Events
New LANDFIRE products for the southwestern US: Remap 2016
Webinar recording. The webinar informs participants about the new LANDFIRE Remap products, what has changed from previous product offerings, and what remains the same or has been updated. It offers application examples taken from the SW region, and will save time to answer questions and listen to comments at the webinar’s conclusion. The presentation is…
Presentation Recordings from Working Lands for Wildlife Symposium: Joint Wildlife and American Fisheries Society Conference
The following links are recordings of the presentations made by Working Lands for Wildlife researchers at The Wildlife Society's 26th Annual Conference. This conference was in Reno, Nevada in October 2019. These videos are courtesy of The Wildlife Society and the USDA-NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife and Conservation Effect Assessment Project. Cut a tree, grow…
Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership 2019 Summit
The 2019 Summit took place in Burns, OR. To learn more about the Partnership, visit the SageCon webpage.
Moving mitigation forward: The past, present, and future of hazard mitigation assistance
Webinar recording. This webinar will take a close look at FEMA’s burgeoning Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and what the next steps in the effort will be. BRIC,…
Southwest LANDFIRE update
Webinar recording. This webinar focuses on LANDFIRE Remap products in LF’s Southwest GeoArea: Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and sections of New Mexico, Colorado, and California. Presenters Jim Smith and Kori…
Contributions of fire refugia to resilient ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests
Webinar recording. This presentation describes recent research on the important roles of fire refugia, highlighting in particular the capacity for refugia to support forest landscape recovery. We sampled tree regeneration…
Predictive services comparison tools; Predicting fire behavior in AK; Smoke tools
Check here for webinar recording. The Advanced Fire Environment Learning Unit (AFELU) hosts three speakers to talk about Predictive Services comparison tools, predicting fire behavior in Alaska, and smoke tools.…
Large-scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change
Webinar recording. Higher tree density, more fuels, and a warmer, drier climate have caused an increase in the frequency, size, and severity of wildfires in western U.S. forests. There is…
Answering questions about the appropriateness of woody vegetation treatments
Webinar recording and additional Q and A. Federal and state agencies across Utah and the Great Basin have been actively treating pinyon and juniper woodlands to improve wildlife habitat, reduce…
LANDFIRE Remap products in California
Webinar recording. This webinar focuses on LANDFIRE Remap products in the Southwest U.S., with specific emphasis on California applications. Presenters Jim Smith and Kori Blankenship will review improvements to LF’s…