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Through the Smoke: Spotted Owls, Wildfire, and Forest Restoration
Cushman, Ganey, Jones
In this webinar, RMRS research ecologist Sam Cushman, wildlife biologist Joe Ganey, and research ecologist Gavin Jones discussed their latest research on spotted owls and wildfire, including modeling the impacts of habitat loss under climate change…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Prescribed Burn Associations: Different Models for Different Places
Lighthall, Quinn-Davidson, Hohman, Bladow, Warwick, Wheeler, Berleman, Aldern, Weir, Lasky
There is broad understanding and agreement lately that there is a need to substantially increase the use of prescribed fire to create landscape resiliency, protect communities and ensure a safe and effective wildfire response. In response, more and…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Fire X Fauna Webinar: Mammals, Birds x Fire in Western Forests
Sanderlin, Wilson, Thompson
Part of the FIRE x FAUNA: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife series sponsored by Forest Service Research and Development Exploring pyrodiversity and biodiversity: effects of fire on bird and small mammal communities of the Southwest,…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Fire X Fauna Webinar: Spotted Owls x Fire
Lesmeister, Jones, Ganey
Part of the FIRE x FAUNA: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife series sponsored by Forest Service Research and Development Quantification of wildfire severity in forests for northern spotted owls, Damon Lesmeister, Research Wildlife…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Fire X Fauna Webinar: Bats x Fire across the US
Perry, Loeb, White, Weller
Part of the FIRE x FAUNA: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife series sponsored by Forest Service Research and Development Prescribed fire effects on bats and bat habitat in the eastern U.S., Roger Perry, Research Wildlife Biologist…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Where and when are High Severity Fires More Likely to Occur? Predicting Severe Fire Potential across the United States with the FIRESEV Project
Dillon
Burn severity is the ecological change resulting from wildland fires. Areas burned with high severity are of concern to land managers and others because postfire vegetation, soil, and other important ecosystem components can be highly altered. Using…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Satellite and Airborne Observations of Fire Characteristics and Smoke Emissions can Illuminate Wildfire Management Strategies
Ichoku
Wildfires and other types of biomass burning are a seasonal phenomenon in different land ecosystems around the world. Such fires are estimated to consume biomass containing a total of 2-5 petagrams of carbon globally every year, generating heat…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

USFS-IWFAQRP- New Smoke Weather Products
Anderson
This webinar to the NWCG Smoke Committee describes experimental tools developed for smoke management including higher resolution 7-day forecasts. Presented by Bret Anderson, who works for the National USDA Forest Service Air program and…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Wildland Stories: Fire Ecology with Dr. Larissa Yocom
Harden, McAvoy, Yocom
Fire Ecology: It is everywhere around us, yet so many of us know so little. What is fire ecology? What makes fire behave the way it does? What is a fire ecologist and how does one get into that field? What are the coolest/most surprising/unique fire…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

East Jemez Landscape Futures: A Collaborative Approach to Post-fire
Haffey, Stortz
The East Jemez Landscape Futures (EJLF) project is a collaborative, landscape-scale approach to help guide future planning and research efforts in the severely altered landscapes of the eastern Jemez Mountains. EJLF seeks to address uncertainty by…
Year: 2020
Type: Media