swfsc, Author at Southwest Fire Science Consortium

February 14, 2018: Fire severity and regeneration strategy influence shrub patch size and structure

by swfscEvents, Webinars February 1, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: February 14, 2018 Presenter: Jesse Minor, Adjunct Instructor, University of Arizona Shrub species demonstrate flexible responses to wildfire disturbance severity that are reflected in shrub patch dynamics at small and intermediate scales. Prior research has examined the dynamics and persistence of large shrub patches on the landscape; our work focuses on individuals or groups of individual …

January 10, 2018: The Wildfire Within: Firefighter perspectives on gender and leadership in wildland fire

by swfscEvents, Webinars January 5, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

The Wildfire Within: Firefighter perspectives on gender and leadership in wildland fire Date: January 10, 2018 12pm Mountain Presenter: Rachel Reimer, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada This project utilized a feminist appreciative approach to Action Research to facilitate a conversation about gender and leadership within the British Columbia Wildfire Service (BCWS). The research question was, “How …

December 6, 2017: Federal fire managers’ perceptions of the importance, scarcity & substitutability of suppression resources

by swfscEvents, Webinars November 21, 2017March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: December 6, 2017 12pm Mountain Presenters: Crystal Stonesifer, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Human Dimensions A frequent prerequisite for meeting fire management objectives is the availability of key suppression resources, prepositioned for timely response. In the United States, multi-jurisdictional fire suppression demand is met by a national-scale pool of suppression resources that come from …

November 14, 2017: Where there’s smoke… there’s social science! Public perceptions of smoke & communication from multiple regions

by swfscEvents, Webinars November 2, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

Date: November 14, 2017 12pm Mountain Presenters: Stacey Frederick, Coordinator, California Fire Science Consortium The importance of smoke has been well-observed by managers through frequent concerns expressed over smoke. Public perceptions of fuel reduction techniques, with a particular emphasis on using prescribed fire as a management tool, have been under study for almost a decade. However, research …

November 1, 2017: Interagency coordination to meet multiple objectives: An effective approach to wildfire

by swfscEvents, Webinars October 11, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

Date: November 1, 2017 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenters: Shaula Hedwall, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Wesley Hall, Coconino National Forest While the number of acres burned annually by uncharacteristic wildfire continues to grow, it is becoming exceedingly important for agencies to identify opportunities to use wildfire to meet multiple land management and resource objectives. When conditions …

Horseshoe 2 Fire: 6 years Post-Fire

by swfscField Trips, Story Maps October 3, 2017October 16, 2023No Comments

We hosted a two-day field trip to visit various locations within the perimeter of the 2011 Horseshoe 2 Fire (including Chiricahua National Monument and Coronado National Forest). Topics discussed include: wildlife impacts, rangeland impacts, watershed and hydrology effects, and historic fire regime and re-burn issues. Read the Horseshoe 2 Factsheet here. Click the StoryMap below …

October 3, 2017: Modeling Dynamic Fuels with an Index System: MoD-FIS in the Great Basin & Southwestern U.S.

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 24, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

Webinar presenters: Charley Martin, LANDFIRE Fuels Team Lead, and Tobin Smail, Fire & Fuels GIS specialist, both Technical Support Services Contractors to the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Date: October 3, 2017 11:30am AZ/12:30pm MDT This webinar is co-hosted by LANDFIRE and members of the Joint Fire Science Program: Great Basin Fire Science, Southwest …

2017 TWS Conference Symposium- Wildfire and spotted owls: It’s a burning issue (co-host)

by swfscConference, Events August 28, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

Symposium September 25th: “Wildfire and spotted owls: It’s a burning issue” Study results suggest that wildfires in the western U.S. have increased in size and severity over the past several decades. This increase has raised concern over the effects of fire, particularly high-severity fire, on threatened and endangered species, including the spotted owl (Strix occidentalis). These …

Bosque del Apache NWR-Fire and Wildlife Management

by swfscField Trips, Story Maps August 28, 2017October 16, 2023No Comments

The 57,000 acre Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a unique landscape with uplands and water features, including a stretch of the Rio Grande River. It provides an important wintering ground for cranes and geese. Refuge staff depend upon and utilize various tools to manage the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge for the …

August 31, 2017: The East Jemez Landscape Futures Project

by swfscEvents, Webinars August 8, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

Date: August 31, 2017 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenter: Collin Haffey, USGS Jemez Mountains Field Station The East Jemez Landscape Futures (EJLF) project is a collaborative process that aims to develop a holistic and forward-looking approach to managing areas of the eastern Jemez Mountains severely altered by drought, high severity fire, and post-fire flooding. To engage a diversity …