“All ecosystems are dynamic, changing due to growth, succession and disturbances. Modeling large landscapes in the United States requires the collective knowledge of experienced and knowledgeable vegetation and fire experts.…
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Webinar
Topic
Human Dimensions & Partnerships, Monitoring & Mapping
OVERVIEW: The Northwest Sands Project (Moquah Barrens) located in northwest Wisconsin on the Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is a long-term effort to restore 22,900 acres of…
LANDFIRE and LSFSC will co-host a webinar on June 16, 2015 at 1 PM Eastern/ 12 PM Central about the review and overhaul of more than 1,000 vegetation models that…
This presentation is a summary of measurements taken on the Brittle and Memorable prescribed burn projects. The combined area is over 16,000 acres with the primary fuels comprised of red…
September 17: LANDFIRE 101 -- Randy Swaty, ecologist with The Nature Conservancy, offered a primer to LANDFIRE, aka “LANDFIRE 101,” that explained the suite of tools that are available to…
R. Gregory Corace, III (US Fish and Wildlife Service-Seney National Wildlife Refuge) email Lindsey M. Shartell (MN Department of Natural Resources) Dawn S. Marsh (US Fish and Wildlife Service-Seney National…
The eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) is a threatened species that occurs in habitats frequently targeted by prescribed burns. There have been reports of massasauga mortality as a result of…
FFI (FEAT/FIREMON Integrated) is an ecological monitoring system designed to assist managers with collection, storage and analysis of plot level ecological information. It includes a large selection of standard sampling…
LANDFIRE is a collection of fuels and vegetation information assembled to support the National Fire Plan and identify lands with hazardous fuel build-up or extreme departure from historical condition. Intended…
With access to a growing number of weather recording stations and the National Weather Service (NWS) National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD), Mesowest (at the University of Utah) and the Great…