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After the Fire Workshop: Connecting People, Ideas and Organizations

Year of Publication
2017
Publication Type

Fire adaptation is about more than pre-fire work. It’s also about considering the needs of a community and the land post-fire. In Washington State, the last several fire seasons have given communities lots of opportunities to learn about post-fire recovery.

NWFSC Activity Report - Climate change assessment for Tribal lands in the Pacific Northwest

Year of Publication
2017
Publication Type

Workshop focus: 1) Present results from the research team assessment that identifies potential climatic changes to vegetation, fire, and ecosystem services across tribal lands and sacred places throughout the Pacific Northwest and 2) Interactively identify relevant adaptation strategies and tactics through a hands-on activity with session participants.

Fire Without Borders: Observations, Experiences, and Lessons Learned from the 36-Pit Fire

Year of Publication
2015
Publication Type

The 36-Pit fire near Estacada, OR broke out on September 13, 2014 and spread quickly, burning a total of 5,524 acres. The fire started by a target shooting accident in the 36 Pit quarry. Conditions were very hot and dry when the fire broke out, with temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to the mid-90s, and the relative humidity around 34%.

Using Prescribed Fire as a Management Strategy in the Turnbull NWR

Year of Publication
2015
Publication Type

Management strategies developed for Turnbull NWR call for the integration of a variety of techniques to restore natural stand conditions, reduce hazard fuels and improve wildlife habitat. These strategies include various types of thinning followed by the application of prescribed fire.

Management of Cheatgrass Fuel Loading in the Shrub-Steppe

Year of Publication
2013
Publication Type

The Columbia Basin Natural Wildlife Refuge (CNWR) had been periodically grazed until the Refuge was established in 1944. Cheatgrass became a prominent plant in the area. In 1986 a fire occurred near the study area. The area was reseeded with Elymus wawawaiensis (Snake River Wheatgrass, Secar cultivar). This grass has established reducing cheatgrass cover to very low levels.

Systematic evidence-based review workshop

Year of Publication
2013
Publication Type

In May of 2013, Oregon State University’s Forest and Natural Resources Extension Program in collaboration with the Northwest Fire Science Consortium offered one of the first systematic evidence based review training workshops in the Northwest. The workshop presenter was Dr.

Restoring & Managing Mixed Conifer Forests in the PNW

Year of Publication
2013
Publication Type

Many collaborative groups working across the eastside of Oregon and Washington have developed good working agreements on treatments appropriate for ponderosa pine forest types. These groups are actively supporting and helping to develop projects that will meet ecological objectives for dry forests while generating jobs and economic activity in local communities.

Pole Creek Fire

Year of Publication
2012
Publication Type

In September 9, 2012 a lightning strike hit the Pole Creek trailhead in the Deschutes National Forest, approximately 8 miles southwest of Sisters, Oregon. The wildfire was contained on October 17th after spreading over 26,000 acres of timber and brush.