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SUMMARY:Ecosystems\, Agriculture\, and Rural Communities in a Changing Climate: Findings from the 4th National Climate Assessment
DESCRIPTION:View webinar series recordings from 4th National Climate Assessment. \nShawn Carter\, Acting Chief\, USGS National Climate Adaptation Center\, USGS and\nPrasanna Gowda\, Research Leader\, Grazinglands Research Laboratory\, USDA – ARS
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/ecosystems-agriculture-and-rural-communities-in-a-changing-climate-findings-from-the-4th-national-climate-assessment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190801T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190801T083000
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SUMMARY:Webinar for applicants interested in submitting CFLRP proposals
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording from Aug. 1\, 2019. \nFor those interested in submitting a proposal for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program funding\, there are Upcoming Webinars for Interested Applicants. \nThe proposal process for new CFLRP projects and extensions for existing ten-year projects will involve two tiers of review. This process applies to new projects as well as projects that have received funding for 10 years and are applying for a one-time extension for the shortest time practicable to complete implementation. \nTier 1 (Pre-Proposal): Applicants provide a brief and high-level description of the proposed CFLRP project or project extension. The Regional Office will evaluate Tier 1 proposals using a common set of criteria and the Regional Forester will decide which projects should proceed with full Tier 2 proposal development.\nTier 2 (Full Proposal): Project extension and new project proposals selected in Tier 1 will proceed with detailed proposal development. These proposals will be reviewed for completeness by the Regional Office\, and if they meet all of the CFLRP eligibility criteria\, they will be submitted to the CFLRP Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Committee for evaluation.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/webinar-for-applicants-interested-in-submitting-cflrp-proposals/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190812T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190801T181745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T180519Z
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SUMMARY:Incorporating drought information into wildland fire management applications: Recent research and tool development in CA and NV
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nDespite a clear link between drought and wildfire\, there is currently a lack of information for stakeholders at the regional and local levels for improved wildfire risk management using drought early warning information. Fire managers and other specialized fire professionals\, such as Incident Meteorologists\, will increasingly need to effectively use drought information in forecasts of fire behavior at fire incidents\, and in long-term planning (i.e.\, seasonal fire potential outlooks) as the climate continues to warm along with shifts in the timing and duration of fire seasons. \nThis webinar highlights recent efforts to incorporate drought-wildfire linkages into the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System. Research has shown that drought indices which are both multi-scalar and incorporate evaporative demand are most strongly correlated to fuel moisture. Testing of the Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) was conducted by Predictive Services in Northern California during the 2018 fire season. Web tools have been developed (and some that are still in development) to access EDDI\, other drought indices\, and remote sensing data (often with global coverage) that can potentially benefit wildland fire management in Alaska. Focus will be on EDDI tools developed at NOAA’s Physical Science Division and Climate Engine (app.climateengine.org) developed jointly between the Desert Research Institute and University of Idaho. \nPresented by Dan McEvoy\, Desert Research Institute and Western Regional Climate Center\, Reno\, NV.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/incorporating-drought-information-into-wildland-fire-management-applications-recent-research-and-tool-development-in-ca-and-nv/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190801T182551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T213132Z
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SUMMARY:An in-depth look at the national mitigation investment strategy: Aligning mitigation investment for the whole community
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar will explore the goals and recommendations presented in the National Mitigation Investment Strategy\, which provides a national approach to investing in mitigation and risk management across the United States. \nThe strategy will: \n\nProvide stakeholders with a foundational understanding of how mitigation investments protect what their communities value\nFoster a better understanding of risks in order to support investment decisions\, align risk reduction goals with programs and incentives\, and simplify access to investment funds\nAssure that national stakeholders are participating in mitigation activities\, especially decisions to enhance building codes and infrastructure standards and the use of financial products that link to mitigation.\n\nAngela R. Gladwell\, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Risk Management Directorate within the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration\, Federal Emergency Management Agency presents.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/an-in-depth-look-at-the-national-mitigation-investment-strategy-aligning-mitigation-investment-for-the-whole-community/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190904T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190904T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190903T205713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T201203Z
