swfsc, Author at Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Dark green forest with ReSHAPE and SWERI logos in print on top.

ReSHAPE: Reshaping wildfire and fuels reduction information

by swfscUpcoming Webinars, Webinars March 19, 2025March 19, 2025No Comments

In a nutshell: This presentation will introduce the Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase (TWIG), a geodatabase and viewer integrating nationwide federal—and soon state-level—fuel treatment and wildfire data, demonstrating how it differs from other decision support tools and exploring its applications, through research examples, for both advanced statistical analysis and use in direct management decisions. Date/Time: …

Short Term Rental Packet

by swfscFactsheet March 18, 2025March 19, 2025No Comments

Short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO are increasing across the Southwest. While beneficial for local economies, many visitors are unaware of the state’s wildfire risks or how to stay informed. To address this, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium and the Arizona Wildfire Initiative created a wildfire information packet for short-term rentals. This customizable resource educates …

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Two photos of the same forest, one prior to treatment and one after thinning treatment

A Long-Term View of Collaborative Forest Management: The 15-Year Southwest Jemez CFLRP Report

by swfscUpcoming Webinars, Webinars March 3, 2025March 3, 2025No Comments

In a nutshell: Presenters from the Southwest Jemez Mountains CFLRP will offer lessons gleaned from 15 years of cooperative work about the impact of managed and prescribed fire, forest thinning, and a collaborative approach to land management on landscape resiliency. Date and Time: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM Mountain/11:00 AM Arizona Description: Multi-party …

Pre- and Post-Fire Impacts of Beaver Dams and Beaver Dam Analogs

by swfscUpcoming Webinars, Webinars February 21, 2025February 27, 2025No Comments

In a nutshell: In a landscape with increasingly frequent severe wildfires, freshwater ecosystems are emerging as an important part of wildfire management. This presentation will touch on the role of beaver dams and their analogs in creating wetlands, the nexus between freshwater systems and fire, and how this information can be utilized to enact policy …

The Bear Truth: Black Bear Resource Selection and Response to Wildfires and Forest Restoration Treatments

by swfscUpcoming Webinars, Webinars February 21, 2025February 21, 2025No Comments

In a nutshell: This presentation will provide valuable insights for managers seeking to reduce wildfire risk while maintaining or enhancing habitat for black bears or sympatric species in fire prone landscapes. Date/Time: Apr 9, 2025 at 10:00AM Pacific / 11:00 AM Mountain Description: An era of fire suppression, compounded by selective harvesting of large diameter trees …

View of HPCC burn, the view looks downhill upon a forest of matchstick trees

Learning from New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire

by swfscFactsheet January 31, 2025January 31, 2025No Comments

Understand the takeaways derived from a panel of expert practitioners and thinkers during a special panel session titled: “Learning from the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Wildfire, the largest fire in New Mexico: From erosion to reforestation and living in the continuum of wildfire cycles” held during the 4th Annual Southwest Fire Ecology Conference. This fact …

Preparing for Wildfire

by swfscFactsheet January 31, 2025March 19, 2025No Comments

This is a summary of findings and themes that emerged in interviews with over 100 individuals across Arizona during in-depth community consultations. These insights will help community leaders be more strategic about using resources to improve wildfire adaptation in policy and practice.

Jemez Mountains from Santa Clara Pueblo. Photo by Molly McCormick.

Indigenous Knowledges and Sciences as Best Available Scientific Information

by swfscFactsheet January 30, 2025March 24, 2025No Comments

The wisdom contained within the broad scope of Indigenous Knowledges and Sciences (IKS) is accurate, reliable, and relevant and is therefore qualified as Best Available Scientific Information (BASI) that can be used by land managers and researchers. Scroll down to read the fact sheet below or download a PDF here.

Southwest Indigenous Fire Stewardship Annotated Bibliography

by swfscOther Publications January 24, 2025March 25, 2025No Comments

A review of sources published between 2014-2024. Indigenous Peoples have used fire in their stewardship of Southwest landscapes for thousands of years. Understanding how, when, and why Indigenous Peoples have used fire can help keep southwestern ecosystems healthy and resilient. Research on cultural burning and Indigenous Fire Knowledge has often been conducted through extractive ways …

Soil Microinvertebrates

by swfscFactsheet January 24, 2025January 30, 2025No Comments

Did you know that most multicellular animals in forests are tiny soil and litter dwelling invertebrates that are barely visible or invisible to the naked eye? We call these minute critters “microinvertebrates” (in contrast to “macroinvertebrates,” which are larger, more easily observable invertebrates like earthworms). Scroll down to read the fact sheet below or download …