Past Events

Landscape fuel treatments and wildland fire management strategies within recent large fire events

In this 1-hour webinar, we will present findings from a recently completed study, which was funded by the Joint Fire Science Program, on landscape fuel treatment effectiveness within recent large wildfire events in north-central Washington State. We will first provide an overview of climate change and wildfires and the imperative for broad-scale adaptive management to increase landscape and…

4th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

Hard Truths, Fantastic Failures and Magnificent Successes of Cross-Boundary, Landscape Level and Community-Wide Implementation

Since the inception of The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, we have learned that there are multiple “hard truths” of living with fire that must be accepted in order to make meaningful progress towards the three national goals…

Assessment of Early Implementation of the US Forest Service’s Shared Stewardship Strategy

Researchers from Colorado State University, the University of Oregon, andthe University of Georgia are conducting a five-year study to understandhow efforts that began as part of the US Forest Service SharedStewardship Strategy develop over time, based on interviews with federaland state agency leadership, land managers, and other partners andstakeholders. Join us for a discussion of findings…

WUI 2020

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Assessing the Work of Wildfires and Identifying Post-fire Management Needs

 Landscapes of the Inland West are deeply affected by 100+ years of fire exclusion, the loss of indigenous burning, and expansion and densification of many forests. Today, anthropogenic climate change and wildfires are modifying the structure and composition of forests across the West at rates that far exceed adaptation and restorative treatments. Fires that occur during the forest…

Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management

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 Europe for diverse stakeholders involved in wildfire management. This collaboration will provide a forum for anyone interested in wildland fire issues to learn from one another, share information, and create new relationships.

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From Parallel Play to Co-Management: Conserving Landscapes at Risk of Wildfire in the American West

Wildfire has fundamentally shaped the western landscapes we seek to conserve. It is a source of renewal and central to the functioning of many ecosystems; as well as a destructive force that threatens communities and conservation values across public and private lands. Wildfire epitomizes myriad connectivities that we cannot escape. Yet as the frequency of large, severe wildfires has greatly…

Resilience in national forest planning

Recent policies including the Cohesive Strategy and the 2012 NFMA planning rule emphasize restoration of landscape resilience as a way forward for living with fire on national forestlands. But what does resilience mean, what does it take to plan for resilient landscapes, and what other factors complicate the achievement of resilient landscape outcomes? In this webinar we will present the…

Sharing Science and Lessons Learned: COVID-19 and Wildfire

As COVID-19 cases and wildland fire activity increase across the country, wildland fire personnel are looking for ways to quickly identify cases and prevent the spread of the disease on the fireline. The Southwest Fire Consortium will be hosting a webinar sharing information about the current state of the science and lessons learned from the 2020 wildfire season. Join us as Dr. Kathleen…

Oregon Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX)

Please see attachment for information on both the Central Oregon TREX and the Ashland, OR TREX.