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SUMMARY:Management responses to mountain pine beetle infestations on National Forestland in the western US
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nResearchers present results from a National Science Foundation-funded project studying management responses to Mountain Pine Beetle infestations in the western U.S. This research includes case studies of national forests and surrounding communities that were heavily affected by impacts from the beetle in Colorado\, Montana\, South Dakota\, and Washington. The scale\, scope\, and public visibility of the beetle outbreak resulted in different responses in the four case study areas\, including the use of different management approaches and policies. The rapid pace at which the epidemic spread also created challenges around managers’ inability to respond quickly enough. In this presentation\, the scientists share findings on differences and similarities between how the different case studies responded to mountain pine beetle impacts and what policies\, authorities\, and approaches managers used to address beetle issues in their national forests.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/management-responses-to-mountain-pine-beetle-infestations-on-national-forestland-in-the-western-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190910T100000
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SUMMARY:Ethical and efficient infrastructure resilience: Battle for better building codes
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar explores the social challenges to implementing codes that support a resilient building stock. A public survey by University of Colorado Boulder researchers found that the public is willing to pay for more-resilient buildings\, yet several social forces beyond cost pose obstacles to enhancing building-code performance objectives. Many builders\, for instance\, oppose any code changes that increase construction cost. Engineers might sometimes favor private interests over code changes\, which can hinder consensus and support. For legislators\, the future benefits of code changes aren’t immediate enough to be politically expedient. In short\, even while the technical case for creating resilient building stock is strong\, there are factors that must be overcome to implement it. This webinar will use several recent scholarly studies to examine the ethics and economics behind those factors and how we can address challenges head on. \nKeith Porter\, Research Professor\, Civil\, Environmental\, and Architectural Engineering\, University of Colorado Boulder presents.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/ethical-and-efficient-infrastructure-resilience-battle-for-better-building-codes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T110000
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SUMMARY:New LANDFIRE products for the southwestern US: Remap 2016
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThe webinar informs participants about the new LANDFIRE Remap products\, what has changed from previous product offerings\, and what remains the same or has been updated. It offers application examples taken from the SW region\, and will save time to answer questions and listen to comments at the webinar’s conclusion. The presentation is directed those who are or might be considering using LANDFIRE products to inform fire and vegetation management decisions\, e.g. researchers\, land and project managers\, fire and fuel professionals\, GIS specialists\, scientists\, and students. \nKori Blankenship\, Fire Ecologist and Jim Smith\, Program Lead\, of The Nature Conservancy’s LANDFIRE Team\, present.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/new-landfire-products-for-the-southwestern-us-remap-2016/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191004
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190328T204938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T151354Z
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SUMMARY:Presentation Recordings from Working Lands for Wildlife Symposium: Joint Wildlife and American Fisheries Society Conference
DESCRIPTION:The following links are recordings of the presentations made by Working Lands for Wildlife researchers at The Wildlife Society’s 26th Annual Conference. This conference was in Reno\, Nevada in October 2019. These videos are courtesy of The Wildlife Society and the USDA-NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife and Conservation Effect Assessment Project. \nCut a tree\, grow a grouse: Implications of juniper removal for sage-grouse population growth \nConifers in context: A community-based evaluation of conifer removal for sagebrush and woodland obligates \nSage-grouse: Microhabitat specialist or sagebrush generalist \nGround-dwelling arthropod community response to livestock grazing: Implications for avian conservation \nRevolutionizing rangeland monitoring \nMotivating large-scale resilience management on working lands: Outcomes for wildlife\, water\, and wildfire \n 
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/american-fisheries-and-wildlife-societies-joint-conference-2019/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191005
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190711T213859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T195847Z
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SUMMARY:Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership 2019 Summit
