Presenter: Christopher H. Guiterman, Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Date: September 21, 2022 at 12:00pm AZ / 1:00pm MDT Ecosystems of the Western United States are experiencing vegetation type conversions (VTC) in response to …
2019 Wildfire Season Overview 2019 Wildfire Season: An Overview Southwestern US Published: June 2020 Authors: Michael Lynch and Alexander Evans
Presenter: Erica Bigio, University of Arizona This webinar presents research on the historical fire regimes of the western San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, where the landscape provided a unique opportunity to sample tree-ring and alluvial-sediment records in the same study sites. Knowledge of historical fire regimes (frequency, size, severity) can help support management plans …
Slide Fire Example of Suppression Tactics There has been a quiet but dramatic shift in fire management over the past few years – more indirect tactics, using natural features for control line, low impact suppression. These tools have been part of the fire manager’s toolkit for decades but concerns with safety, firefighting expense, and the …
Presenter: Camille Stevens-Rumann, Assistant Professor of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University Date: August 31, 2022 at 12:00pm AZ / 1:00pm MDT Following a wildfire, successful tree regeneration is mediated by multiple factors, from the microsite to landscape scale. This presentation demonstrates the importance of microsite conditions such as soil moisture and temperature …
Presenter: Sean Parks, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service In partnership with the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network, Sean will present the results from a JSFP-funded study that highlights the ability of wildfire to act as a fuel treatment. This study evaluated whether or not wildfires limited the occurrence, …
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Date: May 10, 2022 11am AZ/12pm MDTPresenter: Adam Benefield, CTC Technology and Energy Federally owned public lands, originally designated to properly manage natural resources, are prone to wildfire in the southern Rocky Mountains, a risk which has increased as a result of environmental conditions and historical land management. Outdoor recreation has become increasingly prevalent since …
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We constantly seek ways to improve dissemination of fire science information. Through support from the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP), the consortium is able to fund: Field tours/workshops 2-3 per year, up to $1,300 each Travel Grants available, read more about travel grants here Webinars/lessons learned/working papers Funding is available. Let us put your ideas to work! Complete a Workshop …
2018 Wildfire Season Overview 2018 Wildfire Season: An Overview Southwestern US June 2019 Authors: Michael Lynch and Alexander Evans