Webinar
Easy-To-Use Smoke Tools
Have you ever wanted to do more with smoke but figured learning the tools would take too long or the programs would be too difficult to run?
March 4 - Post-fire Seeding Methods for Establishing Diverse Native Communities in the Great Basin
Jeff Ott, Research Geneticist at the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, Boise, ID, will discuss methods for large-scale restoration following fire in the Great Basin and will include discussion of aerial seeding and broadcast seeding using minimum-till drills as well as conventional drill seeding.
Ten Years of Post-Fire Treatment Monitoring - Learning About Soil & Vegetation Recovery
Join us for a webinar discussing soil and vegetation recovery and post-fire restoration after the School fire on the Umatilla National Forest in southeastern Washington.
This webinar will feature the work of:
Patch Burning and Grazing: Why it Works & How to Do it!
Prescribed fire is a beneficial tool for managing rangelands by increasing nutrient cycling and improving forage quality. Patch burning, the practice of burning smaller patches, can aid in targeted grazing and creating a mosaic of plant communities and structure on your land.
Effects of climate variability & accelerated forest thinning on watershed-scale runoff
The recent mortality of up to 20% of forests and woodlands in the southwestern United States, along with declining stream flows and projected future water shortages, heightens the need to understand how management practices can enhance forest resilience and functioning under unprecedented scales of drought and wildfire.
Climate & Weather Outlook for the 2015 Fire Season in the PNW
Presented by: John Saltenberger, Meteorologist
Predictive Services Program
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, Portland OR
No pre-registration
Large incident risk assessments: The roles of the agency administrator and the resource specialist
Presented by: Stephen Gage, Asst. Dir., Operations for fire and aviation management USFS & Kevin Martin, Forest Supervisor,
Umatilla National Forest
No pre-registration necessary. Link to the webinar
April 3 - Burning for Birds: Birds, Fire and Southeastern Habitat Management
This webinar will help to underscore the tight interconnections between birds and fire and will focus on four key factors that fire practitioners vary when conducting burns: frequency, season, extent, and ignition pattern.