Events

USGS Sagebrush and Fire Research Webinar Series

What: USGS will host 7 webinars focusing on updates to sagebrush and fire related research funded in FY23.  Each webinar will loosely follow the themes of Fire, Invasives, Sagebrush Restoration, Climate, and Grouse/Wildlife.  More information on the projects covered will be shared soon. When: Thursdays from 8:00-10:30 PST/9:00-11:30 MST Still upcoming is: Feb 29Recordings: Webinars…

Using concepts of resilience and resistance (R&R) and LANDFIRE to address wildfire in sagebrush

Webinar recording. In this LANDFIRE Office Hour, USFS, RMRS Quantitative Ecologist, Jessi Brown discusses how dryland ecosystems are facing threats from invasive species and altered fire patterns, risking shifts to less desirable states. Prioritizing areas for management can be achieved by considering ecological resilience and resistance to invasives, alongside LANDFIRE's Biophysical Settings (BpS) data. This…

Fuels treatment effectiveness

Webinar recording. Fire and land manager-focused panel discussion hosted by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Update on the Bruneau-Owyhee Sage Grouse Habitat Management (BOSH) Project

Video recording (16:27). The Bruneau-Owyhee Sage Grouse Habitat (BOSH) Project has been under way for six years now, and approximately 140,000 acres of land have been treated to reduce juniper encroachment and open up the sage-steppe habitat for sage grouse, song birds, spotted frogs and more. This is the largest sage grouse habitat restoration project…

Grass Identification 2-Day Short Course

What: Basic Identification of Grasses: A 2-day short course taught by Arnold (Jerry) Tiehm, Great Basin Flora Specialist When: Course will be offered March 25-26 and 27-28, 2024. Cost: $ 170.00 for non-students, $ 90.00 for students. Registration: By contacting the instructor ([email protected] | 775-742-9180-C). Bringing a check to class made out to Board of…