Past Events

2017 annual meeting of the Oregon Prescribed Fire Council

The 2017 annual meeting of the Oregon Prescribed Fire Council will be held April 18-19 in White City.  This free event is open to anyone interested in prescribed fire and controlled burning. 

This is a great opportunity to hear updates about Oregon's 2017 Smoke Management Plan Review, meet others interested in returning fire to the landscapes in Oregon that need it, see work…

Revealing the Role of Local Stakeholders in Landscape Conservation Design: A Social Science Inquiry

What is the role of local stakeholders and social data in the Landscape Conservation Design (LCD) process? How can information on local stakeholder and social data be used to increase the efficacy and utilization of LCDs by conservation organizations? Research currently being conducted by Dr. Daniel Decker and doctoral candidate Catherine Doyle-Capitman of the Human Dimensions Research…

Efficacy of resource objective wildfires for restoring ponderosa pine ecosystems in northern Arizona

Presenter: David Huffman, Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University

Historical interruption of frequent surface fire regimes and decades of fire exclusion have resulted in degraded ecological conditions in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests of the American Southwest. Presently, there is much…

Prescribed Fire on Private Land - A WLA Practitioner Exchange

As part of our effort to advance policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species, WLA is offering this interactive practitioner exchange focused on prescribed fire on private land. We are enlisting a panel of experts from across the West with experience in various aspects of prescribed fire in diverse settings.

Designed…

Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems Training Course

What: Restoration of Sagebrush Ecosystems, NTC Course #1730-60

When: 10-14 April 2017

Where: The Renaissance Hotel (currently Siena Hotel), Reno, NV

Who: DOI and non-DOI employees

Content: This is an interdisciplinary course taught by BLM, USGS, ARS, and NRCS specialists and…

Connecting Insights to Policy-Making and the Institutional Context

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…

Pacific Northwest: Forest Collaboratives Workshop

On March 30-31, 2017, Sustainable Northwest will host the Pacific Northwest Forest Collaboratives Workshop in Hood River, Oregon. The workshop will bring together forest collaborative members, state and federal land management agencies, policy makers, and leading scientists and practitioners to network, share success stories, and develop solutions to forest management challenges.

The…

Pollinators in Managed Forest Landscapes

Please join us for this one-day event at Oregon State University in Corvallis. Listen to presentations from leaders in pollinator research and participate in a collaborative discussion with land managers to develop a research agenda for pollinators in managed forests of the western US.

Presentation topics will include the effects of wildfire, salvage logging, invasive species, and…

A Century of Wildland Fire Research: Contributions to Long-term Approaches for Wildland Fire Management.

Wildland fires in the United States have burned a larger number of acres annually over the past 20 years than at any time during the past century—at an enormous cost. Developing long-term wildland fire management approaches is more important than ever but also more difficult because of increasingly dry…

4th Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium

The goal of the 4th Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium is to engage ranchers, land managers, researchers, and policymakers in co-developing actionable science, policy, and management to sustain rangelands. The symposium will focus on partnerships surrounding a variety of topics, including: sustaining water resources; coping with drought; habitat conservation; and enhancing ranch profitability…