Past Events

WindNinja - Modeling Near-Surface Winds for Wildland Fire

Creating fire adapted communities: An interactional approach

What will you learn?

A growing body of wildfire research indicates that populations will support or enact different programs, policies and planning approaches to better “live with wildfire.” This presentation builds on one existing conceptual approach for characterizing local socio-ecological conditions that influence how and why populations might adapt differently to…

Prescribed Fire / Wildfire Summit

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Landscape-Level Fuels Workshop

The Northern Rockies Fire Science Network has partnered with the Southwestern Crown Collaborative, USFS - Blackfoot-Swan Restoration Project and Rocky Mountain Research Station, and National Forest Foundation to offer…

Prepared for Transformation? Ecosystem Change, Uncertainty, and Adaptation in US Public Land Management

Beyond hazardous fuels: Managing fire for social, ecological, and economic benefit

As part of the Southwest conference this year, we plan to host roundtable discussions designed to identify communication issues that occur during wildfires, to understand and appreciate varied perspectives, and to brainstorm scenarios where good communication enables managers to meet resource objectives more readily.

The larger conference will allow for presentation of new…

Communications Under Fire: Understanding Capacity for Effective Communication During Large Scale Wildfires

What will you learn?

Communication networks are critical to effective coordination on complex wildfire incidents.  This presentation will present research findings examining communication effectiveness in wildfire disaster response networks. Discussion will highlight the role of pre-existing relationships, common institutional affiliations, and structures of…

Job Opportunity - Natural Resource Specialist 2

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is recruiting to fill one full time, permanent Natural Resource Specialist 2 position located in the Lands Division of the Wildlife Program.  The duty station is in the Okanogan Area, Washington.

Please follow the link to learn more about the position and how to apply (…

Wildland Urban Legends

Will mulch spontaneously combust in the heat? Are Firewise principles less effective in high wind areas? Is my tile roof safe from embers? Join us as wildfire and home safety myths and beliefs are again put to the test by wildfire expert Pat Durland who will determine truth or falsehood to questions we all have, drawing upon his long career as a smoke jumper, wildland firefighter,…

Forest density preferences of homebuyers in the WUI

Presenter: Evan Hjerpe, Conservation Economics Institute and Yeon-Su Kim, Northern Arizona University

In the fire-prone Western U.S., the scale of surrounding forest density can be realized by homebuyers as an amenity for aesthetics and cooling effects, or as a disamenity in terms of wildfire risk. There has been a lack of academic attention to…