Past Events

Starker Lecture Series - Exposure of Buildings to Wildfire: Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Strategies

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Burning Questions: Forest, Fires & People

Over the past several years, there has been an increase in the number and severity of wildfires in Oregon.  This trend is expected to continue as the Pacific Northwest become increasingly vulnerable to the effects of a changing climate including, decreased snowpack, higher temperatures and drought, and declining…

Job Opportunity - Natural Resource Worker 2 (Prescribed Fire)

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is recruiting to fill three (3) full time, career seasonal Natural Resource Worker 2 positions located in the Lands Division of the Wildlife Program, in the Omak – Okanogan, Washington area. However, initially the duty station may be the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area near Loomis, WA until facilities are available in the Omak-Okanogan area.  The…

Citizen Fire Academy

The Citizen Fire Academy (CFA) volunteer education program represents a joint effort of many statewide and local agencies. The goals of this program are to develop your skills and knowledge so that you may help reduce the risk of catastrophic effects of wildfire for your home,
your neighborhood, and your community. The program runs from February 25th - May 19th, 2016. See attached flyer for…

Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation: All Lands, All Hands

Recent unprecedented collaboration among management agencies, scientists, private landowners, industry, and others working to sustain healthy sagebrush ecosystems across all boundaries demonstrates the effectiveness of working together.

The purpose of this conference is to continue sharing the latest information and to plan for the conservation, restoration, and maintenance of resilient…

Finding the Best Available Science on Fire Effects and Fire Regimes in Northwestern and Northern Rockies Ecosystems

Join us Feb 22 for demonstrations of new search functions and fire regime products in the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) that help inform fire management planning and decision-making in the Northwestern US and Northern Rocky Mountain region. 

Recently, FEIS staff added Fire Regime Reports and Fire Regime Syntheses to their list of fire science products. Fire Regime Reports…

Post-fire associations of butterfly behavior, occupancy, and abundance with environmental variables and nectar sources in the Sierra Nevada, California

Fire can change the quality of habitat for many taxonomic groups, including butterflies. The abundance of nectar-producing plants, and the volume and concentration of the nectar in those plants, peaks in the initial years following a fire. Laboratory and controlled experiments have demonstrated that butterflies may have preferences for different sugars in those nectar sources, especially…

Starker Lecture Series - Fire Ecology, Management, and Policy in the Western US: Challenges But With Great Possibilities

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Burning Questions: Forest, Fires & People

Over the past several years, there has been an increase in the number and severity of wildfires in Oregon.  This trend is expected to continue as the Pacific Northwest become increasingly vulnerable to the effects of a changing climate including, decreased snowpack, higher temperatures and drought, and declining…

BpS Review in the Pacific Northwest: What is it? How does it work? Why does it matter?

All ecosystems are dynamic, changing due to growth, succession and disturbances. Modeling large landscapes in the United States requires the collective knowledge of experienced and knowledgeable vegetation and fire experts. In collaboration with hundreds of colleagues, LANDFIRE produced more than 1,000 state-and-transitions models and descriptions — one for every ecosystem (called Biophysical…

Oregon Fire Prevention Workshop

We are now accepting proposals for educational presentations for the 2016 Oregon Fire Prevention Workshop. We are interested in structural and wildland fire prevention and safety education topics. You may submit as many proposals as you wish, but only one proposal per web form. All proposals will be reviewed by the 2016 Oregon Fire Prevention Workshop Committee…

Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2016

Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2016 is a conference and continuing education event hosted at the LaSells Stewart Center on the campus of Oregon State University. The event is designed to synthesize the current forest health conditions of Oregon forests by focusing on mortality agents and other factors that negatively impact forests. The first day of the event will be an…