LANDFIRE has more than 1,000 state-and-transition models and descriptions for ecosystems (called Biophysical Settings or BpS). These models and descriptions are used in research, national vegetation mapping and assessment, and on-the-ground management. A new phase is underway as LANDFIRE deepens and broadens the science and applicability of these models and descriptions.

Rick Miller, Professor Emeritus of Range and Fire Ecology, Jeremy Maestas, Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist (NRCS), and local hosts Lars Santana and Aaron Roth (NRCS), will discuss tools to rapidly assess resilience to disturbance (ability of a treatment area to recover), resistance to invasive annu

The presenters will discuss key messages from the recently published drought assessment. Topics to be covered include a state-of-the-science review of direct and indirect impacts of drought on forests and rangelands, as well as a discussion of management options for increasing resilience to future drought.

Presenter: Stephen Pyne, Ph.D., Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Sustainability Scholar

Beginning in the 1960s the U.S. experienced a revolution in fire policy, science, and practice.  The contours of that reformation on a national scale are becoming sharper with time.  But America is also a confederation of regions, of which three - Florida, California, and the Northern Rockies - are most relevant.

Presenter:Cathie Schmidlin

This webinar will cover the basic steps of public information when interacting with communities, general public and media.

The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is looking for two Fire Ecologists.

Fire Ecologist, GS-0401-9/11 – Permanent, 2 Positions

1 Position will be located at the Wild Rivers Ranger District in Cave Junction, OR and will be responsible for three ranger districts: Wild Rivers, Gold Beach and Powers.

Here is the link for the presentations:
http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/2016foresthealth/presentations/

This webinar will discuss two new fire regime publications—Fire Regime Reports and Fire Regime Syntheses—that are now available and spatially searchable in the recently updated user interface for the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS, 

Fuel breaks are common treatments on rangelands where the spread of invasive annuals and subsequent wildfire are a threat to sagebrush ecosystems. Fuel breaks are often seeded with non-native plants such as crested wheatgrass or forage kochia. However, there are alternatives using native grasses and forbs which have been shown to be effective.