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Creating boundary objects supports knowledge co-development processes: A case study evaluation from the Colorado Front Range

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This qualitative case study evaluates manager and researcher perceptions of the impact of a place-based, collaborative knowledge co-development process and examines the outcomes of that co-development for changes to management approaches. The USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) Rocky Mountain Research Station General Technical Report 373 (GTR-373) is a codeveloped science synthesis that functions as a boundary object providing a framework for planning, designing, and implementing management action for restoration of ponderosa and dry mixed-conifer forests. The process of creating and socializing the GTR-373 framework fostered continual knowledge exchange and engagement between researchers and managers across different organizations and levels of decision-making. This built trust in the information, improved justification for management action, developed a common foundation for cross-boundary implementation, and increased communication. The framework has been applied across jurisdictions and has been used as a foundational tool for training staff and designing projects. However, adapting the GTR-373 framework across scales remains challenging.

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Science supporting dry forest and rangeland planning

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The Northeastern California Plateaus Bioregion Science Synthesis reviews literature relevant to the ecology and management of the Great Basin ecosystems and dry pine forests of the Lassen and Modoc National Forests. Critical factors on these national forests are reduced water availability—expected to become more challenging as levels and patterns of precipitation and temperature change under climate variability—coupled with a high proportion of rangeland and open woodland whose vegetation community is influenced by grazing of livestock and wild animal populations. Conifer encroachment of rangelands and the densification of woodlands, a result of fire suppression, impact wildlife communities that rely on open woodlands and other habitats characterized by having overstories of low density. Sagebrush habitat, in particular, is threatened by fragmentation and conversion. Socioeconomic changes in the region include a transition in the economic base from extraction to that of consumption of amenity values, and the resulting fragmentation of landownership. The local human population is expected to continue its trend of decline, but increased pressure by recreationists from nearby expanding urban areas is forcing land managers to consider increasingly complex situations or actions integrating social, ecological, and economic factors. Indigenous peoples are assuming a greater role in the management of their lands. Finally, disturbance patterns, such as nonhistorical fire frequency and intensity levels, novel combinations of climate patterns, and the pervasive pressure of nonnative invasive species could result in future ecosystems different than those today, presenting additional managerial challenges. This synthesis is intended to serve as a science-based foundation that supports management of Northeastern California forests, woodlands, and rangelands.

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Reflections from 20 years examining the social dynamics of fire management

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Sarah McCaffrey, retired in 2022 after 20 years as a fire social scientist with the US Forest Service where her research focused on understanding the social dynamics of fire management. This included research projects that examined the role of risk perception and risk attitudes, social acceptability of prescribed fire, homeowner mitigation decisions, evacuation decision making, risk communication, and agency-community interactions during fires. Since retirement she has been involved with a number of research and practitioner efforts to improve future fire outcomes including as an adviser to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Wildfire Resilience Initiative and Board member for Fire Adapted Colorado. She received her PhD in 2002 from the University of California at Berkeley where her dissertation examined Incline Village, Nevada homeowner views and actions in relation to defensible space and fuels management.

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Association for Fire Ecology Conference: Fire Ecology Across Boundaries

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The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) are partnering with Regione Toscana and University of Florence to host a conference in Florence, Italy for diverse stakeholders involved in wildfire management. Experts from Europe and around the world are invited to gather in Florence to share fire ecology science and expertise. This conference will be a meeting point for international wildfire and landscape managers, scientists, policy makers, communicators and other representatives from national, regional and local organizations.

The conference aims to increase the interaction of the wildfire community across boundaries to more effectively exchange knowledge and understanding about the contribution of fire ecology on fire management. Such coordination is needed to help providing solutions that balance ecological processes and wildfire risk reduction. This collaborative event will provide a space to understand and discuss the global wildfire situation and regional challenges, the uncertainties that need to be addressed, and also to share solutions on wildfire mitigation.

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Empowering private landowner conservation

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This webinar highlighted the importance of private land in species conservation efforts, innovative ways to address conservation finance, and the incentives that work for private landowners. Moderator: Chris West, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Panelists: Amos Eno, Executive Director/President, Resources First Foundation; Jeff Morgheim, Founder and Principal, Edge Strategic Consulting, LLC; Lesli Allison, Executive Director, Western Landowners Alliance. This webinar is one in a series for the “Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative,” the Chairman’s Initiative of Wyoming Governor and Western Governors’ Association Chairman Matt Mead.

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Management responses to mountain pine beetle infestations on National Forestland in the western US

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Researchers present results from a National Science Foundation-funded project studying management responses to Mountain Pine Beetle infestations in the western U.S. This research includes case studies of national forests and surrounding communities that were heavily affected by impacts from the beetle in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Washington. The scale, scope, and public visibility of the beetle outbreak resulted in different responses in the four case study areas, including the use of different management approaches and policies. The rapid pace at which the epidemic spread also created challenges around managers’ inability to respond quickly enough. In this presentation, the scientists share findings on differences and similarities between how the different case studies responded to mountain pine beetle impacts and what policies, authorities, and approaches managers used to address beetle issues in their national forests.

