swfsc, Author at Southwest Fire Science Consortium

March 2016: Arizona WUI Summit and Firewise Conference

by swfscEvents, Workshops February 7, 2016April 3, 2024Comments are Disabled

This 2-day summit equipped the homeowner as well as fire departments and firefighters with information and actions they can take to reduce loss and increase safety in their community. Topics included fire ecology, hazard fuel reduction grants, insurance issues, risk assessments, Fire Adapted Communities, Ready, Set, Go!, Firewise principles, emergency management, forest health, and various programs …

World of Wildland Fire – Intro to Wildland Fire Videos

by swfscVideos January 28, 2016April 3, 2024No Comments

This series of videos serves as an introduction to wildland fire and has been produced through the Wildfire Education & Training Collaborative (WETC). More in-depth videos will be added as they become available. WETC Mission Statement: To develop multiple sources of media, including but not limited to books, videos and classroom exercises, for the purpose …

January 20, 2016: Biophysical Settings Review: What it is. How it works. Why it matters

by swfscEvents, Webinars January 22, 2016April 3, 2024Comments are Disabled

Date: Wednesday January 20, 2016 12pm Mountain Presenter: Randy Swaty, The Nature Conservancy LANDFIRE Team All ecosystems are dynamic, changing due to growth, succession and disturbances. Modeling large landscapes in the United States requires the collective knowledge of experienced and knowledgeable vegetation and fire experts. In collaboration with hundreds of colleagues, LANDFIRE produced more than 1,000 state-and-transitions …

2016 Fire Ecology & Management Conference

by swfscConference, Events January 18, 2016April 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

Beyond hazardous fuels: Managing fire for social, economic, and ecological benefits Recordings and field trip info now available! This Southwest Regional Fire Ecology and Management Conference occurred in Tucson, Arizona November 28 – December 2, 2016 in partnership with the Association for Fire Ecology. To view recordings of plenary presentations and some others, click here …

December 16, 2015: Impacts of Thinning and Burning in Spotted Owl Habitat

by swfscEvents, Webinars December 17, 2015April 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Quentin Hays, Eastern New Mexico University On forested lands throughout the Southwest, Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) are a driver of management activities, as the current Recovery Plan (USFWS 2012) dictates forest treatment guidelines in designated owl habitat. These guidelines often prove restrictive for forest management and restoration programs, which serve to promote resiliency and …

June 20, 2012: Fire Regime Condition Class Concepts

by swfscEvents, Webinars December 14, 2015April 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Steve Barrett & Kathy Schon (NIFTT University of Idaho) Fire Regime Condition Class (FRCC) is an interagency, standardized tool for determining the degree of departure from reference condition vegetation structure and composition and fire regimes. FRCC metrics can help guide management objectives and set priorities for treatments. This webinar introduces the participant to the theories …

2012 Southwest Fire Ecology Conference (AFE)

by swfscConference, Events December 13, 2015May 4, 2023Comments are Disabled

Together with Humboldt State University and the Association for Fire Ecology, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium hosted the Southwest Fire Ecology Conference, “Fire Landscapes, Wildlife & People” in Santa Fe, New Mexico February 27-March 1, 2012. 2011 was a record-breaking fire year for the Southwest that underscored the importance of collaboration for defining research needs …

November 2015: Fire effects: Restoration of watersheds and springs

by swfscEvents, Workshops December 7, 2015April 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

This 1-day workshop/session was held in conjunction with the Society for Ecological Restoration Southwest Chapter Conference. It provided participants with information on trends in fire effects on watersheds, streams, and springs; offered tools to respond to these impacts before and after fires; and fostered discussion on next steps for restoration practitioners. The main focus was …

Fire and Wildlife Impacts

by swfscScience Synthesis December 1, 2015October 21, 2024Comments are Disabled

This paper focuses on the use and effects of wildfire (natural ignition), prescribed fire (purposeful ignition), and restoration treatments (thinning and prescribed fire) on terrestrial fauna in dry coniferous forests primarily in the southwestern U.S. Working Paper 36 by Tzeidle N. Wasserman RELATED CONTENT

Keeping Fire on the Ground: Resource Specialist Perspectives on the Kaibab National Forest

by swfscVideos November 10, 2015April 3, 2023No Comments

The importance of fire in many western ecosystems cannot be overstated. On the Kaibab National Forest, fire provides habitat for wildlife, maintains watersheds, and supports forest health and productivity. Fire also influences a wide range of values, resources, and ecosystem services. On the Kaibab, resource specialists have a strong understanding and appreciation for the benefits of fire, and they work closely with the fire staff to ensure that fire management and resource management are one in the same. View the YouTube video here.