Events
Working with the media: How to know your messages and communicate them
Webinar recording. Communication professionals and fire practitioners with significant media experience discuss challenges and success in communicating about fire through media outlets. Panelists share their experiences and provide suggestions for…
What goes into a burn plan? Examples and results from White’s Creek
Field day at White's Creek, Reno, NV to learn about prescription burn planning, treatments, monitoring, and results.
Western Governors’ Association 2024 Annual Meeting
Meeting webpage. The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) will be held June 10-12 in Olympic Valley, California. WGA’s Chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, will be joined…
Nuances in fire history and management: Lessons from Oregon
View recording. For this webinar, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Merschel, Postdoctoral Scholar with ORISE and the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station and Dr. Chris Dunn, Assistant…
Honest, transparent conversations: Keys for effective tribal collaboration
Webinar recording. Trees, Water & People, a Colorado-based not-for-profit organization, works to address conservation and equity through meaningful engagement with Tribal Nations, adhering to Tribes’ unique ecological knowledge systems and…
Southwest fire season 2023 overview and 2024 outlook
View recording (1:03:34). Wildfire is part of the landscape in the Southwest. It can be a threat to lives and property, but it is also crucial to maintaining healthy ecosystems.…
14th North American Forest Ecology Workshop
Workshop website. The 14th North American Forest Ecology Workshop (NAFEW) will take place June 24 - 27, 2024 in Asheville, NC The format of the meeting will be different from…
An evolution in thinking: Notes from an unexpected fire season on the San Juan National Forest
View video (21:25). In 2023, fire managers on the San Juan National Forest and their partners faced many of the same challenges they face every summer; but by embracing different…
Fire weather videos
World of Wildland Fire brings you short videos on fire weather and fire behavior relationships. Introduction to fire weather (6:45) Guide to weather forecasts (19:07) Heating and cooling of the earth and…
Crisis communication: What do we say when things go wrong?
Webinar recording. From large-scale wildfires to smaller incidents connected to complex social issues; crises take many forms and present unique communications challenges. Panelists will discuss how conservation organizations and fire…