Events
Events
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Improving resilience and reducing wildfire risk in Pine Valley
View video (6:53). In a collaborative effort with Dixie National Forest, Sarah Barga, a research botanist with the Rocky Mountain Research Station, outlines a project focused on building ecosystem resilience and resistance in Utah's Pine Valley Ranger District. A team of specialists from the National Forest system, Utah State University, and Rocky Mountain Research station…
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Wildfire data is the new bacon
Webinar recording. Learn about new geospatial data products to support wildfire planning and response including national fuel treatments, fire response districts and communities mapping.
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Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP): Integrating smoke preparedness
Webinar recording (1:07:53). Are you planning for smoke preparedness and mitigation in your community and looking to embed that work into your Community Wildfire Protection Plan? Join our discussion and talk with experts about tips and resources for integrating smoke considerations into your CWPPs.
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The Joint Fire Science Program describes its Fire Science Exchange Network
View video (6:21) The Fire Science Exchange Network, part of the Joint Fire Science Program, connects wildland fire research with the people who need it most—land managers, firefighters, practitioners, and communities. Through regional exchanges, they deliver science you can use to make informed wildland fire and land management decisions.
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Mapping and tracking California forests
Webinar recording. The Center for Ecosystem Climate Solutions (CECS), with support from California’s Strategic Growth Council (SGC), built a data cube of California forest conditions for 1985 to 2023. These data include state-wide, 30-m information on ecosystem disturbance, carbon, water, and fire hazard. These data are being tested against field observations with support from CALFIRE,…
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Cross-boundary collaborative stewardship
Webinar registration. Hosted by the Montana Forest Collaboration Network OBJECTIVES: - Discuss the characteristics of cross-boundary projects and how they increase efficiency and effectiveness when managing priority landscapes - Inspire more cross-boundary work in Montana - Build awareness of how collaborative partners can support cross-boundary projects - Discuss the mechanics of planning and implementing forest…
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How LANDFIRE EVT contributes to the estimation of forage
Webinar recording. Title: How LANDFIRE EVT contributes to the estimation of forage and seasonal range in Idaho: A perspective through time 2003-2023 Speaker: Scott Bergen, Senior Wildlife Research Biologist, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Summary: Idaho Dept of Fish and Game uses LANDFIRE extant vegetation type databases 2001-2023 to estimate seasonal range analyses of…
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Applying rangeland tools and concepts for fire and fuel management
Webinar recording (49:44). Matt Reeves, (Fuel and Forage), US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
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First comes fire – Then comes flood
Webinar registration. The cascading effects of post wildfire can bring more devastation to an already battered community. Utah’s Post Wildfire Mitigation Team, established in 2019, is led by the Utah Division of Emergency Management. It brings together Federal, State, private and local partners to meet with communities throughout Utah affected by wildfires. The team discusses…
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How do fire managers use information? Developing practical weather and climate information
Webinar recording. Description: Three short presentations about recent work from the University of Arizona on understanding how wildland fire managers in the Southwest value and use weather and climate information and decision support tools, and developing experimental weather and climate tools that are easy to use and fulfill a direct need for wildland fire managers.…