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Selecting native plant material for restoration projects in different ecosystems: Successes and challenges

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Description: Due to loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity around the world along the past decades, international initiatives are being developed to establish a foundation for the restoration of diverse ecosystems, prioritizing ecosystem biodiversity and resilience while also recognizing impacts on rural livelihoods and carbon storage. As programs have become more refined, a shift from revegetation with available material to using native plant materials of known genetic origin has been underway, and achieving increasing priority at an international level. Through research and collaborative partnerships, on local, regional and international levels, and between public and private sectors, approaches are being developed that addresses the challenges in using native genetic plant material in ecological restoration. Four study cases from different geographic locations and climatic conditions were selected to demonstrate the successes in using native genetic plant material, developing a baseline for native genetic resource management, and meeting challenges according to every ecosystem’s limiting factors. In Jordan’s desert ecosystem a developed native seed strategy has majorly improved seedling quality and post-planting survival rate. In the tropical ecosystem of Guinea Conakry, the major challenge is to identify best seed collection times and seed handling techniques to improve seed germination and propagation of native seedlings through seeds for the restoration of the Bossou corridor. Within Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, an emphasis is being made on the development of a traceability system for native genetic plant material used in restoration projects, considering the genetic variability within native species, starting with Cedrus atlantica. In Lebanon, considering the diverse ecosystems, a scheme for the selection of native plant material is developed within every restoration project, for dryland, riparian or forest ecosystems.

Speaker: Karma Bouazza, Lebanon Reforestation Initiative

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Integrating public health into forest and fire management

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Integrating Public Health into Forest and Fire Management, presented by Savannah M D’Evelyn, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Washington, on November 17, 2023.

This webinar is part of a monthly series hosted by the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), the Pau Costa Foundation (PCF), and the Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) to bring together diverse voices from the global wildland fire community.

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USFS Wildfire Crisis Strategy Roundtables: Recommendations and next steps

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In the winter and spring of 2022, the National Forest Foundation (NFF), in coordination with the USDA Forest Service, hosted a series of roundtables across the country to gather input on the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Implementation Plan. The NFF distilled these productive discussions with Forest Service employees and partners into regional reports and an overall synthesis report, available at nationalforests.org/wildfire-roundtables.

The purpose of this webinar is to share more information about the report, discuss next steps, and provide an opportunity for Q&A with Forest Service leadership.

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Intermountain Native Plant Summit VII – 2013 Presentations

Presentation 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 to find new ways of controlling weeds – Andrew Kulmatiski, USU
Weed-suppressing bacteria from the outlook of a CWMA – Tom Yankey, Washington Co. Weed Board
New insights into the genetic relationships and adaptive variation of big sagebrush species – Bryce Richardson, RMRS
Big sagebrush demographics: is there an analogous foundation species? – Amy Forman, INL
Sagebrush responses to climate: experimental insight from the Snake River Plain – Lar Svenson and Matt Germino, USGS
Genecology of three native bunchgrasses: implications for management during climate change – Francis Kilkenny, RMRS
Ecological genetics and seed zones: home on the range – Richard Johnson, ARS
Local ecotypes for disturbed land restoration: ideals and realities – Val Anderson, BYU
Performance of bluebunch and Snake River wheatgrass populations in the eastern Great Basin – Tom Jones, ARS
Options for native plant material development – Steve Parr, UDWR
Utah trefoil (Lotus utahensis): a legume for the southern Great Basin – Doug Johnson, ARS
Eriogonum corymbosum in the landscape: a common garden study – Graham Hunter, USU
Agronomic production of native lupines – Jason Stettler
Ecologically appropriate plant materials for functional restoration – Tom Jones, ARS
Sixty-five years of cheatgrass control research: a model for the future emerges – Tom Monaco, ARS
Understanding disturbance response and restoration options: utilizing state and transition models – Erica Freese, UNR
Novel ecosystems: intervening in the new ecological world order – Tom Jones, ARS
Winter environmental conditions have large effects on grass recruitment – Jeremy James, UC
Plant material comparison from germination predictions in the Great Basin – Nathan Cline, BYU
Using a combination of short-term irrigation and native grasses to overcome restoration barriers – Lauren Porensky, ARS
Redefining recruitment strategies – Julie Larson, OSU
Direct seeding methods to establish wetlands – Derek Tilley, NRCS
Improving habitat management with ecological site classifications – Jamin Johanson, NRCS
Pollinator planting demonstration – Loren St. John, NRCS
Habitat restoration projects in Utah and the use of plant materials – Danny Summers, UDWR
Native seed in the BLM: status, trends, and what’s next – Paul Krabacher, BLM
Interaction between the American Seed Trade Association and the native seed industry – Mark Mustoe, CSC
Oil and gas restoration: challenges with native seed – Steven Paulsen, CSR
Restoring North America’s sagebrush-steppe ecosystem using seed enhancement technologies – Matt Madsen, ARS

This workshop was sponsored by the Boise State University Department of Biological Sciences and the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

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