swfsc, Author at Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Fire Moss: Natural colonization and post-fire rehabilitation trials

by swfscFactsheet April 14, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Fire Moss: Natural colonization and post-fire rehabilitation trials by Henry Grover, Northern Arizona University

Southwest Fire Season 2019 Overview and 2020 Outlook

by swfscWebinars April 8, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Date: April 29, 2020 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenters: Michael Lynch and Zander Evans, Forest Stewards Guild and Rich Naden, Fire Weather Meteorologist, Southwest Coordination Center The purpose of this webinar is to review 2019 fires and look ahead toward conditions for 2020. Dr. Zander Evans will present an overview of the largest fires in the …

March 4, 2020: Building a prescribed fire program on the Colorado Front Range: The role of landowner Engagement

by swfscEvents, Webinars January 30, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Katie McGrath, Colorado State University Date: March 4, 2020 12pm MST Despite recognition of the value of prescribed fire in scientific literature and policy, a number of factors impede its widespread implementation in the United States. Social acceptance of prescribed fire is a key factor, making consistent and effective outreach an important part of efforts …

February 19, 2020: A spatial analysis of factors influencing structure loss and survival resulting from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California

by swfscEvents, Webinars January 29, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Date: February 19, 12pm Mountain Time Presenter: Dr. Austin Troy, University of Colorado Denver This presentation summarizes recent research conducted on patterns of property loss during the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. Using logistic regression of several inspection data sets, it isolates a number of property and structural variables that predict property loss and survival. …

January 22, 2020: PODs in Strategic Wildfire Risk Planning: applications, lessons learned, and future directions

by swfscEvents, Webinars January 6, 2020March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: C.D. O’Connor, Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station Human Dimensions Program Date: January 22, 2020 12pm Mountain Time Wildfire is one of the most contentious subjects affecting land managers, land owners, and the public. As a contagious process, the social, political, and ecological ramifications of wildfire response and eventual fire outcomes are not limited to …

Nov 13, 2019: Assessment of Community Wildfire Protection Plans in Arizona and the Western U.S.

by swfscEvents, Webinars October 2, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Melanie Colavito, Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University Date: November 13, 2019 12pm MST One mechanism with which communities-at-risk from wildfire have addressed planning and adaptation to wildfire are Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), which were created as part of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act in 2003. CWPPs are required to include measures to …

Oct 23, 2019: Large-scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 28, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Lisa McCauley, The Nature Conservancy Date: October 23, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT Higher tree density, more fuels, and a warmer, drier climate have caused an increase in the frequency, size, and severity of wildfires in western U.S. forests. There is an urgent need to restore forests across the western United States. To address this need, …

September 2019: Museum Fire

by swfscField Trips September 20, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

The Museum Fire began on July 21, 2019 in the Dry Lake Hills area just north of downtown Flagstaff. It burned 1,961 acres and cost an estimated $9 million to suppress. We hosted a field trip that involved the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project (FWPP) that focused on post-fire flooding. Museum Fire Factsheet: Link for Museum …

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Oct 16, 2019: Contributions of fire refugia to resilient ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forest landscapes

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 15, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Jonathan Coop, Western Colorado University Date: October 16, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT In western North America, ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forest types appear increasingly vulnerable to wildfire-catalyzed conversion to alternate and non-forest vegetation types. However, unburned or only lightly impacted forest stands that persist within burn mosaics—termed fire refugia—may sustain a range critical …

Burning in the Black Range- Using prescribed fire on the Gila National Forest

by swfscVideos August 14, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

A brief look at how the Black Range of the Gila National Forest goes about putting down thousands of acres of prescribed fire. See how the District works in a collaborative and productive manner while working within the multiple-use framework to include grazing, wildlife, recreation, and community outreach. Supported by science, the agency looks to keep fire on the landscape. View the YouTube video here.

Author: swfsc

Fire Moss: Natural colonization and post-fire rehabilitation trials

Southwest Fire Season 2019 Overview and 2020 Outlook

March 4, 2020: Building a prescribed fire program on the Colorado Front Range: The role of landowner Engagement

February 19, 2020: A spatial analysis of factors influencing structure loss and survival resulting from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California

January 22, 2020: PODs in Strategic Wildfire Risk Planning: applications, lessons learned, and future directions

Nov 13, 2019: Assessment of Community Wildfire Protection Plans in Arizona and the Western U.S.

Oct 23, 2019: Large-scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change

September 2019: Museum Fire

Oct 16, 2019: Contributions of fire refugia to resilient ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forest landscapes

Burning in the Black Range- Using prescribed fire on the Gila National Forest

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