Sign up for local "Brewsheds" tour, check out funding and Certification opps, and get the latest synthesis on Sage Grouse ecology and fire effects. (Events marked with an asterisk* = SRFSN participation or sponsorship)
Announcements
*Sign up for the WWPG's "Brewsheds" Tour & Meeting July 28 - 29, 2016 in Fort Collins, CO
The Watershed Wildfire Protection Group, in cooperation with SRFSN and other partners, is hosting a forest management tour of the Cache la Poudre watershed, brewery tours, and a WWPG quarterly meeting aimed at educating municipal watershed managers, land managers, and water users about the connection between wildfire, watershed health, and water usage along the Cache La Poudre.
There are nine openings left for the tours/meeting.
A tentative agenda can be viewed here. To sign up,contact Rich Edwards, Colorado State Forest Service Assistant Staff Forester, by July 15, 2016
Apply for Habitat Restoration Grant from Great Outdoors Colorado
GOCO is offering $500,000 in available funding for habitat restoration projects focused on improving and restoring Colorado's rivers, streams, wetlands, and critical habitat. For more information about this grant opportunity, visit the GOCO website. Applications are due on September 23, 2016.
Person-to-Person Events (Workshops, conferences, field trips, & other in-person events.)
Wilderness Fire Management Field Trip and Workshop Where: Spotted Bear Ranger Station, MT When: July 13 - 14 (all day) Contact: Information and Registration
West Region Wildfire Council Meeting Where: Montrose Public Lands Center (south building conference room) in Montrose, CO When: July 14th at 1:00pm MST Contact: The meeting agenda is available here. If you would like to be added to the WRWC mailing list, contact Lilia Falk.
*Western Regional Extension Forestry Meeting Where: Park City, Utah When: August 8 - 10, 2016 Contact: Information and Registration
*Bridging the Divide - Managing Forests into the Future Meeting Where: Wolf Creek Ski Area - Pagosa Springs, CO When: September 9: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm MTS Contact: Information and Save the Date
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
Climate variability and fire effects on quaking aspen in the central Rocky Mountains, USA WHEN: July 13, 2016 from 12:00pm - 1:00 pm MST CONTACT:Webinar Information and Registration
Land-use planning to reduce wildfire risk: lessons from 5 western cities WHEN: July 14, 2016 from 12:00pm-1:00 pm MST CONTACT: Webinar Information and Link
Understanding Native Cultural Dimensions of Climate Change in the Great Basin WHEN: July 21, 2016 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm MST CONTACT: Webinar Information and Registration
Resources: Publications, Videos, Tools & more...
Synthesis:Centrocercus minimus, C. urophasianus sage grouse is a literature synthesis that summarizes information about the fire effects and ecology of the greater sage grouse and Gunnison sage grouse that was available in the scientific literature as of 2016.
Publication: Progress in wilderness fire science: embracing complexity discusses the role of wilderness in the development of wildland fire science and finds that embracing the complexity of fire and expanding its use can help reduce fuels, restore resilient landscapes, and contain costs.
Video:This video discusses the BLM Paradigm Project's effort to stop the fire cycle along the Interstate 84 corridor between Boise and Glenns Ferry in Idaho, which is one of the worst hotspots in the nation.
Publication:Effectiveness and longevity of wildland fire as a fuel treatment found that wild land fire acts as a fuel treatment by limiting the occurrence, size, and severity of subsequent fires; the ability of wild land fire to act as a fuel treatment diminishes with time after a fire; and under extreme weather conditions, the ability of wild land fire to act as a fuel treatment is reduced.
