Events
Assessing the impacts of post-fire drill seeding on archaeological resources: A case study from the Owyhee Uplands in southwest Idaho
Webinar brief. Rangeland drills are commonly employed for post fire rehabilitation and emergency stabilization. With the assumption that adverse effects will occur, archaeological sites are flagged and avoided. This may…
Weed-free seed, unicorns, and other myths
Webinar brief. This webinar presents an overview of how to understand what weeds are and are not included in weed testing for seed that is sold in industry or increased…
Weed-free mulch, unicorns, and other myths
Webinar brief. This webinar presents an overview to understanding what weeds are and are not included in agricultural straw/mulch certified under Weed-Free Forage programs by states and the North American…
Unmanned Aerial Systems Noxious Weeds and Fuel Load Program
View webinar recording. This webinar presents the Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) Resource Management Technologies – Fuel Load and Noxious Weeds Program, which can map, identify, treat, quantify and measure fuel loads…
Do you suffer from biocrust blindness? What you need to know about biological soil crusts in the Great Basin
Biological soil crusts refer to a community of organisms that live on the soil surface in arid and semi-arid lands, including fungi, lichens, mosses and cyanobacteria. These organisms contribute to…
Rangeland Fire Protection Associations in Oregon and Idaho: Implications for fire adaptation and agency-community relationships
Webinar recording. This webinar discusses Rangeland Fire Protection Associations, which are unique partnerships wherein ranchers and the Bureau of Land Management work together to suppress rangeland wildfires. Using four case studies in Oregon and Idaho, the value and outcomes of this approach, as well as challenges and future implications for fire adaptation on the range are…
Restoring and conserving Great Basin ecosystems field tour
This two day field tour discussed conservation and restoration issues in watersheds, riparian ecosystems, and meadows on day one, and piñon-juniper expansion, cheatgrass invasion, and fire on day two. Presenters were from federal and state agencies and the University of Nevada, Reno. View the flyer and the agenda.
Ecology (UI Course NR 321)
Course Description: Fundamental principles of the science of ecology. Major topics covered by the course include the physical environment, how organisms interact with each other and their environment, evolutionary processes, population dynamics, communities, energy flow and ecosystems, human influences on ecosystems, and the integration and scaling of ecological processes through systems ecology. Computer-based materials are…
Regional mapping of herbaceous annual cover in the Great Basin
View webinar recording. Bruce Wylie and Stephen Boyte, USGS, discuss their recent research mapping herbaceous annual cover in the Great Basin. This webinar was hosted by the Great Basin LCC.
Mid-succession fire effects and reburn potential in model sagebrush ecosystems
View webinar recording. This webinar describes: The long-term (17-26 year) post-fire accumulation in fuel loads and resultant potential fire behavior where historical prefire and immediate postfire data exists in Wyoming and Basin big sagebrush communities. Fuel loads accumulation and structure along a time-since-fire. chronosequence in Wyoming, mountain, and low sagebrush ecosystems The fuels and reburn…