Past Events
Genetics and Restoration of Whitebark Pine on the Pacific Coast
Sep 16 - 21, 2015 |The Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation annual meeting will feature genetics and restoration of whitebark pine on the Pacific Coast with special appearances by foxtail, limber, southwestern, and bristle cone pines. The meeting will have both…
Meteorology and Climate - Modeling for Air Quality
Sep 16 - 18, 2015 | ConferenceThe Air Quality Research Center at UC Davis is holding its second in a series of biennial conferences supported by the California Air Resources Board on advances in meteorology and climate modeling for air quality applications. This conference will interest those involved in research that utilizes meteorological and climatological data. The focus will be on the modeling and predicting regional…
Forest and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future
Sep 7 - 11, 2015 | ConferenceShare your people-centred ideas, field experiences, cutting-edge research, development projects, practical applications and theoretical models at the world’s largest and most important gathering of the forest sector.
FAO is inviting abstracts on the central theme of the XIV World Forestry Congress, “Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future”, and on relevant topics…
Climate change and fire in the Southwest
Aug 26, 2015 | WebinarGlobal climate change will lead to shifts in climate patterns and fire regimes in the Southwest over coming decades. The intent of this webinar is to summarize the current state of scientific knowledge about climate change predictions in the Southwest as well as the pathways by which fire might be affected. While the paper is focused on the Southwest, in particular Arizona and New Mexico, some…
Challenges and opportunities with shrub restoration in the Great Basin: Climate adaptation and planting techniques
Aug 25, 2015 | WebinarShrubs are ecosystem foundation species in most of the Great Basin's landscapes. Most of the species, including sagebrush, are poorly adapted to the changes in fire and invasive pressures that are compounded by climate change. This presentation will give an overview of challenges and…
Marys River Watershed Council: Summer Forum
Aug 13, 2015 |Wildfire and Watersheds: Water, Wildlife Habitat & Community Stewardship.
Habitat Exchange - A Market-Based Conservation Program for Greater Sage-Grouse
Aug 11, 2015 | WebinarHabitat Exchange is a new conservation program being developed by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and its partners in several states. The purpose of the Habitat Exchange is to protect, restore, and conserve habitat value for a variety of species and ecosystems. Its goal is to provide financial and regulatory incentives and stimulate greater involvement of the private landowner community in…
The Burning Question: The Future of Wildland Fire Management
Aug 6, 2015 | WebinarWildland fire management faces unprecedented challenges in the 21st century: The growing costs of fire management, growing populations, urban sprawl, and the rise of high-impact fires are causing great concern among wildfire experts. These issues, coupled with the increasingly apparent effects of climate change, are making many question whether conventional…
Tracking Progress through Collaborative Monitoring
Jul 30, 2015 | WebinarMonitoring plays a prominent role in collaborative projects and can be used to strengthen communication and consensus among diverse groups. Monitoring allows collaborative projects to define their landscape management process and serves as a neutral approach to determining effectiveness. Learn key concepts of a monitoring framework and guiding principles for practical, efficient monitoring.…
Best Practices for Communication and Delivery of Prescribed Fire Messaging
Jul 28 - 29, 2015 | ConferenceThe goal of the communications summit is to:
- Understand the current state of prescribed burning in the Southeast on private lands,
- Discuss the known impediments to burning on private lands and ways to overcome these obstacles,
- Develop communication strategies and appropriate messaging for landowners and consultants,
- …