Past Events

The fire prevention paradox: Is our culture killing us?

Our mission in the fire and emergency services is "To Protect Lives and Property." However, our current fire service culture places more emphasis on what happens once 9-1-1 is activated and we are dispatched. In many cases, our intervention and mitigation efforts are not enough as lives and property are already being lost; here presents the paradox of saying one thing, but our actions say…

Learning to live with fire

How can we be better prepared for wildfires while living in a fire prone environment? Why do we see more extreme fire behavior when wildfires ignite? Learn about living with and managing wildfires during a panel discussion with wildland fire experts including…

Measuring, modeling, and mapping patterns of water availability across landscapes in a time of increasing drought

Flow permanence in stream networks is a critical driver of water quality, in-stream and riparian ecological processes, and downstream water availability. We know remarkably little, however, about how water is distributed across landscapes and how water availability changes in space and time in relation to land cover, geologic, and climatic drivers. This seminar highlights the framework…

Understanding Insurance in the Wildland Urban Interface

The Firewise virtual workshop series provides conference quality, free learning opportunities for wildfire stakeholders, by connecting them with leading researchers and practitioners in a live interactive format. Each session is an hour-long and features a wildfire related topic that closes with questions received directly from participants.

LANDFIRE: What you need to know and why

Presenter: Jim Smith, LANDFIRE Project Lead

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2552685944638064644…

Prescribed fire on private lands - Green Springs, OR

Join us to learn about planning and implementing prescribed fire on private lands. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet ranchers and woodland owners from Nebraska, Iowa, and Oregon who are using prescribed fire to restore and improve their lands. Field trips both days include visits to recently burned areas.

For more information, open the flyer or call 541-968-5851

How will climate change affect fire regimes in the western U.S.?

The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Centerhosts First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTs), monthly information sharing forums featuring presentations about research activities focused on climate change impacts to forest ecosystems. USDA Forest Service scientists and partners participate in the web-based meeting on the first Friday of every month. While…

Prescribed fire on private lands - Ashland, OR

Join us to learn about planning and implementing prescribed fire on private lands. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet ranchers and woodland owners from Nebraska, Iowa, and Oregon who are using prescribed fire to restore and improve their lands. Field trips both days include visits to recently burned areas.

For more information, open the flyer or call 541-968-5851

The Wildfire Project

Wildfires, Erosion, and Deposition across the Western United States

The area burned by wildfires has increased in recent decades and is expected to increase in the future for many watersheds worldwide due to climate change. Burned areas within watersheds increase soil erosion rates, which can increase the downstream accumulation of sediment in rivers and reservoirs. Using an ensemble of climate, fire, and erosion models, we show that post-fire sedimentation is…