Past Events

Assessment of Early Implementation of the US Forest Service’s Shared Stewardship Strategy

Researchers from Colorado State University, the University of Oregon, andthe University of Georgia are conducting a five-year study to understandhow efforts that began as part of the US Forest Service SharedStewardship Strategy develop over time, based on interviews with federaland state agency leadership, land managers, and other partners andstakeholders. Join us for a discussion of findings…

WUI 2020

See the website for more details, https://www.iafc.org/events/wui

Assessing the Work of Wildfires and Identifying Post-fire Management Needs

 Landscapes of the Inland West are deeply affected by 100+ years of fire exclusion, the loss of indigenous burning, and expansion and densification of many forests. Today, anthropogenic climate change and wildfires are modifying the structure and composition of forests across the West at rates that far exceed adaptation and restorative treatments. Fires that occur during the forest…

Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management

The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) are partnering with Regione Toscana and University of Florence to host a conference in Europe for diverse stakeholders involved in wildfire management. This collaboration will provide a forum for anyone interested in wildland fire issues to learn from one another, share information, and create new relationships.

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From Parallel Play to Co-Management: Conserving Landscapes at Risk of Wildfire in the American West

Wildfire has fundamentally shaped the western landscapes we seek to conserve. It is a source of renewal and central to the functioning of many ecosystems; as well as a destructive force that threatens communities and conservation values across public and private lands. Wildfire epitomizes myriad connectivities that we cannot escape. Yet as the frequency of large, severe wildfires has greatly…

Resilience in national forest planning

Recent policies including the Cohesive Strategy and the 2012 NFMA planning rule emphasize restoration of landscape resilience as a way forward for living with fire on national forestlands. But what does resilience mean, what does it take to plan for resilient landscapes, and what other factors complicate the achievement of resilient landscape outcomes? In this webinar we will present the…

Sharing Science and Lessons Learned: COVID-19 and Wildfire

As COVID-19 cases and wildland fire activity increase across the country, wildland fire personnel are looking for ways to quickly identify cases and prevent the spread of the disease on the fireline. The Southwest Fire Consortium will be hosting a webinar sharing information about the current state of the science and lessons learned from the 2020 wildfire season. Join us as Dr. Kathleen…

Oregon Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX)

Please see attachment for information on both the Central Oregon TREX and the Ashland, OR TREX.

POSTPONED - Pacific Northwest Forest Collaborative Workshop

Due to increasing travel restrictions set by our agency partners, and direction from both Governor Brown (OR) and Governor Inslee (WA), we have decided to postpone this workshop until the fall. We prioritize the health and safety of our attendees, and hope that by then there will be greater clarity around COVID-19.

We are working hard to reschedule this event and will be sending out…

POSTPONED - 5th Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium

In light of the recent recommendations and direction by both Governor Brown (OR) and Governor Inslee (WA), as well as travel restrictions set by our agency partners, we have decided to postpone the Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium until later in 2020 or even early 2021.  We want to be mindful of the health and safety of all symposium participants.

We apologize for any…