Events
Postfire landscape management in frequent-fire conifer forests of the southwestern US
Webinar recording. The increasing incidence of large wildfires with extensive stand-replacing effects across the southwestern United States is altering the contemporary forest management template within historically frequent-fire conifer forests. While management of fire-excluded forests continues to be a priority for land managers, an increasing fraction of western conifer forests have recently burned. Many of these…
Developing divergent, plausible, and relevant climate futures for near- and long-term resource planning
Webinar recording. It seems the effects of climate change were all too clear in 2021. Yet, we know more change is expected. When trying to adapt to a changing climate, with all the inherent uncertainties about how the future may play out, resource managers often turn to scenario planning as a tool. Managers use scenario…
Exploring innovation in a public land grazing system (7:17)
View short video. In small communities like Plush, Oregon, where “The Need for Flexibility: Exploring Innovation in a Public Land Grazing System” was filmed, agriculture is a major economic contributor.…
CA-NV Winter Status Update Webinar (Jan 2022)
Webinar recording. According to the January 18 U.S. Drought Monitor, 99.6% of CA/NV is in drought, with 9.8% in Extreme (D3) or Exceptional (D4) Drought. The area in D3/D4 is down from 69.9% just one month ago, reflecting the barrage of storms that have brought rain and snow to the region since mid-fall. These storms…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: What does it mean for forest collaboratives?
Webinar recording. This webinar will include presentations and interactive breakout sessions to explore implications and opportunities for forest collaboratives: Larry Chambers, Change Management and Communication Lead, U.S. Forest Service Jake…
2022 Society for Range Management (SRM)’s 75th Annual Meeting
Meeting website. Join us in the heart of New Mexico for the 75th Annual SRM Meeting. The beautiful high desert rangelands, diverse cultures, authentic art, and painted skies of Albuquerque…
Invasion, fire, and the future of NW wildlands: Ventenata dubia in the Blue Mtns Ecoregion
Webinar recording. In this deep dive webinar, Dr. Becky Kerns and collaborating scientists will present and synthesize results from a Joint Fire Science funded project aimed at understanding the current and future Ventenata dubia (ventenata) invasion in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion. Wildfires in 2014 and 2015 in the ecoregion reportedly spread in an unusual fashion…
Science and management of wildfire, fish, and water resources in the western US
Webinar recording. Wildfire has increased 20-fold in the last 30 years in the Western U.S., partly due to climate change and partly due to forest and fire management practices. At…
Exploring the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS)
Webinar recording. FTDSS is becoming a go-to tool for fuels planning across interagency partners. With its all-access web-based approach, IFTDSS makes fuels management planning accessible to fire practitioners at all levels. From viewing project areas on a user-friendly map interface to completing a full blown Quantitative Wildfire Risk Assessment, IFTDSS has something for everyone. IFTDSS…
Soil moisture 101: What it means, how it’s measured
Webinar recording. The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are pleased to host two webinars on soil moisture data and applications. The webinars are intended to help NWS operational forecasters, and other weather and climate service providers, to better understand soil moisture monitoring and its practical applications. This first…