Events
Using field studies to find the most promising seed sources for restoration
In this webinar, Beth Leger, Associate Professor of Plant Ecology, University of Nevada, Reno, discusses using field studies to find the most promising seed sources for restoration. Webinar recording
Weather variability and forecasting tools for short and long term restoration planning
In this webinar, Stuart Hardegree, Plant Physiologist, USDA ARS Northwest Watershed Research Center, Boise, ID, discusses weather variability and forecasting tools for short- and long-term restoration planning in the Great Basin. Webinar recording
Climate, weather, and sagebrush seed sources: Experimental insights on challenges and opportunities
In this webinar, Matt Germino, Research Ecologist, USGS Snake River Field Station, discusses experimental insights on challenges and opportunities regarding climate, weather, and sagebrush seed sources. Webinar recording
Seed zones and climate change
This webinar with Francis Kilkenny, Research Biologist with the USFS-RMRS, discusses seed zones as they relate to and become increasingly important with climate change. Webinar recording
Basics of quality assurance and quality control principles and application in the database for inventory, monitoring, and assessment
Webinar recording This webinar covers basic quality assurance and quality control for Bureau of Land Management Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) projects using the Database for Inventory Monitoring and Assessment (DIMA).
Greater sage-grouse conservation announcement – 2015 Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewel
In this video, Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, announces that because of an unprecedented effort by dozens of partners across 11 western states, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has…
Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) six-year update
This webinar presents findings from SageSTEP scientists, who have collected 6 years of post-treatment data from 20 sites throughout the Great Basin, and now have a fairly certain understanding of short-term…
Characterization of montane ecosystems, their microclimates, and wildlife distribution
Webinar recording Erik Beever, USGS, presented this webinar to the Great Basin LCC on his results on pika distribution and climate change using historical surveys, more-systematic and more-comprehensive recent surveys, and a diversity…
Earth, wind, water, and fire: An elemental approach to fire management – 2015 Fall California-Nevada-Hawaii Forest Fire Council Workshop
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel 4130 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, United StatesAccess presentations. At this workshop the four elements and how they each contribute to fire and land management were compared. Presenters and organizers represented a diverse set of fire stakeholders…
Sagebrush seed processing and production for restoration in the Great Basin
Webinar brief. This webinar with Clark Fleege, Nursery Manager at the USFS Lucky Peak Nursery, discusses all aspects of seedling production from seed collection to outplanting. The Lucky Peak Nursery has been producing dryland shrubs for restoration plantings on public lands throughout the Great Basin for almost 60 years. Webinar recording