Vortices and Wildland Fire
Scott Goodrick, a research meteorologist with the USDA Forest Service, and Jason Forthofer, a mechanical engineer with the USDA Forest Service, will present a summary of vortices and wildland fire. Vortices are almost always present in the wildland fire environment and can sometimes interact with the fire in unpredictable ways, causing extreme fire behavior and safety concerns.
Broadcast Premiere -The Sagebrush Sea
The Sagebrush Sea makes its broadcast premiere May 20, on NATURE at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time/7:00 p.m. Central on PBS. (Check local listings.)
Bailey Butte Fire Tour
Join us for a day of shared learning and interaction among Collaborative members, interested stakeholders, and the scientific community regarding the following forest and fire topics:
Collaborative Forest Management in the Crown of the Continent
The forests of the Crown of the Continent are vital to health and quality of life of communities in the Crown and beyond. These forests form part of the headwaters of clean, flowing rivers that supply our drinking water, are essential for natural adaption to climate change, and support a diverse community of plants and animals while providing a multitude of recreational opportunities.
How to determine the most appropriate treatments before and after wildfire in sagebrush and piñon-juniper ecosystems
Overview: Rick Miller, Professor Emeritus of Range and Fire Ecology, OSU and Jennifer Moffitt, Soil Scientist, Prineville BLM will discuss tools to rapidly assess resilience to disturbance (ability of a treatment area to recover), resistance to invasive annuals, predict successional pathways, and determine the need and suitability for seeding on potential vegetation treatment areas and areas bu
Post-fire Science Discussion: Impacts and Implications for Management
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This workshop and field tour will cover current science of the post-fire environment and provide discussion for possible management options. The speakers will present on the impacts fire have on the length of time snags persist on the landscape, the possible impacts to soil and what types of post-fire habit are preferred by different species of woodpeckers.
Funding available to help Oregon landowners mitigate effects of drought
Portland, Ore. (May 26, 2015) -- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon announces up to $2.5 million in funding available to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to mitigate the effects of drought in counties that have secured drought declarations from the Governor’s Office.