DESCRIPTION:The 2019 Summit took place in Burns\, OR.  To learn more about the Partnership\, visit the SageCon webpage.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/sage-grouse-conservation-partnership-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190801T183218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T163220Z
UID:6784-1570528800-1570532400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Moving mitigation forward: The past\, present\, and future of hazard mitigation assistance
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar will take a close look at FEMA’s burgeoning Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and what the next steps in the effort will be. BRIC\, which was recently funded as part of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018\, focuses on public infrastructure projects that can lower risk and increase community resilience. As a disaster mitigation program\, BRIC allows the agency to invest grant money in infrastructure projects before a disaster. To date\, FEMA has collected more than 4\,000 comments from members of the public\, local and regional partners\, and representatives of other federal agencies to ensure the program meets the needs of the entire community. \nEric Letvin\, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation\, Federal Emergency Management Agency presents.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/moving-mitigation-forward-the-past-present-and-future-of-hazard-mitigation-assistance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191009T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191009T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190801T184312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T200905Z
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SUMMARY:Southwest LANDFIRE update
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar focuses on LANDFIRE Remap products in LF’s Southwest GeoArea: Nevada\, Utah\, and Arizona\, and sections of New Mexico\, Colorado\, and California. Presenters Jim Smith and Kori Blankenship of The Nature Conservancy’s LF team review improvements to LF’s newest product offerings and also look at what remains the same as in previous versions. The Southwest is the second of nine Remap regional product releases that are scheduled through mid-2020.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/southwest-landfire-update/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20191016T170130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T214916Z
UID:7079-1571223600-1571223600@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Contributions of fire refugia to resilient ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis presentation describes recent research on the important roles of fire refugia\, highlighting in particular the capacity for refugia to support forest landscape recovery. We sampled tree regeneration in twelve different burns across the West\, analyzed relationships between tree regeneration and refugia pattern\, and developed a landscape simulation model of forest recovery. We found that regeneration by ponderosa pine and obligate-seeding mixed-conifer tree species assemblages was strongly and positively predicted by refugia proximity and density. Simulation models revealed that for any given proportion of the landscape occupied by refugia\, small patches produced greater landscape recovery than large patches. These results highlight the disproportionate importance of small\, isolated islands of surviving trees\, which may not be detectable with coarse-scale satellite imagery. Implications and applications for land managers and conservation practitioners include strategies for the promotion and maintenance of fire refugia as components of resilient forest landscapes. \nPresenter: Jonathan Coop\, Western Colorado University
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/contributions-of-fire-refugia-to-resilient-ponderosa-pine-and-dry-mixed-conifer-forests/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20191010T202250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T184632Z
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SUMMARY:Predictive services comparison tools; Predicting fire behavior in AK; Smoke tools
DESCRIPTION:Check here for webinar recording. \nThe Advanced Fire Environment Learning Unit (AFELU) hosts three speakers to talk about Predictive Services comparison tools\, predicting fire behavior in Alaska\, and smoke tools. The target audience is anyone interested in fire behavior\, fire weather\, or fire prediction.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/predictive-services-comparison-tools-predicting-fire-behavior-in-ak-smoke-tools/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191023T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191023T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20191016T171125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T215151Z
UID:7082-1571828400-1571832000@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Large-scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nHigher tree density\, more fuels\, and a warmer\, drier climate have caused an increase in the frequency\, size\, and severity of wildfires in western U.S. forests. There is an urgent need to restore forests across the western United States. To address this need\, the U.S. Forest Service began the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) to restore four national forests in Arizona. The objective of this study was to evaluate how restoration of ~400\,000 ha under the 4FRI program and projected climate change would influence carbon dynamics and wildfire severity from 2010 to 2099. We found that the fast‐4FRI scenario showed early decreases in ecosystem carbon due to initial thinning/prescribed fire treatments\, but total ecosystem carbon increased by 9–18% over no harvest by the end of the simulation. This increased carbon storage by 6.3–12.7 million metric tons\, depending on the climate model\, equating to removal of carbon emissions from 55\,000 to 110\,000 passenger vehicles per year until the end of the century. Nearly half of the additional carbon was stored in more stable soil pools. However\, climate models with the largest predicted temperature increases showed declines by late century in ecosystem carbon despite restoration. Our study uses data from a real‐world\, large‐scale restoration project and indicates that restoration is likely to stabilize carbon and the benefits are greater when the pace of restoration is faster.\nPresenter: Dr McCauley
