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Management applications of the LANDFIRE BPS models in the California National Forests

State and transition (S&T) models are aspatial, nonequilibrium simulations that incorporate multiple ecosystem states linked by pathways representing deterministic (e.g., growth) and probabilistic (e.g., disturbance) transitions. The LANDFIRE program incentivized a major expansion in the use of S&T simulations in federal lands management, through the…

Behave Plus 5.0.5 Training Online

This training, offered by the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium and taught by Ray Guse (Smoked Goose Consulting), will be held as a series of interactive webinars; a fourth session will be added if needed.
Sessions will start at noon Pacific / 1:00 Mountain / 2:00 Central / 3:00 Eastern. 
Registration will close at 50 participants or December 9…

Effectiveness of Wildfire Mitigation in the WUI

Zander Evans will share findings from a new report on the Effectiveness of Wildfire Mitigation Activities in the Wildland-Urban Interface. The report examined how fuel treatments change wildfire behavior in WUI areas, analyzed over 2,000 assessments of home wildfire hazard, studied participation in Firewise, and examined implementation…

Job Opportunity - Research Associate

The overarching objective of this study is to quantify the responses of plant community as well as small-bodied mammals and mule deer to multiple restoration scenarios following stand-replacing wildfire in the Phillip W. Schneider wildlife management area. The field site was historically renowned as a critical wintering area for mule deer. Historic overgrazing, expansion of western juniper,…

Job Opportunity - Natural Resource Specialist 3

As the designated expert within the Wildlife Program this position provides statewide fire management and consultative services on wildlife areas including fire dependent fish and wildlife habitat restoration and maintenance using prescribed (Rx) fire. Additionally this position will help develop, implement and lead a prescribed (Rx) burn program for fire-dependent dry forest ecosystems with…

Climate, Forest, and Woodlands

In this webinar hosted by Iowa State, Penny Morgan will highlight changing climate in the U.S. northern Rockies and implications for forest fire extent and severity. Drawing on recent research about the past, present and future, she’ll highlight some of the challenges of living with fire in a rapidly changing world.

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Request for Proposal: ODF: Project Manager - Wildfire Risk Explorer

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is currently seeking a Project Manager to facilitate a collaborative process that will result in a web-based Wildfire Risk Explorer Tool designed to provide immediate on-line access to Wildfire Risk data. The project will begin February, 2016 with an anticipated end date of December 31st, 2018. The ORPIN System can be found at:…

Priority topics in our region?

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Impacts of thinning & burning in Mexican spotted owl habitat

On forested lands throughout the Southwest, Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) are a driver of management activities, as the current Recovery Plan (USFWS 2012) dictates forest treatment guidelines in designated owl habitat. These guidelines often prove restrictive for forest management and restoration programs, which serve to promote resiliency and mimic historic disturbance…

Fire Recovery Approaches

Please join us for this upcoming peer learning session, designed to share and discuss approaches to critical activities that often take place after a fire, including:

• Dealing with the NEPA-related implications of “significant new information or circumstances,” post-fire, within…