The last of three webinars focusing on insects and fire, Dr. Dave Shaw and Michelle Agne, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources & Management at Oregon State University, will present on November 23rd - Fuels patterns and a fire following mountain pine beetle mortality in the climax lodgepole pine forests of southern central Oregon

The use of land management tools such as prescribed fire and herbicide is often limited in areas occupied by threatened or endangered species, due to potential negative impacts on these sensitive organisms. This makes maintaining or enhancing habitat quality for these species difficult, for without active management, prairie habitat quickly becomes unsuitable.

Target Audience: Fire Behavior Specialists including Fire Behavior Analysts, Long-term Analysts, Geo- sp

This will be a panel presentation followed by a question/answer and discussion, approximately 90 minutes in length

Brandon Collins, USFS Research Forester based in Davis, CA,  is on deck for the second in a series of webinars that LANDFIRE is co-hosting with the California Fire Science Consortium.  

The Northwestern US provides a high level of current and potential sequestration of greenhouse gases- and forests may be a solution to mitigating emissions and sequestering carbon. This 1½ day workshop will detail the environmental and economic costs and benefits of management alternatives for forestland managers.

Topics to be discussed include:

This session will provide participants with information on trends in fire effects on watersheds, streams, and springs; offer tools to respond to these impacts before and after fires; and foster a discussion on next steps for restoration practitioners.

Description: The opportunistic encroachment of native pinyon and juniper trees into areas formerly dominated by sagebrush has reduced the presence of shrubs and grasses, impacting critical habitat and forage availability. Pinyon and juniper currently occupy 19 million hectares in the Intermountain West.

Presenters: Matthew Fearon, Desert Research Institute and Robyn Heffernan, National Weather Service