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/large-scale-forest-restoration-stabilizes-carbon-under-climate-change/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191029T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191029T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20191016T171758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T192756Z
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SUMMARY:Answering questions about the appropriateness of woody vegetation treatments
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording and additional Q and A. \nFederal and state agencies across Utah and the Great Basin have been actively treating pinyon and juniper woodlands to improve wildlife habitat\, reduce fuel loads\, and achieve watershed objectives. Increasingly these activities have been questioned by stakeholder groups and citizens who are concerned about the unintended consequences of such treatments. This webinar addresses some of the recent criticisms of pinyon-juniper treatment\, sharing results of research on woody vegetation removal as well as identifying questions that still need to be answered through research and monitoring. \nSpeakers: Eric Thacker\, Mark Brunson
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/answering-questions-about-the-appropriateness-of-woody-vegetation-treatments/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190711T203902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T181836Z
UID:6664-1572868800-1572872400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:LANDFIRE Remap products in California
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar focuses on LANDFIRE Remap products in the Southwest U.S.\, with specific emphasis on California applications. Presenters Jim Smith and Kori Blankenship will review improvements to LF’s newest product offering and look at what remains the same as previous versions. LF Remap products are being released through 2019-2020\, as determined by LF GeoArea.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/landfire-remap-products-in-california/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20190801T183440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T183156Z
UID:6786-1573552800-1573556400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Disaster spending and mitigation: A state-by-state story
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar will provide an overview of The Pew Charitable Trust’s recent work on natural disaster spending. Remarks will focus on how all levels of government—and states in particular—can manage rising disaster costs by improving how they track spending and by investing in mitigation. Research by Pew has found that disaster assistance is spread across many federal and state agencies and that comprehensive data\, especially on what states spend\, is missing. Better data could allow both federal and state policymakers to make more strategic decisions about how they spend on disasters\, including mitigation measures that reduce the impact of future events—which a recent Pew analysis found saves money in every state and across disaster types. \nColin Foard\, Associate Manager\, Fiscal Federalism\, The Pew Charitable Trusts\, presents.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/disaster-spending-and-mitigation-a-state-by-state-story/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20191016T172553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T215516Z
UID:7089-1573642800-1573646400@greatbasinfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Assessment of community wildfire protection plans in AZ and the western US
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nOne mechanism with which communities-at-risk from wildfire have addressed planning and adaptation to wildfire are Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs)\, which were created as part of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act in 2003. CWPPs are required to include measures to reduce hazardous fuels\, reduce structural ignitability\, and increase collaboration and outreach. Communities across the Western U.S. have used a wide range of approaches for developing CWPPs with varying outcomes. This webinar will provide results from a study that assessed CWPPs in Arizona and other western states. It will include results from an assessment of CWPP effectiveness in Arizona\, results from a survey of CWPP program strategies in other western states\, as well as lessons learned and recommendations for effective CWPP development\, implementation\, and management.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/assessment-of-community-wildfire-protection-plans-in-az-and-the-western-us/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200102
DTSTAMP:20260408T110123
CREATED:20200904T220818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200914T170526Z
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SUMMARY:Right Seed in the Right Place at the Right Time: Tools for Sustainable Restoration Webinar Series 2015-16
