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.
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.
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 2016 Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Summit will be held March 31st through April 2nd in Silver City, New Mexico at the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center on the Western New Mexico University Campus. This event is one of New Mexico’s largest meetings to discuss and prepare the state for wildfires, including the impending 2016 wildfire season which pred
The IAFC's Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) conference is a offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fire. If you are one of the many people responsible for protecting local forests or educating landowners and your community about the importance of land management—then this is the conference for you.
The 2nd International Smoke Symposium will bring together researchers from the atmospheric sciences, the ecological sciences, mathematicians, computer sciences, climatologists, social scientists, health professionals, smoke responders and others to discuss the complex issues of wildland fire smoke and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for innovation and develop
As we have done in past meetings, we will bring together burners both public and private, air quality regulators, researchers and others to discuss smoke management and air quality protection in the Pacific Northwest. The devastating wildfire season our Region saw in 2015, the New Ozone Standard, and the new Exceptional Event Policy should make this year’s meeting an interesting one.
The 5th Annual WPFC Conference will be held this coming March 16-17th at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino near Spokane, WA. We will be joining with the Annual EPA Sponsored Smoke Management Meeting (March 14-16). Join us on the 16th for shared presentations and workshops.
Living on the Edge of Change: Exploring the Dimensions of Restoring Fire Resilient Landscapes, Culture, & Economies on the Cascade Range's Eastside.
Please join us for this exciting joint meeting where scientists will share their research on the ecological and cultural aspects of fire and landscapes at Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium and the Northwest Science Association.