Events
Nevada section of the Society for Range Management – 2017 meeting presentations
Reno, NV Reno, United StatesMeeting presentations. Presentations in pdf format from the 2017 winter meetings and workshops focused on the difficulties facing the restoration/rehabilitation of Great Basin rangelands.
Engaging communities in sagebrush restoration: Idaho Fish and Game Southwest Region Volunteer Program
Webinar brief. This webinar provided an overview of Idaho Fish and Game's Southwest Region Volunteer Program, which has been utilizing volunteers in important habitat restoration projects for over 25 years. They use an adaptive approach to landscape management that includes responding to wildfires and working across land managed by federal, state and private entities. The…
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 cause a site stranding effect and greater potential for post fire erosion. To better understand and quantify the effects we evaluated four archaeological sites characterized…
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 under contract, and presents tools to help determine what weeds are actually present in seed procured by the end-user. A seed ordering guidance paper will…
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 Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA). It presents simple steps the user can take to make informed decisions when acquiring mulch to assess and minimize weed…
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 and noxious weeds utilizing hyperspectral and LiDAR sensors combined with drone technologies. Chris Wilson of Wilson Herbicide, partnered with Maser Consulting, presents. Disclaimer: Hosting this…
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 nutrient and hydrologic cycling as well as the prevention of soil erosion. This webinar discusses the distribution of biocrusts in the region as well as their…
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…