Events
Climatic controls on post-fire regeneration and growth in ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir
View webinar recording. In this webinar, Dr. Kimberley Davis examined the effects of climate on post-fire conifer regeneration and subsequent seedling and tree growth. She and her colleagues focused on…
Wildland firefighter fatalities in the context of prescribed fire
View webinar recording. Is the risk of death the same when implementing "planned events"? What do the numbers we have as well as some specific events have say about that?…
Bringing non-profits, communities, and federal agencies together for restoration and monitoring
View webinar recording. Join this webinar and robust discussion about innovative collaborations and case studies developed through a partnership between Trout Unlimited and the Forest Service. We will share examples…
Native mycorrhizal fungi and whitebark pine restoration
View webinar recording. Whitebark pine is an iconic, five-needle, high-elevation pine whose existence is threatened by an exotic rust, mountain pine beetles, fire suppression, and climate change. Its distribution is…
Fire history paradigms in North America: Controversy and consensus
View webinar recording. There is wide agreement that prescribed fire is essential and under-utilized for restoring and maintaining natural ecosystem function, sustaining native wildlife populations, and mitigating wildfire hazard. There…
Rx Fire on Private Lands Workshop 2019
More information and to register. A two day workshop May 17-18 at Blodgett Forest Research Station, Georgetown, CA - designed for landowners and managers looking to gain skills in prescribed…
Unraveling the complexity of mixed severity fire regimes: New insights from three Rocky Mountain ecosystems
View webinar recording. In this webinar, Dr. Cameron Naficy presents findings from a synthesis of multiple projects conducted in 3 unique mixed-severity ecosystems from the Rocky Mountains of the U.S.…
Do trends in climate influence the increase in high-severity wildfire in the southwestern US from 1984 to 2015?
Webinar recording. Over the last 30 years, in woodland and forested ecosystems across the southwestern US, there has been an increasing trend in fire activity. Altered land use practices and…
Art of range and fire podcasts
Access podcasts from Washington State University The Art of Range podcast provides education through conversation with some of the brightest minds in rangeland management. We interview researchers, ranchers, and resource…
Assessing wildland firefighter sleep and fatigue while on fire assignment
Webinar recording. With increases in the severity and duration of fire seasons, wildland firefighters are working longer shifts all across the west and are experiencing increased fatigue. In this webinar,…