Assessment of early implementation of the USFS Shared Stewardship Strategy

Webinar recording. In 2018, in response to calls from Congress to accelerate cross-boundary fire hazard reduction and improve forest resilience, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published the Shared Stewardship Strategy (USFS 2018). The document emphasizes partnership with the states, Tribes, and collaborative partners in order to identify priority areas for management, coordinate work across jurisdictions,…

Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership Virtual Conference

Visit workshop webpage. Idaho's collaborative groups are committed to promoting forest restoration on federal lands. National elections and new Administrations may modify policy impacting public lands management. What is the potential impact on collaborative groups engaged in forest restoration? This regional event brings together leaders from the timber industry, local government, conservation organizations, community groups, and…

Fuel breaks: How do we move forward in an era of uncertainty?

Webinar recording. This is the last of six webinars in our Fuel Breaks in Sagebrush Country: A Multidisciplinary Webinar Series and Discussion. To learn about other webinars in the series, see the webinar series webpage. This webinar features: How do we move forward in an era of uncertainty: Facilitated panel Q & A - Jeremy…

Restorative burning: Outcomes from the 2019 Caples fire

Webinar recording. Description: The Caples Fire, which began on September 30, 2019, burned 3,435 total acres (1,080-acre prescribed fire and 2,355-acres wildfire) within the Caples Creek Watershed Restoration Project planning area. This webinar will discuss the outcomes of the 2019 Caples Fire, fire effects on legacy trees, fire management take-home messages, volunteer efforts for restoration…

Using Soil Moisture Information to Better Understand and Predict Wildfire Danger

Symposium recordings. Description: This free online symposium for researchers and fire managers will highlight the latest advances in using soil moisture information to better understand and predict wildfire danger. These recent discoveries are revealing the potential for soil moisture estimates from in situ monitoring stations, remote sensing, and models to improve fire danger predictions and…