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May 2, 2019: New reforestation practices for post-wildfire landscapes- building early resilience

by swfscEvents, Webinars April 10, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Jens Stevens, PhD, US Geological Survey Date: May 2, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT The increasing frequency and severity of fire and drought events have negatively impacted the capacity and success of reforestation efforts in many dry, western forests. Challenges to reforestation include the size, cost, and safety concerns of replanting large areas with standing …

April 9, 2019: Use of the Target Plant Concept to Promote Successful Post-Fire Forest Restoration

by swfscEvents, Webinars April 3, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenters: Owen Burney, PhD, Associate Professor and Superintendent John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center, New Mexico State University Date: April 9, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT Restoration of severely burned forest lands is limited in the southwestern US primarily due to a lack of research and resources. For those areas that have been reforested, there has been …

November 28, 2018: Burning piles- effects of pile age, moisture, mass, and composition on fire effects, consumption, decomposition

by swfscEvents, Webinars November 13, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Zander Evans, Forest Stewards Guild Date: November 28, 2018 12pm Mountain Millions of acres of fuels reduction treatments are being implemented each year in the fire adapted forests of the US. Typical these fuel reduction treatments target small diameter trees for removal producing large amounts of unmerchantable woody material and elevating surface fuel loadings. …

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

by swfscVideos October 1, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Land managers are challenged to protect cultural resources within the context of reintroducing fire on the landscape. Positive relationships and partnerships are essential to effective management. View the YouTube video here.

October 10, 2018: Modeling and mapping the potential for high severity fire in the western U.S.

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 19, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Sean Parks, Research Ecologist, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service Date: October 10, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT The ecological effects of wildland fire – also termed the fire severity – are often highly heterogeneous in space and time. This heterogeneity is a result of spatial variability in factors …

September 26, 2018: Use and benefits of NASA’s RECOVER for post-fire decision support

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 18, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12pm MDT (11am AZ) Presenters: William Toombs and Keith Weber, GIS Training and Research Center, Idaho State University Today’s extended fire seasons and large fire footprints have prompted state and federal land-management agencies to devote increasingly large portions of their budgets to wildfire management. As fire costs continue to rise, timely and comprehensive …

2017 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview June 14, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

2017 Fire Season: An Overview – Southwestern U.S. by Michael Lynch and Alexander Evans.

May 17, 2018: Fire and Water Film Screening & Panel Discussion

by swfscEvents, Webinars May 7, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 6:30pm Location: Museum of Northern Arizona, 3100 N. Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ Catastrophic wildfire impacts many aspects of life in Arizona: from the quality and sustainability of our water supplies to the safety and livelihood of people who live in mountain towns on the edge of our forests. …

Mormon Fire Staff Ride- Restoring Wildfire to the Landscape

by swfscEvents, Story Maps April 24, 2018October 16, 2023No Comments

The purpose of the Mormon Fire Staff Ride is to encourage the use of natural ignition fires as a forest management tool by creating a peer-learning space for line officers to explore implementation decisions and challenges. By using the story map, we hope to strengthen line officers’ preparedness and confidence around the use of natural ignitions and …

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 …

Tag: Fire Ecology

May 2, 2019: New reforestation practices for post-wildfire landscapes- building early resilience

April 9, 2019: Use of the Target Plant Concept to Promote Successful Post-Fire Forest Restoration

November 28, 2018: Burning piles- effects of pile age, moisture, mass, and composition on fire effects, consumption, decomposition

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

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