Past Events

The Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (PNW DEWS) February 2019 Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar

Homeowner Preparedness in the WUI

Homeowner Preparedness in the WUI: What Motivates Action?

A free one hour webinar from the Ohio State University, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Presenter: 

Claire Rapp, Graduate Fellow, Ohio State University

Webinar Description:…

RVCC Annual Meeting

We are excited to announce that our 15th Annual Meeting will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico next winter. As a Western coalition we are aiming to diversify participation and partners from different landscapes. RVCC will also be hosting a shared day with the…

15th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and 5th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference

This joint conferences offers a forum where past experience and lessons learned are documented, current work showcased, and emerging ideas/technology presented to provide a strong foundation that will facilitate setting a course to the future that addresses and responds to developing challenges locally, regionally, and globally.

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

Presenter: Zander Evans, Forest Stewards Guild

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…

Prescribed fire policy barriers: Findings from a JFSP project on challenges and strategies on federal lands across the West

What will you learn?

Prescribed fire is an essential management tool for restoring and maintaining fire-dependent ecosystems; however, land managers are unable to apply prescribed fire at the necessary levels. Past surveys have identified a range of policies and regulations that managers say
limit their ability to conduct prescribed fire. We are conducting a project…

Evaluation of burn mosaics on subsequent wildfire behavior, severity and fire management strategies

What will you learn?

The Reburn Project was motivated by a need to better understand wildfires as a type of fuel reduction treatment and to assess the impacts of fire suppression on forested landscapes. The original JFSP task statement (Influence of past wildfires on wildfire behavior, effects, and management) was created to inform the National Cohesive Wildland Fire…

8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research

The Conference aims to provide an up to date on the developments in forest fire science and technology and an opportunity to meet persons and institutions, to promote international cooperation in this research and management area.

The scope of this Conference follows its previous editions. There will be six major themes for you to present your work, each of them with several sub-topics…

Law, Planning and Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: The Future of Government and Governance of Disaster in the West

Basic Admission:  $75
Government / non-profit sector attorneys seeking 5.25 CLE credits:  $100
Private sector attorneys seeking 5.25 CLE credits:  $125
(CLE pending approval with Idaho State Bar)
(Admission includes lunch and refreshments)

More information and registration HERE.…

Biomass Summit

Limited tickets remaining! Join us for a one-day workshop to learn about developing technologies that utilize the by-products of forest restoration efforts on both private and public lands. Lunch and refreshments are included.

After the Summit: Continue the conversation from 5pm – 7pm at our after-event reception with snacks, and beer donated by Ochoco…