Events
Resistance and resilience for rangelands: What do they mean?
Webinar recording. This presentation discusses the following topics as they relate to rangelands: Resistance and Resilience are commonly used terms in discussions about agriculture and preparing for the future. Provide a common understanding of these terms as they apply to the ecology of grazed systems. Relationships between ecological resistance and resilience, disturbances, and ecological processes…
7th Annual SageCon Summit
The Oregon SageCon Partnership met November 2-3, 2022, in Burns, Oregon. You can access presentations, resources, and recordings using the link provided. Summit Themes Connect local, state, and federal partners working toward resilient rangelands in southeastern Oregon and across the Great Basin. Share information, ideas and resources to leverage our collective knowledge, with an emphasis…
Addressing equity and environmental justice in the Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy
Webinar recording. Description: The U.S. Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is funding the agency’s initial investments to reduce wildfire risk under the Strategy, both call for considering equity and environmental justice when implementing projects. We present practical applications of our research on the environmental justice implications of hazardous fuels…
Regulating Colorado’s WUI
Webinar recording. This webinar features insights and lessons from three communities in Colorado —the City of Colorado Springs, Eagle County, and Ouray County— and their successful approaches to local adoption and enforcement of wildfire regulations. This webinar is based on a new report from the Community Wildfire Planning Center, Regulating the Wildland-Urban Interface in Colorado.
Wildfires, communities, and environmental justice
Webinar recording. Description: This webinar will go over results of a recent literature review of studies that focus on the environmental justice aspects of wildfire, as well as present preliminary findings on how different socio-demographic groups have been affected by wildfires across California in the last decade. Presenter: Francisco Escobedo; US Forest Service Pacific Southwest…
Right seedling for reforestation: Success, partners, and policy
Webinar recording. Climate Impacts on Regeneration- Hear from three subject-matter experts on seedling success across elevational ranges and with varying genotypes: Justin Crotteau, Research Forester, Rocky Mountain Research Station Aalap Dixit, Assistant Professor, New Mexico Highlands University Bryce Richardson, Research Geneticist, Rocky Mountain Research Station Indigenous Knowledge Exchange and Work on the Ground! Hear from…
Fueling collaboration: Talking about fire
Webinar registration. From building firelines to researching fire trends over time, fire management and science require great communication to be successful. Our panel will share their experiences and tips on how to effectively talk about fire to gain support and build a collaborative network. We'll address your questions about fire science communication and discuss best…
17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit
Conference website. As it is already set by tradition, the Conference in Coimbra, Portugal, aims to provide an up to date on the developments in forest fire science and technology and an opportunity to meet persons and institutions, to promote international cooperation in this research and management area. Following its previous editions, the scope of…
5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
Workshop website. This Workshop is considered “mission critical” for anyone working on these issues in local, state, Tribal and federal agencies, and organizations as well as non-governmental organizations and private companies. There is no other forum in the nation that provides these opportunities.
USFS Wildfire Crisis Strategy Roundtables: Recommendations and next steps
Webinar recording. In the winter and spring of 2022, the National Forest Foundation (NFF), in coordination with the USDA Forest Service, hosted a series of roundtables across the country to gather input on the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Implementation Plan. The NFF distilled these productive discussions with Forest Service employees and partners into regional reports and…