Events
Fire, flood, and mud: Assessing postfire debris-flow hazards across the western US
Webinar registration. Parts of the western U.S., like southern California and Colorado, have a history of damaging debris flows after wildfire. Other regions are facing new postfire risks due to expanded wildfire activity. After a wildfire, emergency managers need rapid answers to the questions: Where in the burn area are debris flows likely? How much…
Native seeds: Supplying restoration- A nine-part video series
View videos. Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration is a nine-part video series that explores the native seed supply chain in the western United States. Filmed over four seasons, this series weaves together footage of seed collectors, farmers, researchers, and land managers working to scale up the supply of native seeds to meet the growing restoration demand.…
Evolution of fire management and the role of knowledge
View video. The story of how fire managers slowed a fire and benefited the ecosystem. This was accomplished thanks to previous fires that were managed for resource benefit. This is the story of the 2021 Rafael Fire that started just 20 miles outside of Flagstaff, AZ. On day 2 the fire ran 12 miles towards…
Wildfire Crisis Strategy seminar series
Access the webinar series. The Yellowstone fires of 1988 are considered an early fire event signaling the rise of the wildfire crisis we are experiencing today. After building for decades, the crisis erupted in the 2000s as wildfires destroyed lives, homes, and communities on a rising scale. The national response, though initially swift, has not…
Time to restore: Connecting people, plants, and pollinators
View webinar recording. The South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (SC CASC) highlighted one of their funded projects, Time to Restore: Connecting People, Plants, and Pollinators, through the webinar series - The Southern Plains Climate Science Webinar Series. Watch to learn how this project involves the pollinator restoration community through the entire process to assist…
It’s just weird: Reading the Tea Leaves S4, E3
View video. It's been a weird year so far. The west experienced an exceptionally cool and moist spring, especially in the southern extent of the region. Combined with above average snowpack, fuels stayed moist, and the fire season has had a very slow start. In fact, June saw the lowest area burned since 2000, but…
Why do houses burn in wildfires and what can we do about it?
Webinar recording. Recent destructive wildfires in northern California provide an opportunity to investigate how different factors influence home survival. We conducted an analysis of the 2018 Camp Fire, obtaining measurements from a randomly selected subset of homes in Paradise, to determine if nearby burning structures and/or nearby vegetation contributed to home survival, and whether new…
Monitoring and removal of invasive grasses for restoration of dry desert systems
Webinar recording. In this webinar, a panel of scientists and practitioners will discuss a number of management techniques and research questions being utilized or tested in an effort to reduce the presence of introduced grasses and restore the historic fire regime. These include: Researching whether fire historically maintained the clumpy pattern of native vegetation in…
Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT): What, where, and why of invasive plant species
Check for webinar recording here.