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Invasive Annual Grasses Management
Burgiel, Bauer, Franklin, Maestas
Invasive annual grasses pose ecological and economic challenges for invasive species managers and agricultural producers across the West. On this Working Lands, Working Communities Initiative webinar, speakers will examine management tools and…
Year: 2022
Type: Media

Full-Cost Accounting Remeasurement of the 2010 Schultz Fire – Understanding the Long-term Socio-Economic Implications of High-Severity Wildfire and Post-Wildfire Flooding
Colavito, Hjerpe, Edgeley
The 2010 Schultz Fire was ignited by an abandoned campfire on June 20 and burned 15,075 acres northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. Following the fire, intense monsoon rains over the burned area produced flooding that resulted in extensive damage. In…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Ecological Drought: Planning for Resilience
Cartwright, Gregg, Panci, Croll
This webinar focuses on planning, restoration, and recovery actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience, mitigate the impacts of natural disasters, and realize co-benefits. Speakers: Dr. Jennifer Cartwright, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

The Effects of Prescribed Fire on Wildfire Regimes and Impacts
Hunter
Prescribed fire can result in significant benefits to ecosystems and society. Examples include improved wildlife habitat, enhanced biodiversity, reduced threat of destructive wildfire, and enhanced ecosystem resilience. Prescribed fire can also come…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Bringing it All Together – A Panel Discussion on Fuel Break Perspectives
Maestas, Boeck, Crist
Jeremy Maestas, Wildlife Biologist and National Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Justin Boeck, Fire Management Specialist with the Bureau of Land Management National Interagency Fire Center (BLM…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Integration of Fire Ecology and the Bioeconomy into Wildfire Management
Faivre, Amoako, Bird, Conedera
Sparking FireSmart Policies in the EU: The Importance of an Integrated Fire Management Approach - Nicolas Faivre, Policy Officer, DG Research and Innovation (RTD), European Commission, Belgium The presentation will introduce the recent EU policy…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Toolkit for Invasive Annual Grass Management in the West
Garner, Maestas, Mealor, Rutledge
The Western Governors’ Association hosted a webinar to launch a new Toolkit for Invasive Annual Grass Management in the West on Thursday, July 23. WGA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), under a Shared Stewardship Memorandum of…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Burning in the Black Range - Using Prescribed Fire on the Gila National Forest
A brief look at how the Black Range of the Gila National Forest goes about putting down thousands of acres of prescribed fire. See how the District works in a collaborative and productive manner while working within the multiple-use framework to…
Year: 2019
Type: Media

Dealing with the Triple Threat Invasion– Cheatgrass, Medusahead, & Ventenata
Faircloth, Monaco, Prather, Ransom, Clark
Invasive annual grasses such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae), and ventenata (Ventenata dubia) are devastating western natural areas and rangeland at a landscape scale. These grass invasions favor further…
Year: 2019
Type: Media

A Game Changer: Prescribed Fire and Mexican Spotted Owls
The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working together to use prescribed fire in and around Mexican spotted owl protected activity centers (PACs). The ecosystem, and therefore the wildlife, are adapted to fire, and…
Year: 2018
Type: Media