LANDFIRE BpS Review Webinar, Online Rangeland Fire Discussions, Wood in WUI, & Fire-Starting Drones (Events marked with an asterisk* = SRFSN participation or sponsorship)
Announcements
LANDFIRE BpS Review Webinar:
the Southern Rockies and You
May 10, 2016 at 12:00-1:00 MDT
Presenter Jim Smith, LANDFIRE Program Lead, will give a brief primer on Biophysical Settings (BpS), a review of the BpS website, and will show how/why descriptions and expert review are important in the Southern Rockies region. He will end by showing how you can become involved in this significant update. Information and registration here.
Rangeland Fire Management: Priority Science Needs Would you like to offer your opinion regarding science needs for future management decisions?
You are invited to participate in a series of discussion sessions focused on
Fire & Invasives, Sagebrush, Sage-grouse & Climate, and Restoration. Additional information can be found here!
Person-to-Person Events (Workshops, conferences, field trips, & other in-person events.)
*CO-WY Society of American Foresters 2016 Annual Meeting Where: Gunnison, Colorado When: May 12-14, 2016 Contact: Information and Registration
Southern Rockies LCC Adaptation Forum Workshop in the Four Corners Where: Durango, Colorado When: May 4-5, 2016 Contact: Information and Registration
*Wood Utilization in the WUI - CSFS Partners Workshop Where: Colorado Springs, CO When: June 20-22, 2016 Contact: Information and Registration
Wildland Fire Resource Advisor Training Course Where: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado When: June 1-2, 2016 Contact: LIsa Hanson (Lisa.Hanson@nps.gov) or Information and Registration
US Drought Monitoris a weekly map of drought conditions that is based on measurements of climatic, hydrologic and soil conditions, as well as reported impacts and observations from over 350 contributors across the country.
Webinars and On-Line Learning
Using Resilience and Resistance Concepts to Manage Threats to Sagebrush Ecosystems and Sage-Grouse WHEN: April 29, 2016 from 12:30-1:30pm MST CONTACT: Webinar Information and Link
Big Sagebrush Ecocystem Response to Changing Climate and Disturbance WHEN: May 3, 2016 from 10:00am-12:00pm MST CONTACT: Webinar Information and Link
Sage-grouse Forb Preference by 12 Plant Categories WHEN: May 5, 2016 from 12:30-1:30pm MST CONTACT: Webinar Information and Link
Sedimentation Impacts Under Climate Change (SIUCC) Virtual Course WHEN: June 14-16, 2016 from 9:00am-4:00pm MST daily CONTACT: Course Information and Link
RMRS Science You Can Use Bulletin: Road Scholars for the Western States: Protecting Natural Areas by Improving Road Management Research describes two free tools that scientists at the Rocky Mountain Research Station helped create -- GRAIP (Geomorphic Road Analysis and Inventory Package) and GRAIP-Lite -- to help land managers make better decisions about road management in environmentally sensitive areas.
Watch a video of a prescribed fire carried out by researchers from the University of Nebrasks-Lincoln NIMBUS (Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems) Lab!
Credit: Omaha World-Herald
