Events
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…
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…
Evaluating rural PNW towns for wildfire evacuation vulnerability
Webinar recording. Description: Wildfire is an annual threat for many rural communities in the Pacific Northwest. In some severe events, evacuation is one potential course of action to gain safety…
Wildfire evacuation preparedness
Webinar recording This webinar is presented with the University’s Osher Life Learning Institute, a member-driven organization offering short-term educational experiences for older adults in northern Nevada. Deputy Emergency Manager Jason…
Nevada Wildfire Awareness Campaign: Webinar Series
Campaign webpage. Firewise landscaping, May 10, 11:30–1 PDT, Webinar recording This webinar is presented with the University’s Wendy Hanson Mazet, Certified Arborist, and Extension Plant Diagnostician. She has expertise in…
Perspectives of a wildland fire investigator
Webinar recording. Fire Mitigation and Education Specialist/Fire Trespass Coordinator Bradley Milam, with the Bureau of Land Management, will share wildfire investigation experiences. Forest Fire Prevention Officer Jennifer Diamond, with the…
ANREP 2021 Virtual Conference
Visit ANREP 2020 Conference website. The Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) conference theme was: Place-Based and Future-Focused: Fulfilling the Land Grant Mission in an Evolving Landscape. It was…
16th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and 6th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference
Visit conference website. A virtual conference, for real world problems. Across four days in May 2021, the IAWF presented real world risks and opportunities in an online environment. We will…
Introduction to ‘Compare Weather’ functions in IFTDSS
View webinar recording. Description: Compare and view up to 5 Weather Scenarios to evaluate effects on fire behavior. Only in the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) can you…
Wildfire smoke and health
Webinar recording. Meteorologist and Public Information Officer Chris Smallcomb, from the National Weather Service – Reno office, will discuss smoke forecasting and models used to predict smoke. Air Quality Specialist…