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Wildlife and Fire: Improving Habitat Management Through Monitoring and Adaptation

In a nutshell: Panelists discuss a variety of topics related to the impact of climate change, fire, and associated stressors on wildlife habitat management. Join us for research reviews, case studies, and stories about emerging monitoring technologies, management frameworks, and holistic approaches to wildlife biology to advance our understanding of fire and wildlife and improve …

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Fire in the Southwest – Fire Season 2023 Overview and 2024 Outlook

In a nutshell: Learn about commonalities and unique events within the 10 largest Southwestern fires of 2023 and hear a meteorologist explore the fire season outlook and expectations for fire weather behavior in 2024. Recorded On: June 4, 2024 Description: Wildfire is part of the landscape in the Southwest. It can be a threat to …

April 2013: White/Donaldson Fires

A one day field trip to both the White and Donaldson Fires near Ruidoso, New Mexico that reviewed how both fires burned in the same year (2011) with very different effects. We visited unburned and burned areas that received mastication and other fuels treatments, discussed treatments and how they may have affected fire behavior, fire …

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Wildlife and Fire: From Borders to Biota, Monitoring at Multiple Scales

In a nutshell: Panelists discuss a variety of topics related to wildlife and habitat monitoring at the intersection of fauna and environmental disturbances such as fire. Join us for research reviews, case studies, and stories about existing collaborations and technologies – and collaborative and technological gaps – to advance our understanding of fire and wildlife …

March 27, 2013: The Fire Season Outlook for 2013 and How It’s Built

Presenter: Chuck Maxwell, Fire Meteorologist, Southwest Coordination Center, Predictive Services Chuck Maxwell will discuss how Predictive Services develops seasonal fire potential predictions and what the outlook is this year for the Southwest.  Join this webinar to get an inside view of the data and methods that go into fire season predictions, and equally important where …

Arizona Tribal Fire and Climate Resilience Summit – 2024

This summit is part of an ongoing effort to respect tribal sovereignty and treaty rights by supporting tribal use of fire as part of cultural and ecological resilience, and seeks to increase capacities, ameliorate challenges, and share examples that can guide tribes across the Southwest. In 2023, we gathered virtually to explore issues facing tribes …

Social Science to Support Wildfire Adaptation in the US Southwest

An annotated bibliography of research from 1984-2023 Explore this review of all existing social science regarding the human elements of wildfire from Southwestern States, with a focus on Arizona and New Mexico. “The purpose of this bibliography is to support wildfire risk reduction planning, management, and recovery efforts” -Author Catrin Edgeley View the PDF here …

August 22, 2016: Meeting the JFSP data availability requirement

Presenter: Laurie Porth and Dave Rugg, U.S. Forest Service Research & Development, Research Data Archive Meeting the JFSP grant requirement for post-research data accessibility requires some planning. This webinar will review the two paths for satisfying the data requirement, discuss in detail what is needed for publishing research data through the Forest Service Research Data Archive, …

February 17, 2016: Ecology of Smoke

Presenter: Mary Lata, USFS Fire Ecologist The Ecology of Smoke is something that has been considered by very few in the United States, despite extensive and intensive interest and research into frequent fire systems. This presentation will review some of the existing science; present some recent data on smoke and seedling emergence in species native to …

San Carlos Apache – Building a Culture of Fire

For the past decade, the San Carlos Apache fire and forestry staff has been working to reintroduce fire to the landscape through an expanding prescribed fire and managed wildfire program. Stephen J. Pyne narrates this video describing the 2014 fire season on San Carlos when the new approach to fire was tested with the simultaneous …