DESCRIPTION:The Great Basin Native Plant Project\, Great Basin Fire Science Exchange\, BLM Plant Conservation Program\, the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station\, and the Society for Ecological Restoration Great Basin Chapter co-hosted this webinar series on seeding and restoration in 2015 and 2016. The series provides an opportunity to highlight and discuss current research\, case-studies\, and tools that help inform applied restoration opportunities throughout the Great Basin. \nSeed Zones – \nSeed zones: Development and use\, procurement and deployment\, and provisional zones for native plants\, presented by Brad St. Clair\, Research Geneticist\, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station\, Vicky Erikson\, Geneticist\, USFS Pacific Northwest Region\, and Andy Bower\, Geneticist\, USFS Olympic National Forest \nSeed Collection\, Seed Increase\, and Purchasing Tools – \nWildland seed collection and extraction\, presented by Kayla Herriman and Sarah Garvin\, USFS Region 6 Bend Seed Extractory\, OR \nProcurement and application of native plant material in the BLM\, presented by Paul Krabacher\, BLM \nRestoration Equipment and Seeding Strategies – \nPost-fire seeding methods for establishing diverse native communities in the Great Basin\, presented by Jeff Ott\, Research Geneticist and Steve Monsen\, Botanist with the USFS- RMRS \nVegetation restoration in response to pinyon and juniper control treatments\, presented by Bruce Roundy\, Plant Ecologist at Brigham Young University \nAssisted succession – Context and tools\, presented by Jerry Benson\, President\, BFI Native Seeds \nRestoration of biological soil crusts in the Great Basin\, presented by Jayne Belnap\, Research Ecologist\, USGS \nEvaluating strategies for increasing native plant diversity in crested wheatgrass seedings\, presented by Kent McAdoo\, Rangeland Resources Specialist\, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension \nIncreasing Diversity in Seed Mixes – \nIncreasing integration of pollinator-friendly forbs in wildland restoration\, presented by Byron Love\, Ph.D. candidate at Utah State University and technician with the USDA ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit \nThe NRCS’s role in developing native plant material for federal land\, presented by Derek Tilley\, Agronomist and Manager\, USDA NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center\, ID \nUsing field studies to find the most promising seed sources for restoration\, presented by Beth Leger\, Associate Professor of Plant Ecology\, University of Nevada\, Reno \nWeather Variability and Proactive Planning for Restoration – \nWeather variability and forecasting tools for short and long term restoration planning\, presented by Stuart Hardegree\, Plant Physiologist\, USDA ARS Northwest Watershed Research Center\, Boise\, ID \nClimate\, weather\, and sagebrush seed sources: Experimental insights on challenges and opportunities\, presented by Matt Germino\, Research Ecologist\, USGS Snake River Field Station \nSeed zones and climate change\, presented by Francis Kilkenny\, Research Biologist\, USFS-RMRS \nSagebrush Seedlings and Plantings – \nSagebrush seed processing and production for restoration in the Great Basin\, presented by Clark Fleege\, Nursery Manager\, USFS Lucky Peak Nursery \nAn introduction to the Target Plant Concept\, presented by Anthony Davis\, Director\, Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research\, University of Idaho and Jeremy Pinto\, Research Plant Physiologist\, USFS RMRS \nSouthwest Idaho native seed collection\, use\, and plant material development\, presented by Ben Dyer\, Fire Ecologist\, Upper Snake Field Office BLM\, and Danelle Nance\, Natural Resource Specialist\, Shoshone Field Office BLM \nSelecting and Maintaining Genetic Diversity – \nSelection of genetically appropriate plant materials for increase\, presented by Holly Prendeville\, Research Geneticist\, USFS PNW \nProducing native plant materials for restoration: 10 rules to collect and maintain genetic diversity\, presented by Andrea Kramer\, Conservation Scientist\, Chicago Botanic Garden \nVerification of sagebrush subspecies from seed samples and finding the right place for successful restoration\, presented by Bryce Richardson\, Research Geneticist\, USFS RMRS \nThe incredible diversity of sagebrush chemistry and its potential value in restoration\, presented by Justin Runyon\, Research Entomologist\, USFS RMRS \nPollinators and Insect Predators – \nPollinator-friendly forbs to seed for the sagebrush-steppe\, presented by Jim Cane\, USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit\, Utah State University \nRestoring shrub-steppe after wildfire: Shrub planting as a viable tool in rehabilitation\, presented by Heidi Newsome\, Wildlife Biologist\, USFWS\, Hanford Reach National Monument \nSeed Production\, Purchase\, and Contracting – \nInsects affecting native seed production\, presented by Bob Hammon\, Entomology/Agronomy Extension Agent\, Tri River Extension Area \nWildland seed collection: Responding to a changing market\, presented by Ed Kleiner\, Comstock Seed\, Gardnerville\, NV \nUsing native plants in fuel breaks\, presented by Mark Williams\, BLM\, Salt Lake City\, UT \nSagebrush Habitat Types and Restoration/Resistance & Resilience – \nSage-grouse forb preference by 12 plant categories\, presented by Roger Rosentreter\, BLM Idaho Retired State Botanist \nEngaging communities in sagebrush restoration: Idaho Fish and Game Southwest Region Volunteer Program\, presented by Michael Young\, Idaho Fish and Game’s Southwest Region Volunteer Program \nSage-grouse habitat conservation through prisons\, presented by Stacy Moore\, Ecological Education Program\, Institute for Applied Ecology \n 
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/right-seed-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time-tools-for-sustainable-restoration-webinar-series-2015-16/
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SUMMARY:Winter Isn’t Coming. Prepare for the Pyrocene.
