Events
Events
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IFTDSS webinars recordings
Access recordings. Developing Treatment Alternatives Treatment comparison is one of the more complex parts of the IFTDSS app. There's no doubt that comparing landscapes is tricky business. If you find yourself scratching your head or staring at the screen a lot, join us to help take some of the mystery out of landscape comparisons! Recorded 13…
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Smoke tools and information for prescribed fire and wildfire
View webinar recording. The science of wildland fire smoke modeling and the tools and information available are dramatically different from what they were 10 years ago. Satellite systems, computing power,…
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Scaling up collaborative restoration: What can be learned from participatory landscape simulation modeling?
View webinar recording. It is widely recognized that forest restoration needs to be scaled up to landscapes. This webinar described the findings from the project “Go big or Go Home?”…
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Management considerations of pollinating bats on energy farms (Talk 1) and Utility right-of-way management that supports pollinators (Talk 2)
Access recordings. Talk 1: Dave Waldien, Affiliated Scholar, Christopher Newport University: Management Considerations of Pollinating Bats on Wind and Solar Farms Talk 2: Peter Beesley, Vegetation Program Manager, Expert -…
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Herbicides for cheatgrass: What works?
View recording. Read webinar brief. This webinar covers existing products that are effective and how they are applied in different situations. It will also introduce new emerging herbicides. Richard D. Lee, Integrated Pest Management Specialist, BLM National Operations Center, presents. This webinar was the second in our 2018 Webinar Series: Moving the Needle on Cheatgrass:…
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Grazing to maintain perennial grasses and reduce nonnative annuals
View recording. Read webinar brief. This webinar discusses the benefits of altering timing of grazing to reduce annuals and maintain perennial bunchgrasses. It also discusses the detrimental impacts of repeated spring defoliation on perennials. Kirk Davies, Lead Rangeland Scientist with USDA ARS, presented. This webinar was the third in our 2018 Webinar Series: Moving the…
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Fire, smoke, and air quality
Access webinar recording. This webinar discusses various agricultural and forestry fires and their impacts on air quality, including smoke and other air emissions. Basic Smoke Management Practices (BSMPs) will be discussed as means to minimize air quality impacts from prescribed fires.
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Capitalizing on strategic opportunities: Examples from the field
View recording. Read webinar brief. Brian Mealor, Associate Professor and Director of the Sheridan Research and Extension Center, UW, discusses strategic opportunities where land managers can intervene to move the needle on cheatgrass. It describes the level of invasion and management strategies applicable to each. Then, Mike Pellant, Ecologist, Retired BLM, discusses post-fire opportunities, cheatgrass…
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Making it work: How Michigan National Forests modified LANDFIRE data for local use
View webinar recording. This webinar gives a brief introduction to multiple LANDFIRE datasets and then explore how two National Forests are working to tweak LANDFIRE data to better meet their…
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BehavePlus – Updates and changes
View webinar recording. Webinar presented by Faith Ann Heinsch, S&K Global Solutions, RMRS Missoula Fire Lab The webinar described major changes from version 5 to version 6, showed sample Runs demonstrating these changes, provided suggestions for calculating surface fire behavior using BehavePlus v6, described how changes in BehavePlus affect NWCG courses that use this program (e.g.,…
