Wildland fuels may be the most important consideration in fire management, not just because they are important inputs for predicting fire behavior (i.e., how fast and intense a fire gets), but also because fuels are the only factor that can effectively be controlled by direct and indirect management manipulation.
Who: Kent McAdoo, Rangeland Resources Specialist, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
What: We will discuss strategies for increasing native plant diversity in crested wheatgrass seedings.
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Washington State University Extension will host a forest health training workshop for natural resource professionals on April 8 in Glenwood.
Increased wildfire has been observed with the displacement of native cottonwood-willow (Salix and Populus spp.) gallery forests by invasive, non-native tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) in desert riparian zones of North America. Greater post-fire recovery of Tamarix relative to native species suggests a Tamarix fire trajectory where repeated fire excludes native riparian species.
Have you ever wanted to do more with smoke but figured learning the tools would take too long or the programs would be too difficult to run?
The Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals and the Association of Professional Biologists are pleased to continue offering climate change webinars. The Risk Management in a Changing Climate - From Community Involvement to Operations webinar will be presented by Erik Leslie and Ken Day.
This webinar will help to underscore the tight interconnections between birds and fire and will focus on four key factors that fire practitioners vary when conducting burns: frequency, season, extent, and ignition pattern.