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.
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
Wildland Fire and Forest Management Program Instructor opening at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, OR.
The IAFC's Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) conference is a offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fire. If you are one of the many people responsible for protecting local forests or educating landowners and your community about the importance of land management—then this is the conference for you.
On forested lands throughout the Southwest, Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) are a driver of management activities, as the current Recovery Plan (USFWS 2012) dictates forest treatment guidelines in designated owl habitat.