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nHumanity’s fire practices are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age. Our shift from burning living landscapes to burning lithic ones is affecting all aspects of Earth. Presenter is Stephen Pyne.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/winter-isnt-coming-prepare-for-the-pyrocene/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200114
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SUMMARY:Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC): 16th Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting notes available from the RVCC meeting webpage. \nThe RVCC Annual Meeting connects practitioners in land stewardship from across the West\, facilitates peer to peer learning\, and helps participants identify common challenges and opportunities. By bringing leaders together and asking critical questions\, we can develop comprehensive solutions and\, ultimately\, be more effective as a whole. The meeting combines inspiration\, innovation and a healthy dose of fun.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/rural-voices-for-conservation-coalition-rvcc-16th-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200122T110000
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CREATED:20200109T171715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T185529Z
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SUMMARY:FlamMap 6.0 Fire Modeling System
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar provides an introduction and overview of the FlamMap modeling system and its capabilities. FlamMap is a fire analysis desktop application that describes potential fire behavior (spread rate\, flame length\, fireline intensity\, etc.)\, fire growth and spread and conditional burn probabilities under constant environmental conditions (weather and fuel moisture). Dead fuel moisture and conditioning of dead fuels in each pixel is based on slope\, shading\, elevation\, aspect\, and weather. With the inclusion of FARSITE it can now compute wildfire growth and behavior for longer time periods under heterogeneous conditions of terrain\, fuels\, fuel moistures and weather.) \nWith the release of FlamMap 6.0 information from completed fire behavior runs (BASIC\, STFB\, NTFB) from the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) and the Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) can be imported directly into FlamMap6 to setup runs. Additionally\, a landscape editing tool has been added\, the ability to project geospatial data layers\, and a full set of tutorials within the Help System to facilitate learning to operate FlamMap.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/flammap-6-0-fire-modeling-system/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200122T130000
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CREATED:20200109T160242Z
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SUMMARY:Potential Operational Delineations (PODs) in Strategic Wildfire Risk Planning
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nWildfire is one of the most contentious subjects affecting land managers\, land owners\, and the public. As a contagious process\, the social\, political\, and ecological ramifications of wildfire response and eventual fire outcomes are not limited to where and when a fire occurs\, leaving instead a legacy of effects that can shape the physical and social fabric of a landscape for decades. Fire under the right conditions and in the right locations can restore landscape integrity and help guard against future losses. Fire under the wrong conditions can be catastrophic. \nThis presentation digs into three years of case studies applying strategic wildfire risk planning\, aka “the PODs framework”\, to decision support in landscape-scale wildfire planning and during incident-level wildfire response. It discusses successes and failures\, challenges of implementation\, lessons learned\, and current and future applications.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/potential-operational-delineations-pods-in-strategic-wildfire-risk-planning/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200127T130000
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CREATED:20200109T172236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200227T195700Z
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SUMMARY:New findings on policy barriers and opportunities: Strategies for increasing prescribed fire application on federal lands from case studies in the US West
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nPrescribed fire is an important management tool on federal lands that is not being applied at the necessary or desired levels. Since 2017\, we have been investigating policy barriers and opportunities for increasing prescribed fire application on US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands in the Western United States. In the first phase of our work\, we found that lack of adequate capacity and funding were the most commonly cited barriers to increasing application of prescribed fire\, and that successful approaches rely on collaborative forums and positions that allow for communication\, problem-solving\, and resource sharing among federal and state partners. In 2019\, we completed case studies of locations using unique strategies to increase application of prescribed fire in complex land management contexts. This webinar reports on the primary themes from these case studies\, highlighting specific examples of practice from different Forest Service and BLM units.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/new-findings-on-policy-barriers-and-opportunities-strategies-for-increasing-prescribed-fire-application-on-federal-lands-from-case-studies-in-the-us-west/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T113000
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CREATED:20200109T173035Z
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SUMMARY:Air quality 101: Essential concepts and tools for prescribed burners
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nThis webinar will provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts and tools for understanding the who\, what\, why and how for managing prescribed fire smoke in the Southeast. Speakers from regional air quality regulation programs will discuss topics including: smoke production\, smoke prediction\, regional regulations\, health impacts and more. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. \nA 1.5 hour webinar from the EPA Region 4\, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division\, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division\, SERPPAS Prescribed Fire and Air Quality Working Group\, North Carolina State University\, the Southern Fire Exchange\, and the University of Florida. Presenters: Scott Davis (EPA R4)\, Heidi LeSane\, (EPA R4)\, Rick Gillam (EPA R4)\, Jim Boylan (GA DNR EPD)\, Randy Strait (NC DEQ AQ)\, and Jenn Fawcett (SERPPAS/NCSU)
