Events
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…
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…
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,…
Regional mapping of herbaceous annual cover in the Great Basin
View webinar recording. Bruce Wylie and Stephen Boyte, USGS, discuss their recent research mapping herbaceous annual cover in the Great Basin. This webinar was hosted by the Great Basin LCC.
Mid-succession fire effects and reburn potential in model sagebrush ecosystems
View webinar recording. This webinar describes: The long-term (17-26 year) post-fire accumulation in fuel loads and resultant potential fire behavior where historical prefire and immediate postfire data exists in Wyoming and Basin big sagebrush communities. Fuel loads accumulation and structure along a time-since-fire. chronosequence in Wyoming, mountain, and low sagebrush ecosystems The fuels and reburn…
Interpreting climate change – Self-study modules
Access learning modules. On this National Park Service learning site you will find a variety of ways to hone your knowledge and skills for interpreting climate change. The modules are designed for self-study, in your own time and at your own pace. There are four modules: 1) Introduction to Interpreting Climate Change, 2) Knowledge of the…
Online Grazing Management Courses
Access short course. This open-access short course provides fundamental information on rangeland ecology and management. It is hosted by the University of California Rangelands Research & Education Archive and is of interest to staff in government agencies and NGOs who manage local, state, and federal lands—including open space districts, county parks, water districts—and those who…
Ecophysiology (UI Course, REM 560)
Course Description: Functional responses and adaptations of individual species to their environment, emphasizing the physiological mechanisms that influence the interactions between organisms and the major environmental factors (e.g., solar radiation, energy balance, temperature, water and nutrients, climate), and how this affects the interactions among species and their growth and survival (e.g., competition, herbivory, and allelopathy).…
Using weed-suppressive bacteria to control invasive annuals
View webinar recording. Cheatgrass and medusahead invasions pose a serious threat to Great Basin ecosystems. Managers and scientists are hopeful that strains of the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens will be able to selectively inhibit root growth of annual weeds in more complex rangeland ecosystems. These weed-suppressive bacteria (WSB) are now commercially available in many states and…
Explained in 90 seconds: How climate change fuels wildfires
90 second video. In this video, Matthew Hurteau — assistant professor of forest resources at Penn State University — explains how warming temperatures, prolonged drought, and a century’s worth of fire suppression policy are “priming the system to make it more flammable.”