Events
Conserving bumble bees in our natural areas
Webinar recording. Webinar presented by Rich Hatfield.
Promoting a cultural shift toward shared stewardship: A peer learning session
Access webinar recording. The first session in a series of seven on Shared Stewardship, Vicki Christensen, Chief of the USDA Forest Service; Jay Farrell, Executive Director of the National Association…
Collaborative administrative and judicial review opportunities
Webinar recording. In NEPA 101, you learned about the components of the National Environmental Policy Act and the role of collaborative engagement in the environmental analysis process. In this follow-up…
Historical range of variability (HRV): Uses and various approaches
Webinar recording. Description: Range of Variability (ROV) concepts – including Natural (NRV), Historic (HRV), Current (CRV), and Future (FRV) – are frequently used by the US Forest Service to help define land management goals. This webinar provides an introduction to ROV terminology and examples of how the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in the…
Aspen ecology and conservation: The changing landscape of a keystone system
Webinar recording. This webinar presentation lays the groundwork for an in-depth symposium at the upcoming 2020 Natural Areas Conference that will address wildfire, herbivory, climate warming, development pressures, cross-boundary management,…
Low-tech wet meadow restoration: Reading the landscape
Webinar recording. Wet or mesic meadows are rare but disproportionately important habitats within western rangelands. Gully erosion and channel incision are widespread problems reducing natural resiliency and water storage capacity,…
Toolkit for invasive annual grass management in the West
Webinar recording. Description: The Western Governors’ Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under a Shared Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding, have been collaborating on efforts to meaningfully address the large-scale…
North American Congress for Conservation Biology
Visit conference website. The North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB) was July 26 to 31, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. NACCB 2020 organizers and the Society for Conservation Biology North…
Evaluating native seed mixes for post-fire seeding the Great Basin
Webinar recording. Description: Post-fire seeding has been widely implemented in the Great Basin in response to the threat of resource degradation and weed invasion following fire disturbance. The longstanding practice…
Managing drought on targeted grazing landscapes
Webinar recording. Description: This webinar features a rancher and land manager panel discussing drought on targeted grazing landscapes. Panelists: Andrée Soares, President – Star Creek Land Stewards LLC (Los Banos)…