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

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

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.

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

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, …

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

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

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.


A game changer: Prescribed fire and Mexican spotted owls

In the fall of 2018, the Coconino National Forest, in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, conducted prescribed fires in Mexican spotted owl protected activity centers (PACs). This video describes this project. View the YouTube video here


Oct 9, 2019: Southwest LANDFIRE update (LF GeoArea: NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, CA)

Presenters: Jim Smith and Kori Blankenship, The Nature Conservancy Date: October 9, 2019 12pm This webinar will focus on LANDFIRE Remap products in LF’s Southwest GeoArea: Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and sections of New Mexico, Colorado, and California. Presenters Jim Smith and Kori Blankenship of The Nature Conservancy’s LF team will review improvements to LF’s newest product offerings …