A brief look at how the Black Range of the Gila National Forest goes about putting down thousands of acres of prescribed fire. See how the District works in a collaborative and productive manner while working within the multiple-use framework to include grazing, wildlife, recreation, and community outreach. Supported by science, the agency looks to keep fire on the landscape. View the YouTube video here.
Indigenous Fire Management & the WUI
Date: March 4, 2021 12pm Mountain/1pm CentralPresenters: Chris Roos, Southern Methodist University; Chris Toya and John Galvan, Jemez Pueblo As residential development continues into flammable landscapes, wildfires increasingly threaten homes, lives, and livelihoods in the wildland–urban interface (WUI). Although this problem seems distinctly modern, Native American communities have lived in WUI contexts for centuries. When …
Prescribed Fires & Fire Regimes
Presenter: Dr. Molly Hunter, USGS SW Climate Adaptation Science Center, Research Manager / Joint Fire Science Program, Science AdvisorDate: January 28, 2021 12pm MST Prescribed fire can result in significant benefits to ecosystems and society. Examples include improved wildlife habitat, enhanced biodiversity, reduced threat of destructive wildfire, and enhanced ecosystem resilience. Prescribed fire can also …
Good Fire
EPISODE SUMMARY Living with fire means different things to different people. In this episode Cally and Collin talk with Jeremy Bailey and Pepe Iniguez about how prescribed fire and managed fire might help us create a pathway that leads us living with fire. We talk about some of the barriers and some interesting marketing strategies. …
Working Together: Fire Managers and Archaeologists
The Southwest contains both some of the greatest of archaeological sites and landscapes in which fire plays a major role in the ecosystem. Due to the widespread prevalence of both fire and cultural resources, archaeologists and fire managers must work together to locate and manage significant sites. However, different perspectives and approaches between fire managers …
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March 4, 2020: Building a prescribed fire program on the Colorado Front Range: The role of landowner Engagement
Presenter: Katie McGrath, Colorado State University Date: March 4, 2020 12pm MST Despite recognition of the value of prescribed fire in scientific literature and policy, a number of factors impede its widespread implementation in the United States. Social acceptance of prescribed fire is a key factor, making consistent and effective outreach an important part of efforts …
Burning in the Black Range- Using prescribed fire on the Gila National Forest
A game changer: Prescribed fire and Mexican spotted owls
In the fall of 2018, the Coconino National Forest, in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, conducted prescribed fires in Mexican spotted owl protected activity centers (PACs). This video describes this project. View the YouTube video here.
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May 2, 2019: New reforestation practices for post-wildfire landscapes- building early resilience
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