Past Events

LANDFIRE data applications for research in fire ecology and forest management

Brandon Collins, USFS Research Forester based in Davis, CA,  is on deck for the second in a series of webinars that LANDFIRE is co-hosting with the California Fire Science Consortium.  

Collins’ interests involve characterizing effects of fire and fuels treatments on forests at both the stand and landscape…

Restoring the West Conference 2015: Fire Ecology & Restoration in the Interior West

On numerous occasions, a riparian theme has been suggested for the Restoring the West Conference. We listened, and this years theme is Managing for Resilient Riparian Corridors. These areas where water and land meet are vital for water quantity and quality, biological heath and diversity, and social values. Historic riparian corridor management in the West has ranged from benign…

Maximizing benefits and minimizing risk to rare species: Management challenges in occupied areas

The use of land management tools such as prescribed fire and herbicide is often limited in areas occupied by threatened or endangered species, due to potential negative impacts on these sensitive organisms. This makes maintaining or enhancing habitat quality for these species difficult, for without active management, prairie habitat quickly becomes unsuitable. To address this challenge,…

2015 Rangeland Fall Forum - Fuel-Fire-Future

Fires on sagebrush rangelands are an ever-increasing reality of living in Idaho and the West. Many factors, including invasive plants, drier hotter summers, and human activities, encourage wildfires that threaten both human communities and habitat for native plants and animals. Innovations and coordinated efforts in rangeland fire management are being implemented to combat these threats and…

Backyards & Beyond: Wildland Fire Education Conference

NFPA’s Wildland Fire Operations Division is seeking education session proposals for the 2015 Backyards & Beyond® Wildfire Education Conference October 22-24, 2015, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Backyards & Beyond Conference is widely regarded as the premier event for wildland fire safety information bringing together a diverse audience of leading wildfire experts, emergency…

Local Ecological Knowledge and Fire Management: What Does the Public Understand?

As fire management agencies seek to implement more flexible fire management strategies, local understanding and support for these strategies become increasingly important. One issue associated with implementing more flexible fire management strategies is educating local populations about fire management and identifying what local populations know or do not know related to fire management. This…

Earth, Wind, Water and Fire: An Elemental Approach to Fire Management

Join us Oct 21-22 in South Lake Tahoe for two days of presentations, …

Identifying Resilient Terrestrial Landscapes in the Pacific Northwestvvv

Description: As the climate changes, species are moving and shifting ranges to stay within their preferred temperature and moisture conditions. How can land managers plan for the conservation of biodiversity at a site when those species might not be there in 50-100 years? Current conservation approaches often focus on…

Prescribed fire and bats

In this Oak Woodlands consortium webinar, Dr. Joy O'Keefe will discuss the potential indirect and direct effects of prescribed fire on bats, with a focus on threatened and endangered forest-dwelling bats, and including how fire may affect different bat species by season.   
Information:…

6th International Wildland Fire Conference

Conference Theme: Fire of the Past, Fire in Future

The conference will address:

• Global natural and cultural fire heritage

• Protecting the global natural and cultural heritage from fire

• Towards a cohesive global fire management strategy

Objectives

• Provide a forum for…