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January 21, 2015: The Ability of Wildfire to Act as a Fuel Treatment

by swfscEvents, Webinars February 1, 2015April 3, 2024Comments are Disabled

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, …

November 2014: Wildland Fire Smoke in the Air- What does it mean to me?

by swfscEvents, Workshops December 10, 2014May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

Thank you to all those who attended, making it a successful workshop! Due to videographer limitations, we were not able to record all of the presentations during concurrent sessions. November 6-8, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Program available here Click here to watch the associated webinar: “Smoke Forecasting Tools: A Case Study in Air Quality” …

October 22, 2014: Smoke Forecasting Tools: A Case Study in Air Quality Response

by swfscEvents, Webinars November 25, 2014April 3, 2024Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Ron Sherron, U.S. Forest Service This webinar was recommended for participants in the “Wildland fire smoke in the air- What does it mean to ME?” workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico November 6-8, 2014. Watch a recording of this webinar in various formats.

October 2014: Jemez Mountains

by swfscEvents, Field Trips November 14, 2014June 14, 2023Comments are Disabled

We put together a field trip for the JFSP governing board to tour the Jemez Mountains area with a focus on understanding/studying the fires that occurred there over several decades. The field trip materials below are listed in order of each place we stopped. We also have provided a virtual field trip with photos of …

September 17, 2014: Fire management in the Gila National Forest and Saguaro National Park

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 30, 2014April 3, 2024Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Molly Hunter – Northern Arizona University Fire suppression has been the dominant fire management strategy in the West over the last century. However, managers in the Gila National Forest and Saguaro National Park have allowed fire to play a more natural role for decades. In a newly published report, we summarize the effects of …

August 21, 2014: Pinaleño Mountain Range

by swfscEvents, Field Trips August 27, 2014June 14, 2023Comments are Disabled

We conducted a single day field trip to learn about the fire and disturbance history of the Pinaleño Mountain Range in southeastern Arizona. We discussed the disturbance history, primarily from fire and insect, the local management plans to restore mixed conifer and spruce-fir through the Pinaleño Ecosystem Restoration Project, the threatened and endangered species concerns, …

June 13, 2014: Slide Fire-9 days Post-Fire

by swfscEvents, Field Trips June 18, 2014May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

We toured the area of the Slide Fire in Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona. The human caused fire began on May 20, 2014 and burned 21,227 acres before being 100% contained on June 4, 2014. We were able to see this area less than one month post-fire. We learned how suppression staff were able to catch …

February 2014: Fostering resilience in Southwestern ecosystems: A problem solving workshop

by swfscEvents, Workshops April 27, 2014April 5, 2024Comments are Disabled

Fostering resilience in Southwestern ecosystems: A problem solving workshop Ecosystems and fire regimes are moving into new domains as a consequence of climate change, disturbance, and other causes. Fire professionals and land managers in the region are confronted with new fire regimes, fire effects, and ecosystem recovery trajectories following disturbance. To help fire and ecosystem …

April 16, 2014: The southwest fire season: 2013 overview and 2014 outlook

by swfscEvents, Webinars April 21, 2014April 5, 2024Comments are Disabled

Presenters: Zander Evans (Forest Guild) and Chuck Maxwell (Predictive Services) This webinar provided an overview of the eight largest fires in the Southwest during 2013 based on the recent report from ERI and SWFSC. The webinar included summaries of forest types and burn severities for each of the eight fires. In addition, Chuck Maxwell, meteorologist …

March 12, 2014: Identifying Priority Treatment Areas Across the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

by swfscEvents, Webinars April 10, 2014April 5, 2024Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Joe Crouse, Ecological Restoration Institute To address concerns regarding how to prioritize treatments across the forests, the Ecological Restoration Institute received funding from the USDA Forest Service to identify priority treatment areas across the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. In addition, Forest Service personnel stated a need to identify areas within the Wallow Fire perimeter that …