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May 24 2024
Speakers: Lief Wiechman and Chad Hoffman, USGS Land Management Research Program
Encompassing over 175 million acres, America’s "Sagebrush Sea" is the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the lower 48 states. The impacts of climate change, wildfire,…
May 22 - 23 2024
Threat-Based Strategic Rangeland Management two-day field workshop for natural resource professionals
The first day will cover a variety of topics such as soil ecology, plant ID, invasive annual grass and juniper management, and the foundations behind…
May 20 - 22 2024
The science of post-wildfire debris flows has evolved rapidly over the past few decades as wildfires have become more frequent, larger, and more severe, impacting human health and the developed landscape. Post-wildfire debris flow science encompasses a…
May 16 2024
Presenter: Maxwell Cook, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
Across the western United States, wildfires are posing increasing costs to ecosystems and society. These trends present persistent challenges for managing…
May 15 - 17 2024
Together, we will unite in our strengths, share the wisdom we have collectively gained during Oregon’s 2020 wildfires, reflect on hardships endured along the way, and offer potential solutions and promising models in the face of more frequent and…
May 5 2024
The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center (NIPFTC) Mixed Module 20-Day Session is a program designed to give individuals an opportunity to increase their prescribed fire practitioner skills and gain confidence in their own ability to…
May 2 - 7 2024
Agency Administrators and Line Officers are being tasked to aggressively implement fuels management programs. This consists of gaining additional skills to effectively manage evolving fuels management plans that may need to meet a variety of objectives.…
Apr 29 2024
April 29 - May 10, 2024, Bend OR
There is widespread recognition within conservation, restoration, and land management agencies across the state of the need to increase ecologically-based, landscape restoration. To do so will require the expanded use of…
Apr 24 2024
USGS Biologist Michelle Jeffries will discuss how her team has integrated LANDFIRE data in their publicly available tool: The Land Treatment Exploration Tool. The Exploration Tool is a "...designed to assist land managers with rangeland restoration and/…
Apr 23 2024
Controlling fire was the first major technological advance made by early humans. These days, fire is still used as a management tool, but (usually!) under more prescribed conditions than in the Paleolithic. Prescribed fire is carried out in many…