Past Events

BpS Review in the Northern Rockies: What is it? How does it work? Why does it matter?

LANDFIRE has more than 1,000 state-and-transition models and descriptions for ecosystems (called Biophysical Settings or BpS). These models and descriptions are used in research, national vegetation mapping and assessment, and on-the-ground management. A new phase is underway as LANDFIRE deepens and broadens the science and applicability of these models and descriptions.

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Finding the Best Science Available on Fire Ecology and Fire Regimes in Great Basin, California, and Pacific Ecosystems

This webinar will discuss two new fire regime publications—Fire Regime Reports and Fire Regime Syntheses—that are now available and spatially searchable in the recently updated user interface for the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS, …

Using native plants in fuel breaks

Fuel breaks are common treatments on rangelands where the spread of invasive annuals and subsequent wildfire are a threat to sagebrush ecosystems. Fuel breaks are often seeded with non-native plants such as crested wheatgrass or forage kochia. However, there are alternatives using native grasses and forbs which have been shown to be effective. Mark Williams, BLM, Winnemucca, NV, will discuss…

Collaborative Restoration Workshop: Working Toward Resilient Landscapes and Communities

The 2016 Collaborative Restoration Workshop will be a forum for sharing innovative approaches to collaborative restoration, tools, and lessons about planning, implementing, and monitoring restoration efforts on and around National Forest System lands. Through a series of plenary sessions and five breakout tracks, participants will engage deeply in discussing the successes, challenges…

Central Oregon Ecological Fire Training Exchange (TREX)

The Central Oregon Ecological Fire Training Exchange is a twelve-day program from April 25 and May 6, 2016. Like other TREX nationally (see TREX infographic attached) and the 2015 Central Oregon TREX (watch our 2015 Central Oregon TREX video HERE) this program is an
experiential learning opportunity in which participants are exposed to new concepts, innovations, and best practices shared by…

Fire's Long Legacy

Presenter: Stephen Pyne, Ph.D., Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Sustainability Scholar

Fire is an endemic feature of terrestrial life on Earth and an indelible attribute of human societies. For over 400 million years fire has evolved; it continues to evolve as human society changes its combustion habits. The greatest phase change came when people began to burn lithic, fossil fuels…

Simple Steps to Wildland Fire Communication

Presenter:Cathie Schmidlin

This webinar will cover the basic steps of public information when interacting with communities, general public and media.

Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2016 - Online

Here is the link for the presentations:
http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/2016foresthealth/presentations/

Click on the title of the presentation to see the powerpoint. Or, hit play on the video to view the talk. There is one presentation and one video recording that we do not have yet, but we…

Job Opportunity - Fire Ecologist

The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is looking for two Fire Ecologists.

Fire Ecologist, GS-0401-9/11 – Permanent, 2 Positions

1 Position will be located at the Wild Rivers Ranger District in Cave Junction, OR and will be responsible for three ranger districts: Wild Rivers, Gold Beach and Powers.

1 Position will be located at the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District in…

5th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

Wicked Problem, New Solutions: Our Fire, Our Problem

A highly educational/engaging and entertaining week featuring selected keynote addresses, numerous plenary, concurrent, and poster presentations, panel discussions, vendor exhibits/…