Archived Webinars
The Economic Impact of Large WildfiresSponsored by Wildland Fire LLC and UO Ecosystem Workforce Program Recorded March 20, 2013 - 12:00pm Presented by Cassandra Moseley |
Discusses findings from a recent Ecosystem Workforce Program study that examined how large fires affect local economies and jobs. Cassandra Moseley discusses how suppression spending can help mediate negative impacts of wildfires and explores factors that influence whether local businesses capture suppression spending. |
Debunking social myths in wildland fireSponsored by Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Recorded February 27, 2013 - 12:45pm Presented by Dr. Sarah McCaffrey |
As more people live in high fire hazard areas, the active involvement of the public will be central to many efforts to minimize fire risk and improve forest health. One barrier to effectively engaging the public may be that many of the accepted descriptions related to the public and wildfire are based primarily on conventional wisdoms that may or may not hold. |
Management of cheatgrass fuel loading in the shrub-steppeSponsored by Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Recorded February 12, 2013 - 12:15pm Presented by Dr. Steven Link |
Managing cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) has been and remains a difficult matter for land and fire managers in the Columbia Basin and elsewhere in the Intermountain West. Experiments were conducted at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Columbia National Wildlife Refuge starting in 2002 to investigate the effect of herbicides, their concentrations, repeated herbicide application, fire, and seeding on fuel load and establishment of competitive bunchgrasses. In addition, the relationship among community types (fuel loading) and the probability of a carrying fire was determined. |
