Events
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, which was recently funded as part of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, focuses on public infrastructure projects that can lower risk and increase…
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 Blankenship of The Nature Conservancy’s LF team review improvements to LF’s newest product offerings and also look at what remains the same as in previous…
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 in twelve different burns across the West, analyzed relationships between tree regeneration and refugia pattern, and developed a landscape simulation model of forest recovery. We…
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. The target audience is anyone interested in fire behavior, fire weather, or fire prediction.
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 an urgent need to restore forests across the western United States. To address this need, the U.S. Forest Service began the Four Forest Restoration Initiative…
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 fuel loads, and achieve watershed objectives. Increasingly these activities have been questioned by stakeholder groups and citizens who are concerned about the unintended consequences of…
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 newest product offering and look at what remains the same as previous versions. LF Remap products are being released through 2019-2020, as determined by LF…
Disaster spending and mitigation: A state-by-state story
Webinar recording. This webinar will provide an overview of The Pew Charitable Trust’s recent work on natural disaster spending. Remarks will focus on how all levels of government—and states in particular—can manage rising disaster costs by improving how they track spending and by investing in mitigation. Research by Pew has found that disaster assistance is…
Assessment of community wildfire protection plans in AZ and the western US
Webinar recording. One mechanism with which communities-at-risk from wildfire have addressed planning and adaptation to wildfire are Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), which were created as part of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act in 2003. CWPPs are required to include measures to reduce hazardous fuels, reduce structural ignitability, and increase collaboration and outreach. Communities across…
Right Seed in the Right Place at the Right Time: Tools for Sustainable Restoration Webinar Series 2015-16
The Great Basin Native Plant Project, Great Basin Fire Science Exchange, BLM Plant Conservation Program, the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, and the Society for Ecological Restoration Great Basin Chapter co-hosted this webinar series on seeding and restoration in 2015 and 2016. The series provides an opportunity to highlight and discuss current research,…