Past Events

Using fire and grazing to maintain productive and ecologically resilient grasslands

What will you learn?
Participants will learn about the effects of grazing and fire on grassland wildlife and opportunities to manage grazing lands to accomplish production and wildlife goals.…

Westside Fire Regime Summit

Fire in the Pacific Northwest - Past, Present, & Future

Implications for ecology, operations, and restoration west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains

Join us for a summit on the state of knowledge and available research on fire regimes for forests and grasslands west of…

Getting ahead of the wildfire problem: Linking operational fire response to landscape planning objectives

Part of the solution to dealing with the increasing complexity of wildfire management is to reduce uncertainties inherent within active fire management, where time-sensitive decisions often rely upon incomplete information.  Breaking out of the wildfire paradox requires aligning the short-term operational objectives of incident responders with the longer term ecological and management…

DIY Biochar

Space is limited please RSVP (by May 12) to Megan Dettenmaiermegan.dettenmaier@usu.edu. Free lunch will be provided to those who RSVP. The Lone Peak Conservation Center is on the Utah State Prison grounds, enter the prison grounds, follow signs for Biochar Workshop. Kelpie Wilson of Wilson Biochar Associates, will lead this workshop…

After the Fire Workshop: Connecting People, Ideas and Organizations

This workshop will help to identify network opportunities, preserve knowledge gained during past wildfire seasons in Washington, and will serve to bridge the gap by creating and building connections.
Information and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/…

Making National Spatial Data Work on Your NW Landscape

National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day

Information: http://www.nfpa.org/public-education/campaigns/national-wildfire-community-preparedness-day

Climate, wildfire, and management influences on forest carbon carrying capacity

The carbon carrying capacity (CCC) of an ecosystem is determined by prevailing climate and natural disturbance conditions.  Projected climate change and increasing area burned have the potential to alter forest CCC.  We have been working across several landscapes to quantify the effects of projected climate and wildfire on forest carbon dynamics and the potential for management to…

Fundamental Research on How Wildfires Spread

This webinar will go through some of the new and exciting fundamental research being conducted by the Forest Service at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory. About half of the Forest Service budget is spent on fire suppression, yet we still can’t explain exactly how wildland fires spread. In order to make more informed decisions and improve fire fighter safety, a new research program at…

Central Oregon Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX)

Save the Date!

The objective of the two-week TREX programs in Central and Southwest Oregon is to facilitate peer-to-peer, experiential learning for prescribed fire professionals and others interested in advancing innovative tools to restore fire-adapted ecosystems. Participants will engage in hands-on training in the ecology of fire-adapted ecosystems,…