The Southwest Fire Science Consortium is partnering with FRAMES to help fire managers access important fire science information related to the Southwest's top ten fire management issues.
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Weintraub, Gonzalez, MacDonald, Gatto, Lyndon, Banks, McLaughlin, Betenson, Hercher
The importance of fire in many western ecosystems cannot be overstated. On the Kaibab National Forest, fire provides habitat for wildlife, maintains watersheds, and supports forest health and productivity. Fire also influences a wide range of values…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Hays
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. These…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Saunders, Chambers
Ponderosa pine forests in the southwestern U.S. have increased in density over the last 100 years which has dramatically increased the size and frequency of wildfires. Although wildfires rarely kill animals, they have immediate consequences to bat…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Hoagland, Lake
The webinar describes traditional ecological knowledge and invaluable contributions of Native wisdom to ecological restoration. Specific case studies are presented where traditional ecological knowledge is incorporated into wildlife management plans…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Rideout-Hanzak
Dr. Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, research scientist with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and Associate Professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, discussed habitat management of white-tailed deer. She addressed: Using prescribed fire…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Bailey, Wheeler
Jeremy Bailey and Ben Wheeler discuss the strategy behind the Fire Learning Network's Training Exchanges. They will also describe in detail how to create burn units across multiple landownerships in the Great Plains.
Year: 2015
Type: Media