87th Northwest Scientific Association Conference
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Living on the Edge of Change: Exploring the Dimensions of Restoring Fire Resilient Landscapes, Culture, & Economies on the Cascade Range's Eastside.
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.
Monitoring Ecological Restoration - Measuring Change and Seeing Results
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The 2016 SERNW Regional Conference on ecological restoration will bring together scientists, restoration professionals, and government agencies involved in the practice and science of ecological restoration and management in the Cascadia Bioregion.
Fuel management effects on wild bird communities in California chaparral: How mastication is changing populations and may be increasing Lyme Disease
California chaparral is a hugely diverse plant community with many endemic species. Because of its fire activity and fire-proneness, chaparral is often removed from areas where people live in order to risk to lives and property. Beyond the direct consequences to wildlife of this vegetation removal, little is known about how wildlife species respond to different management techniques.
BpS Review in the Pacific Northwest: What is it? How does it work? Why does it matter?
All ecosystems are dynamic, changing due to growth, succession and disturbances. Modeling large landscapes in the United States requires the collective knowledge of experienced and knowledgeable vegetation and fire experts.
Central Oregon Ecological Fire Training Exchange (TREX)
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The Central Oregon Ecological Fire Training Exchange is a twelve-day program from April 25 and May 6, 2016. Like other TREX nationally (see TREX infographic attached) and the 2015 Central Oregon TREX (watch our 2015 Central Oregon TREX video HERE) this program is an
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.
Finding the Best Available Science on Fire Effects and Fire Regimes in Northwestern and Northern Rockies Ecosystems
Join us Feb 22 for demonstrations of new search functions and fire regime products in the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) that help inform fire management planning and decision-making in the Northwestern US and Northern Rocky Mountain region.
Waldo Fire (Colorado) Case Study & Lessons Learned
It's back! Our WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) group has been working hard to put together a great line of speakers ready to talk all-things WUI.
Speaker: Alex Maranghides - Fire Research Division of the National Institute of Standards & Technology