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/air-quality-101-essential-concepts-and-tools-for-prescribed-burners/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200205T110000
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CREATED:20200109T174134Z
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SUMMARY:An introduction to the new US National Fire Danger Rating System
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nIn this webinar\, Matt Jolly (Research Ecologist\, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station) presents the structure and function of the current version of the US National Fire Danger Rating\, NFDRS2016. He shows how this system can be used to assess seasonal variations in fuel moisture and fire potential and how it can be used to quantify fire season severity anywhere in the country. Jolly demonstrates the use of FireFamily+ Version 5.0 to explore local fire weather conditions and suggests ways to use both tabular and graphical displays to communicate fire danger conditions to a variety of audiences such as firefighters\, IMT members\, fire management officers\, line officers and the public. Finally\, he introduces new spatial fire danger assessment tools and discuss the future of NFDRS.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/an-introduction-to-the-new-us-national-fire-danger-rating-system/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200228
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SUMMARY:Oregon Forest Health: State of the State 2020 Conference
DESCRIPTION:Visit conference website. \nThe Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2020 conference was February 26-27 at the LaSells Stewart Center on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis\, OR. Geared to foresters\, forest managers\, woodland owners\, students\, and others with an interest in forest health\, the conference provided a blend of current information and practical applications on how to manage a healthy forest.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/oregon-forest-health-state-of-the-state-2020-conference/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200325
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SUMMARY:Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands and Management Webinar Series- Recordings Available
DESCRIPTION:Our PJ Woodland Management Webinar Series represents a joint effort of the Great Basin Fire Science Exchange\, SageSTEP\, Intermountain West Joint Venture\, Sage Grouse Initiative\, and the Society for Ecological Restoration\, Great Basin Chapter. \nApril 15\, 11am-12pm PT/12pm-1pm MT\nEcology\, history\, ecohydrology\, and management of pinyon-juniper woodlands in the Great Basin presented by Rick Miller\, Professor Emeritus\, Oregon State University\nWebinar recording \nMay 27\, 10am-11am PT/11am-12pm MT\nNew tools for pinyon-juniper management: Balancing needs of sagebrush and woodland obligate birds presented by Jason Tack\, USFWS Habitat and Population Evaluation Team; Jeremy Maestas\, USDA-NRCS West National Technology Support Center\nWebinar recording \nAnother related webinar from our partners at Utah State University Extension:\nOctober 29\, 11am-12pm PT/12pm-1pm MT\nAnswering questions about the appropriateness of woody vegetation treatments presented by Mark Brunson\, Professor of Environment and Society\, and Eric Thacker\, Assoc. Professor and Rangeland Extension Specialist\, Utah State University\nWebinar recording
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/pinyon-juniper-woodlands-and-management-webinar-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200415T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200415T110000
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CREATED:20200409T165226Z
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SUMMARY:Diversity is magic: Emerging issues in selecting appropriate native plant materials for ecosystem restoration
DESCRIPTION:Access webinar recording. \nSelecting species and seed from appropriate sources to maximize project success faces many challenges. This presentation will review plant selection for ecosystem diversity that supports economically and ecologically practical outcomes. Habitat degradation and loss have accelerated globally\, resulting in loss of biological diversity and species endangerment at unprecedented scales. Restoring habitats that provide ecosystem services necessary for all life is crucial. One of the biggest hurdles to habitat restoration is the availability of seeds of native plants to provide a diverse and resilient base of the food chain. Plant diversity is now clearly a fundamental driver of ecosystem services and the diversity of other organisms\, and native plant diversity is needed because invasive plants tend to reduce diversity and homogenize vegetation on the landscape. Seeding with native plants is one of the few reliable methods of restoring diversity at all levels\, even in the face of climate change and controversial novel ecosystems. Therefore\, selecting and sourcing the right plants for restoration sites is vital for the successful establishment of diverse and resilient native ecosystems. This presentation webinar will describe the results of recent published and unpublished research on local adaptation\, successful creation of diverse regional seed admixtures\, the importance of landscape context\, and innovative species selection strategies and tools.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/diversity-is-magic-emerging-issues-in-selecting-appropriate-native-plant-materials-for-ecosystem-restoration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200415T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200415T120000
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CREATED:20200320T152237Z
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SUMMARY:Ecology\, history\, ecohydrology\, and management of PJ woodlands in the Great Basin
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording. \nRick Miller\, Professor Emeritus\, OSU\, discusses the intent and goals of his latest publication\, The Ecology\, History\, Ecohydrology\, and Management of Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau in the Western United States. This includes 1) Describing the the woodlands and the vast variation across the GB and CP\, 2) Telling the story of their history and variables influencing woodland expansion and contraction\, and 3) Interpretation of the wide variation in responses and the variables influencing ecosystem response to restoration.
URL:https://greatbasinfirescience.org/event/the-ecology-history-ecohydrology-and-management-of-pinyon-and-juniper-woodlands-in-the-great-basin/
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