Past Events

Great Basin Consortium Conference 2017: Charting a Course for Rangeland Science in the Sagebrush Biome

Purpose: The objectives of the conference are to have participants learn about and contribute to implementation of the Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy Actionable Science Plan

Who: Researchers, managers, and practitioners from all regions of the sagebrush biome are encouraged to attend

Registration (Link available…

A Four-Step Approach to Planning for Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface

This talk will focus on a four-step approach to integrating wildfire planning for the wildland-urban interface (WUI) through a variety of planning and implementation processes that work across departments within local governments.  Attendees may wish to review the guide on which the talk will be based prior to the session.

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Northwest Basin and Range Ecosystem Symposium

The Northwest Basin and Range Synthesis invites locals, scientists, managers, and the public to gather in Lakeview, Oregon for the 2017 Northwest Basin and Range Ecosystem Symposium. The event will include “state of the knowledge” presentations, and…

Developing Scenarios for the Landscape-Scale

Join us during Spring 2017 to explore activities and tools that facilitate effective adaptation and build social-ecological resilience in the context of changing landscapes. See additional information below or contact Laurie Yung…

Future of America's Forests and Rangelands: Update to the Forest Service 2010 Resources Planning Act Assessment

The Future of America's Forests and Rangelands: Update to the Forest Service 2010 Resources Planning Act Assessment is now available. It provides more recent information and new analyses about resource conditions and trends on the nation's forests and rangelands, examining how land development, climate change and natural…

Request for post-fire tree mortality

Project scientists seek data contributions to a Joint Fire Sciences Program project examining tree mortality due to wildland fire in the U.S. They are interested in U.S. datasets that at minimum include year of fire, county, state, and individual tree records of species, DBH and crown injury (some measure of crown scorch, kill, and/or consumption).

These datasets will be aggregated…

International Congress on Prescribed Fires (ICOPFIRES)

ICOPFIRES will be the first international congress about prescribed fires in Europe. We aim to connect the diverse stakeholders involved in forest management (e.g. local authorities, fire fighters, foresters, land managers and owners) with researchers from several fields, as biology, geography, ecology, sociology, meteorology, climatology, engineery, soil scientists,…

Restoring Fire's Role in Fire Adapted Communities

Webinar Summary

Prescribed fire is an effective forest and range management tool used to reduce wildfire fuels, manage understory vegetation, and restore/ manage ecosystems. Despite its utility, however, it is less commonly utilized in urban and community forest management. This webinar will talk about examples from Austin, Texas, where partners have successfully used…

Science Talk NW

Have you ever struggled to explain why your science matters to a non-scientist? Have you ever been frustrated at the way science is covered in general media and used in policy? Have you wondered just what they’re teaching about science these days? We don’t have all the answers, but we can try to help!

Science Talk NW will unite active scientists, science communicators, journalists,…

State of Fire: Risks, Effects, and Treatment Options

State of Fire: Risks, Effects and Treatment Options. This updated presentation reviews the history of fire in Oregon's forests. It assesses the causes and effects of forest fires as well as options for reducing the vulnerability of Oregon’s forests to catastrophic fires. Also, you'll learn what can be done to enhance the recovery of forest ecosystems that have…