Events
Why do houses burn in wildfires and what can we do about it?
Webinar recording. Recent destructive wildfires in northern California provide an opportunity to investigate how different factors influence home survival. We conducted an analysis of the 2018 Camp Fire, obtaining measurements…
Monitoring and removal of invasive grasses for restoration of dry desert systems
Webinar recording. In this webinar, a panel of scientists and practitioners will discuss a number of management techniques and research questions being utilized or tested in an effort to reduce…
Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT): What, where, and why of invasive plant species
Check for webinar recording here.
Nevada SRM Summer Meeting
Meeting webpage. Brad Schultz and colleagues will guide us on a tour to several locations where they have located and re-taken photos that were originally taken decades earlier. Topics for…
Fires of unusual size: Does it mean what you think it means
Webinar recording. Fires of Unusual Size (FOUS) are large fires that exhibit at least one rapid growth event, and keep growing after that. While "megafire" is widely used and has…
Native seed: Supplying restoration
Webinar recording. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in collaboration with the Society of Ecological Restoration’s International Network for Seed-based Restoration (SER-INSR), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Holden Films, produced a series of educational documentaries that explore each step of the native seed supply chain in one of the largest and most sophisticated native seed…
Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices: A Virtual Class
Application required. The Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices training is designed to increase the skills of the professional mitigation practitioner and individuals who run mitigation programs. Participation in the 9-week virtual course is not guaranteed as we endeavor to provide training to individuals who lead or have responsibility for community wildfire mitigation programs. Acceptance is…
Grassification and fast-evolving fire connectivity and risk in the Sonoran Desert
Webinar recording In the southwestern United States, non-native grass invasions have increased wildfire occurrence in deserts and the likelihood of fire spread to and from other biomes. Wildfires were historically…
Facing Fire: Aesthetics, Environment, and Policy in the West
Facing Fire: Aesthetics, Environment, and Policy in the West The panel discussion was livestreamed and recorded by Utah Public Radio. View the recording here. A cross-disciplinary panel with artists, policy…