Events
How does tree dominance affect understory responses to pinyon-juniper fuel control treatments?
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Dr. Bruce Roundy, Rangeland Ecologist, Brigham Young University, shares his latest research findings on the role of tree dominance in understory response to pinyon-juniper fuel control…
Hydrologic response to fuels treatments on encroached sagebrush-steppe
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Jason Williams, Hydrologist, USDA-ARS Northwest Watershed Research Center, presents his latest research findings on hydrologic response to fuels treatments on woodland encroached sagebrush steppe. This research…
Fire effects on vegetation and soils in the Great Basin: Response and site characteristics
In this webinar, Richard Miller, Fire Ecologist, Oregon State University, presents a synthesis of information on fire effects on vegetation and soils in the Great Basin including responses and site characteristics. See also the fire effects synthesis. Webinar recording
Factors in cost effective restoration of sage-grouse habitat in northern Nevada – 2013 NV SRM Presentations
Elko, NV Elko, United StatesWorkshop presentations in pdf format from the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management annual winter meeting: Sage-grouse listing decision - Steve Abele Sage-grouse habitat limitations due to cheatgrass and PJ -…
Great Basin LANDFIRE
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Kori Blankenship, Fire Ecologist, and Louis Provencher, Director of Conservation Ecology with the Nature Conservancy, present 2013 updates and uses for Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Program (LANDFIRE) data in the Great Basin. LANDFIRE developed quantitative vegetation models and comprehensive ecological descriptions for all major vegetation systems in the…
Intermountain Native Plant Summit VII – 2013 Presentations
Boise, ID Boise, United StatesPresentation recordings from the Intermountain Native Plant Summit VII are being hosted on the Great Basin Fire Science Exchange YouTube channel: Functional restoration - Kas Dumroese, RMRS Exploring root-soil interactions…
Using weather data and adaptive management to improve the probabilities of successful revegetation
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Stuart Hardegree, Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, Northwest Watershed Research Center discusses weather impacts on the restoration planning cycle, and describes a weather-centric approach for adaptive management planning…
Overview of the Land Treatment Digital Library
Webinar brief. In this webinar, David Pilliod, Research Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, presents an overview of the Land Treatment Digital Library (LTDL), which catalogs legacy land treatment information on…
Livestock grazing effects on fuels loads for wildland fire in sagebrush steppe ecosystems
Webinar brief. In this webinar, Karen Launchbaugh and Eva Strand, Professors of Rangeland Ecology and Management at the University of Idaho, discuss ways that contemporary livestock grazing practices affect the…
Tools and management applications for managing greater sage-grouse – 2013 Workshop presentations
This workshop hosted by the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management and included presentations on the PJ mapping and treatment assessment tool, the conservation credit system, fire and…