The fourth California Chaparral Symposium (Cal Poly SLO; May 7-9, 2024) will focus on science, management, and conservation of chaparral ecosystems.
For the second talk of the 2024 FFERAL lecture series, Dr. Malcolm North will discuss tree spatial patterns and linkages to forest resilience.
This webinar will focus on satellite-based and field-based fire severity metrics: which ones work best, where, and when?
Part of the Fire and Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Part of the Fire and Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Part of the Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Next webinar with Dr. Phil McCormack has been postponed
This trip has been postponned due to weather!
Description: The ACCG Monitoring workgroup and the SOFAR Landscape Design Team will host a one day field tour that will highlight ongoing restoration planning efforts in the Caldor Fire building upon an earlier field tour which highlighted ongoing monitoring and research in the Power Fire. We hope this field tour will provide on-the-ground examples and the opportunity to discuss past and future management plans for wildfire recovery in mixed-conifer forests and riparian areas.
Sign up for tour at https://forms.gle/qnAXghqaPxWWVSko8
Following the 2020 Bobcat Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, the SGVCOG identified a need for a regional program to provide wildfire adaptation and prevention resources to cities and residents. To mark the launch of this program, the SGVCOG is bringing together expert panelists to discuss how cities and communities can help support successful wildfire programs and prevent future wildfires.
Recordings are available at: sgvcog.org/wildfiresummit
The ACCG Monitoring workgroup and the SOFAR Landscape Design Team is hosting a symposium that will highlight ongoing monitoring and research in the Power Fire and its application in post fire restoration planning (e.g. Caldor Fire).
Join the authors of the recent publication “Operational resilience in western US frequent-fire forests” for a discussion and presentation about the latest recommendations and considerations for managing forests for resilience.
In this webinar, we will present results from a simulation study of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains that investigated the relative effectiveness of a variety of fuel treatment strategies and the tradeoffs of implementing fuels programs with competing management goals.
This webinar will discuss the outcomes of the 2019 Caples Fire, fire effects on legacy trees, fire management take-home messages, volunteer efforts for restoration within the Caples watershed, and avian research within the Caples restoration area.
Joint presentation on 2 topics:
Dr. Marc Meyer (USFS): Framework for post-fire restoration in California’s national forests
Dr. John Williams (UC Davis): Improving the burn: a look at the California Prescribed Fire Monitoring Program so far and the challenges ahead
View Flyer PDF with more information here >
A recent evaluation undertaken for the European Forest Institute asked how current understanding of forest systems can help policy makers to balance the apparently competing demands on forest lands. This evaluation will be summarized along with comment on the associated policy implementation. Some of the context and analysis undertaken in this study is thought to be relevant in California.
View recorded presentation on YouTube >
In this talk, Dr. Jesse Miller will discuss recent research exploring post-fire plant and lichen communities across numerous wildfires that span substantial ecological gradients, using multiple approaches to characterize both fire effects (e.g., local and landscape-scale fire severity) and plant and lichen communities (e.g., phylogenetic diversity, dispersal strategies, and taxonomic diversity).
Watch recording on Youtube here >
Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management / online
This two-day webinar series will serve as a prelude to the full conference, which has been postponed until 2021. For more information and registration: http://fireacrossboundaries.org/2020-virtual-event/
Part of the Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Part of the Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Part of the Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Part of the Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Event Announcement/Conference materials
This Symposium is dedicated to highlighting the importance of chaparral landscapes to the ecology, resources, and people of southern California.
Event Announcement
Join us at the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center. Participants will learn about fuel hazard reduction treatments, tour a 10-year old fire/fire-surrogate study, and help build a decision support tool for Chaparral.
The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
View the about page to learn more >
This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges.
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