Events
Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) six-year update
This webinar presents findings from SageSTEP scientists, who have collected 6 years of post-treatment data from 20 sites throughout the Great Basin, and now have a fairly certain understanding of short-term vegetation response to fire and mechanical treatments on about half of those sites. While post-treatment recovery to a more desirable condition is evident at some…
Characterization of montane ecosystems, their microclimates, and wildlife distribution
Webinar recording Erik Beever, USGS, presented this webinar to the Great Basin LCC on his results on pika distribution and climate change using historical surveys, more-systematic and more-comprehensive recent surveys, and a diversity of technological and modeling advances. The information will help tackle numerous questions at the interface of how Great Basin systems work and how Basin resources…
Earth, wind, water, and fire: An elemental approach to fire management – 2015 Fall California-Nevada-Hawaii Forest Fire Council Workshop
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel 4130 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, United StatesAccess presentations. At this workshop the four elements and how they each contribute to fire and land management were compared. Presenters and organizers represented a diverse set of fire stakeholders from federal, state, local, and private fire-related organizations.
Sagebrush seed processing and production for restoration in the Great Basin
Webinar brief. This webinar with Clark Fleege, Nursery Manager at the USFS Lucky Peak Nursery, discusses all aspects of seedling production from seed collection to outplanting. The Lucky Peak Nursery has been producing dryland shrubs for restoration plantings on public lands throughout the Great Basin for almost 60 years. Webinar recording
An introduction to the Target Plant Concept
Webinar brief. This webinar focuses on the Target Plant Concept, which incorporates five variables: Objectives and constraints Limiting factors on the outplanting site Stock type Source of plant material Outplanting and follow-up practices All of the above variables should be considered determining factors for how, where, and when nursery stock are produced for restoration projects. This webinar…
Southwest Idaho native seed collection, use, and plant material development
This webinar discusses the Upper Snake Sagebrush Seed Collection Contract and Shoshone Native Plant Material Development, which is important to the production of local native seed and rehabilitation treatment resiliency in the face of extreme weather events, increasing fire frequency and severity, and for restoring and improving habitat for sagebrush-obligate wildlife species. Webinar presenters were Ben…
Selection of genetically appropriate plant materials for increase
This webinar presented by Holly Prendeville, Research Geneticist, USFS PNW, explains provisional and empirical seed zones using and discussing tools available that allow us to use seed zones to select genetically appropriate plant materials for restoration, which is goal one of the National Seed Strategy. Webinar recording
Producing native plant materials for restoration: 10 rules to collect and maintain genetic diversity
In this webinar, Andrea Kramer, Conservation Scientist with the Chicago Botanic Garden, describes each potential production step where genetic diversity can be lost and outline 10 rules to assist in the collection and production of native plant material for restoration, providing justification for, and examples of why, each rule is important. Webinar recording
Verification of sagebrush subspecies from seed samples and finding the right place for successful restoration
In this webinar, Bryce Richardson, Research Geneticist, USFS RMRS, discusses the climatic considerations for sagebrush subspecies and what native plants could potentially fill the void left by sagebrush in the upcoming decades as parts of the Great Basin transition to Mojave desert. He also discusses how understanding the subspecies composition of seed used in restoration…
Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation Conference 2016 – Presentation recordings
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, United StatesPresentation recordings. Recordings from the February 2016 Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation Conference co-sponsored by the Great Basin Consortium and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Utah State University.