Fuels Reduction/Restoration Archives - Page 4 of 12 - Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Watersheds and Waterfunds

by swfscPodcasts July 28, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Hot and Dry Podcast Series EPISODE SUMMARY Cally and Collin talk with Laura McCarthy and Bill Armstrong about how folks pulled together to restore the forest in the municipal watershed of Santa Fe, NM. From there Laura went on to start the Rio Grande Water Fund which covers 7 million acres in New Mexico. In …

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After the Fire: Learning from Burned Areas in the Southwest

by swfscStory Maps June 10, 2020October 16, 2023No Comments

In the spring of 2019, several partners teamed up with the Burned Area Learning Network to visit coordinate a series of three field trips across the Southwest. Scientists, researchers, and land managers came together to visit burned areas of the Boundary Fire (2017) and Pumpkin Fire (2000) in Arizona, the Las Conchas Fire (2011) in …

Oct 23, 2019: Large-scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 28, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Lisa McCauley, The Nature Conservancy Date: October 23, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT Higher tree density, more fuels, and a warmer, drier climate have caused an increase in the frequency, size, and severity of wildfires in western U.S. forests. There is an urgent need to restore forests across the western United States. To address this need, …

Burning in the Black Range- Using prescribed fire on the Gila National Forest

by swfscVideos August 14, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

A brief look at how the Black Range of the Gila National Forest goes about putting down thousands of acres of prescribed fire. See how the District works in a collaborative and productive manner while working within the multiple-use framework to include grazing, wildlife, recreation, and community outreach. Supported by science, the agency looks to keep fire on the landscape. View the YouTube video here.

2018 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview July 2, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

2018 Wildfire Season: An Overview- Southwestern U.S. by Michael Lynch and Alexander Evans

A game changer: Prescribed fire and Mexican spotted owls

by swfscVideos June 10, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

In the fall of 2018, the Coconino National Forest, in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, conducted prescribed fires in Mexican spotted owl protected activity centers (PACs). This video describes this project. View the YouTube video here.

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 …

March 6, 2019: Building loss to wildfires in the wildland urban interface in the U.S.

by swfscEvents, Webinars February 26, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Patricia Alexandre, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Date: March 6, 2019 12pm Mountain Time Wildfires are a natural element of many ecosystems and have a great impact on society by destroying property and sometimes by taking lives. In the United States alone, thousands of individual fires occur every year and the number of both …

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.

Tag: Fuels Reduction/Restoration

Watersheds and Waterfunds

After the Fire: Learning from Burned Areas in the Southwest

Oct 23, 2019: Large-scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change

Burning in the Black Range- Using prescribed fire on the Gila National Forest

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