Events
Selecting native plant material for restoration projects in different ecosystems: Successes and challenges
Webinar recording. Description: Due to loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity around the world along the past decades, international initiatives are being developed to establish a foundation for the restoration…
Drought and rangelands
Webinar recording. The Office of Sustainability and Climate hosted a webinar to explore current issues related to drought in rangelands; examples of drought- and climate-related impacts; and management options for…
FIRE-BIRD wildlife habitat tool
Webinar recording. Description: Webinar discusses discuss FIRE-BIRD, an ArcGIS spatial tool for applying habitat suitability models for woodpecker species of concern to generate maps that inform forest management planning. FIRE-BIRD…
QUIC-Fire: A fast-running simulation tool for prescribed fire planning
Webinar recording. Description: Recent advances in wildland fire behavior models (e.g. FIRETEC) utilizing high spatial and temporal resolution fluid dynamics calculations have facilitated complex modeling of fire-atmospheric feedbacks. Unfortunately this…
Using the Wildfire Risk to Communities website
Webinar recording. Description: See a demonstration of the new Wildfire Risk to Communities website, including use of the interactive maps, charts, and resources available for every community, county, and state…
Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) and Ready, Set, Go!
Webinar recording. Description: Oregon State University’s Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire Program and its partners present a webinar series on Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention in Oregon. The last of…
Southwest climate vulnerability
Webinar recording. Description: Webinar discusses the vulnerability of southwestern landscapes to climate change. Climate change has created new challenges for resource managers with broad and often complex effects that make…
New tools for pinyon-juniper management: Balancing needs of sagebrush and woodland obligate birds
Webinar recording. Description: Management of expanding pinyon-juniper woodlands in sagebrush habitats has become a prominent strategy for sagebrush conservation, with spatially targeted tree removal efforts designed to benefit sage-grouse increasing…
Fieldwork in the time of COVID-19
Webinar recording. Description: Join a panel of practitioners from several realms (governmental, contracting, and non-profit) to learn how they are adapting field work plans to reduce risks to practitioners and…
Managing for water: Lessons learned from watershed protection partnerships for wildfire risk reduction
Webinar recording. Description: Among the values at risk from wildfire are community drinking water supplies, as forested watersheds on public land are often a primary or significant source of drinking…