Past Events
Sharing Fire Behavior Practices & Lessons Learned: Fire Season 2015
Nov 16, 2015 | WebinarTarget Audience: Fire Behavior Specialists including Fire Behavior Analysts, Long-term Analysts, Geo-…
6th International Fire Ecology & Management Congress
Nov 16 - 20, 2015 | ConferenceThe Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) is pleased to announce the 6th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress to be held in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Since 2000, AFE has hosted a Fire Congress every three years. These events are the largest, most comprehensive meetings on the research and management of wildland fire that are held anywhere in the world. They provide…
Influence of recent bark beetle outbreaks on wildfire
Nov 13, 2015 | WebinarThe second of three webinars focusing on insects and fire, Dr. Sarah Hart, Department of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder, will present on November 13th - Influence of recent bark beetle outbreaks on wildfire
Intrusion of pinyon and juniper trees on sagebrush habitat
Nov 10, 2015 | WebinarDescription: The opportunistic encroachment of native pinyon and juniper trees into areas formerly dominated by sagebrush has reduced the presence of shrubs and grasses, impacting critical habitat and forage availability. Pinyon and juniper currently occupy 19 million hectares in the Intermountain West. Prior to 1860, it is estimated that 2/3 of pinyon and juniper…
Mixed Conifer Forest Ecology - Emerging Science
Nov 10, 2015 | WebinarThis will be a panel presentation followed by a question/answer and discussion, approximately 90 minutes in length
- Assessing and analyzing mixed conifer spatial patterns of northern Arizona (Kyle Rodman)
- Effects of tree cutting and fire on understory vegetation in mixed conifer forests (Judy Springer)
- Treatement effectiveness of…
Does wildfire likelihood or severity increase following insect outbreaks in conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest?
Nov 4, 2015 | WebinarThe first of three webinars focusing on insects and fire, Dr. Garrett Meigs, Department of Forestry at the University of Vermont, will present on November 4th - Does wildfire likelihood or severity increase following insect outbreaks in conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest?
6th Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference
Nov 3 - 5, 2015 | ConferenceJoin us in Coeur d'Alene, ID this November 3rd-5th for the Sixth Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference.
The PNW Climate Science Conference annually brings together more than 250 researchers and practitioners…
Society of American Foresters 2015 National Convention
Nov 3 - 7, 2015 |The 2015 SAF National Convention in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will highlight contemporary forest resource management issues in the second decade of the 21st century and the trends, influences, and technologies that are facilitating the…
LANDFIRE data applications for research in fire ecology and forest management
Nov 2, 2015 | WebinarBrandon Collins, USFS Research Forester based in Davis, CA, is on deck for the second in a series of webinars that LANDFIRE is co-hosting with the California Fire Science Consortium.
Collins’ interests involve characterizing effects of fire and fuels treatments on forests at both the stand and landscape…
Restoring the West Conference 2015: Fire Ecology & Restoration in the Interior West
Oct 28 - 29, 2015 | ConferenceOn numerous occasions, a riparian theme has been suggested for the Restoring the West Conference. We listened, and this years theme is Managing for Resilient Riparian Corridors. These areas where water and land meet are vital for water quantity and quality, biological heath and diversity, and social values. Historic riparian corridor management in the West has ranged from benign…