In a nutshell: Panelists discuss a variety of topics related to wildlife and habitat monitoring at the intersection of fauna and environmental disturbances such as fire. Join us for research reviews, case studies, and stories about existing collaborations and technologies – and collaborative and technological gaps – to advance our understanding of fire and wildlife and improve wildlife outcomes.
Photo Credit: Deborah Lee Soltesz. Source: U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest.
Date and time: Tuesday May 21, 2024 from 12:30-2:00pm MT / 11:30am-1:00pm AZ
Description: In January, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, USDA Forest Service, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, and many other partners hosted a two-day workshop on the intersection of wildlife and fire. Based on the needs identified in the workshop, this collaborative group is hosting a yearlong series of workshops, webinars, and reports to improve wildlife outcomes in the face of fire and climate change. This series is intended to help researchers and practitioners across fire and wildlife disciplines exchange ideas, tools, and lessons to address the rapid pace and scale of fire management.
In the second webinar of this series, a panel of experts will discuss monitoring and collaboration at multiple scales at the intersection of fire and wildlife. Topics include the study of how fire and thinning may impact several important soil organisms that support forested wildlife habitat, large-scale monitoring of border infrastructure impacts on wildlife, stories from habitat recovery within large wildfire footprints, collaborations to manage sage grouse and their habitat, and observations on intra-agency differences coordinating wildlife management and fire recovery. Please join us on May 21 to learn more about monitoring at multiple scales.
Presenters: Jamie Sanderlin, USFS; Kara Gibson, NAU; Kevin Doherty, USFS; Eamon Harrity, Sky Island Alliance; Shaula Hedwall, FWS
This webinar is co-hosted by the Arizona Wildfire Initiative.
Click here to watch a recording of the previous webinar in our Wildlife and Fire series.
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