Join the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station for a special upcoming webinar series presented by the Forest Service Research and Development team on Fire and Fauna.
November 16-20, 2020 @ 2-3pm EST
November 16 - Bats x fire across the US
Prescribed fire effects on bats and bat habitat in the eastern U.S.,
Roger Perry, Research Wildlife Biologist
What we know and don’t know about bats’ responses to wildfire and
prescribed fire in North American forests,
Susan Loeb, Research Ecologist
Bats and wildfire in the western U.S.: Why we need to know more,
Angela White, Research Wildlife Biologist and Ted Weller, Research Ecologist
November 17 - Birds, biodiversity x fire in eastern forests
Breeding bird response to fire and other disturbances in
eastern hardwood forests,
Cathryn Greenberg, Research Ecologist
Pine woodland restoration and prescribed fire effects on songbirds and
nightjars in the Ozark highlands,
Frank Thompson, Research Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife need fire (or fire surrogates) in the eastern United States,
Brice Hanberry, Research Ecologist and Frank Thompson, Research
Wildlife Biologist
November 18 - Spotted owls x fire
Quantification of wildfire severity in forests for northern spotted owls
Damon Lesmeister, Research Wildlife Biologist
California spotted owl responses to fire and lessons for
fire management,
Gavin Jones, Research Ecologist
Mexican spotted owls and wildfire,
Joseph Ganey, Research Wildlife Biologist; Michael Lommler, Paul Beier, and
Jamie Sanderlin, Vertebrate Ecologist
November 19 - Mammals, birds x fire in western forests
Exploring pyrodiversity and biodiversity: effects of fire on bird and
small mammal communities of the Southwest,
Jamie Sanderlin, Research Vertebrate Ecologist
Effects of fire on small mammal communities of the Pacific Northwest,
Todd Wilson, Wildlife Biologist
Threats to California fishers: Reconciling optimal and resilient habitat,
Craig Thompson, Research Ecologist
November 20 - Where there's smoke there's fire
Cannabis cultivation and wildfires: Where there’s smoke,
there’s smoke,
Adam Cummings, Ecologist
Wildfires ignitions, costs to wildlife, and workplace safety issues
from illegal cannabis cultivation,
Mourad Gabriel, Research Wildlife Biologist
Wildland fire smoke cools rivers-Benefits for tribes and fish,
Frank Lake, Research Ecologist
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CONNECTION INFORMATION
Meeting ID: 161 0453 0612 Password: 377845
Due to ZoomGov captioning limitation, a captioning web link will be posted at the beginning of each webinar
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
· These land-manager focused webinars will highlight the latest science on fire and wildlife
· Open to all - Internal and external participants welcome
· Three short thematic presentations each day followed by Q&A and discussion
· Provides continuing education credits for Certified Wildlife Biologist®Renewal/Professional Development Certificate Program
