Easy-To-Use Smoke Tools
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?
Risk Management in a Changing Climate - From Community Involvement to Operations
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.
April 3 - Burning for Birds: Birds, Fire and Southeastern Habitat Management
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.
Climate & Weather Outlook for the 2015 Fire Season in the PNW
Presented by: John Saltenberger, Meteorologist
Predictive Services Program
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, Portland OR
No pre-registration
April 1-2 - 2015 Region 6 CFLRP Network Workshop
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Members of the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon and Washington forest collaborative groups will be gathering in Hood River, Oregon for the third annual workshop of the Region 6 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) network. Participants will discuss the successes and challenges of the past five years of CFLRP and plan for the next five years.
April 16 - Thinning for fuels reduction & forest health
Is your forest or small woodland overgrown or packed with small trees? Thinning out some of the smaller trees can improve the health and vigor of the remaining trees – and make your forest more fire-resistant too!
Smoke Management Issues: 2015 and Beyond
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This two day event includes a meeting regarding smoke management issues and a field tour to see the innovative restoration work being accomplished through the Ashland Forest Resiliency Project. There will be opportunities to hear guest speakers and ask and share questions regarding the challenges of conducting prescribed burning restoration work adjacent to communities.
Northern California Fire Science Field Days - Fire in Weaverville
In 2014, a wildfire raced down Oregon Mountain toward the town of Weaverville, in Trinity County. Just on the edge of town, the wildfire hit an area that had been treated with a prescribed burn earlier that year; fire intensities dropped, and crews were able to stop the fire. Join us on April 22 to visit the site and see the area burned by the wildfire and the prescribed burn.