Events
LANDFIRE data supports disturbance tools and assessments
Webinar recording. In this LANDFIRE Office Hour, USFS Research Ecologists, Jen Costanza and Matt Reeves walk viewers through the USDA Forest Service's Resource Planning Act (2020) Assessment, with a focus on how LANDFIRE data supports understanding of recent and future drought exposure for rangeland vegetation types across the western U.S. The also discuss emerging technologies…
Wildfire risk and mitigation opportunities in the US sagebrush biome
Webinar recording. Feb 29 2024 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series Presenter: Karen Short, RMRS Research Ecologist.
Defending and growing the core by breaking the cycle of annual grass invasion
Virtual workshop recordings and resources. Invasive annual grasses–such as cheatgrass, medusahead, and ventenata–are the leading cause of degradation and loss of America’s sagebrush grasslands, reducing forage and habitat, fueling more frequent and larger wildfires, and threatening rural economies. While invasive grasses are widespread, there remains a generational opportunity to proactively address this threat. However, many…
2024 Rangeland Fuel Overview: Reading the Tea Leaves S5E1
Video recording (8:26). Matt Reeves provides a westwide rangeland fuel assessment for 2024.
Words matter. Let burn dialogue and reality.
Webinar recording (1:04:22).
Sifting through selective science and misinformation for collaborative forest management
Webinar recording. Land manager and public land partner-focused panel webinar dedicated to examining selective science use, some of the impacts to land management, and methods for reducing misinformation in collaborative…
Tools for prioritizing, planning, and evaluating effectiveness of fuel treatments
Webinar recording. Sam "Jake" Price and Matt Germino, USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, present findings from their recent publication on the Soda Fire fuel breaks and how they…
Exploring the Land Treatment Exploration Tool & LANDFIRE’s Role
View webinar recording. In this LANDFIRE Office Hour Forest Rangeland Ecosystem Sciences Center & USGS Biologist, Michelle Jeffries details the geoprocessing and hosting requirements for running the Land Treatment Exploration…
Oregon’s diverse fire ecology
Webinar recording. The Oregon State University Extension Fire Program would like to take you on a journey of fire throughout Oregon. In this webinar, a team of regional fire specialists…
The meteorology of the 2023 Maui wildfire
View recording (53:53). Okay. Let me go back. Okay. So let's go back to not even a year ago, August eighth two thousand twenty three. You know, large wildfires hit…