Past Events

Revealing the Role of Local Stakeholders in Landscape Conservation Design: A Social Science Inquiry

What is the role of local stakeholders and social data in the Landscape Conservation Design (LCD) process? How can information on local stakeholder and social data be used to increase the efficacy and utilization of LCDs by conservation organizations? Research currently being conducted by Dr. Daniel Decker and doctoral candidate Catherine Doyle-Capitman of the Human Dimensions Research…

Prescribed Fire on Private Land - A WLA Practitioner Exchange

As part of our effort to advance policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species, WLA is offering this interactive practitioner exchange focused on prescribed fire on private land. We are enlisting a panel of experts from across the West with experience in various aspects of prescribed fire in diverse settings.

Designed…

Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems Training Course

What: Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems, NTC Course #1730-60

When: 10-14 April 2017

Where: The Renaissance Hotel (currently Siena Hotel), Reno, NV

Who: DOI and non-DOI employees

Content: This is an interdisciplinary course taught by BLM, USGS, ARS, and NRCS specialists and…

Connecting Insights to Policy-Making and the Institutional Context

Join us during Spring 2017 to explore activities and tools that facilitate effective adaptation and build social-ecological resilience in the context of changing landscapes. See additional information below or contact Laurie Yung…

Pollinators in Managed Forest Landscapes

Please join us for this one-day event at Oregon State University in Corvallis. Listen to presentations from leaders in pollinator research and participate in a collaborative discussion with land managers to develop a research agenda for pollinators in managed forests of the western US.

Presentation topics will include the effects of wildfire, salvage logging, invasive species, and…

Pacific Northwest: Forest Collaboratives Workshop

On March 30-31, 2017, Sustainable Northwest will host the Pacific Northwest Forest Collaboratives Workshop in Hood River, Oregon. The workshop will bring together forest collaborative members, state and federal land management agencies, policy makers, and leading scientists and practitioners to network, share success stories, and develop solutions to forest management challenges.

The…

A Century of Wildland Fire Research: Contributions to Long-term Approaches for Wildland Fire Management.

Wildland fires in the United States have burned a larger number of acres annually over the past 20 years than at any time during the past century—at an enormous cost. Developing long-term wildland fire management approaches is more important than ever but also more difficult because of increasingly dry…

4th Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium

The goal of the 4th Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium is to engage ranchers, land managers, researchers, and policymakers in co-developing actionable science, policy, and management to sustain rangelands. The symposium will focus on partnerships surrounding a variety of topics, including: sustaining water resources; coping with drought; habitat conservation; and enhancing ranch profitability…

Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Adaptation Strategies

Join us during Spring 2017 to explore activities and tools that facilitate effective adaptation and build social-ecological resilience in the context of changing landscapes. See additional information below or contact Laurie Yung…

2017 Smoke Management in the Northwest

The details of the March meeting are coming together. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Smoke Management Planning for the Future: Looking for Flexibility on Burn Decisions while Protecting Air Quality”.  Thanks to the Planning Committee for their hard work in putting a great agenda together for this year’s meeting.

To make sure you are ready for the meeting, please…