April 2015 on the Beeline Trail

How do Fire Managers use Information?: Developing Practical and Usable Weather and Climate Information for Southwest Wildfire Management

In a nutshell: Presenters from University of Arizona will discuss how wildland fire managers use decision support tools and how those weather and climate tools can be revised or reinvented to better fit managers’ needs. Date and time: Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:00am AZ / 12:00pm MT Description: Three short presentations about recent work …

Aspens below the San Francisco Peaks

On the Edge: Tree Growth and Resilience of Aspen and Chihuahua Pine in Saguaro National Park

In a nutshell: Presenters discuss the reactions and resilience of two mesic and xeric species to climate variability in Saguaro National Park to consider what their adaptive patterns may look like under hotter and drier conditions in the near future. Recorded on: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Description: At the upper elevations of Saguaro National Park, …

Webinar announcement on Behave7 training

The Behave7 Fire Modeling System is here!

Recorded on: May 20, 2025 at 11:00-12:30 (fire analysts) and May 22, 2025 (prescribed fire planning) Description: These webinars are a two part series of trainings for the Behave Fire Modeling System. These webinars go over changes in version 7 from the RMRS Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program, and look forward at future releases. …

Smoke from Freeman Fire in Webinar: Fire in the Southwest: Fire Season 2024 Overview and 2025 Outlook

Fire in the Southwest: Fire season 2024 overview and 2025 outlook

In a nutshell: Learn about commonalities and unique events within the 10 largest Southwestern fires of 2024 and hear a meteorologist explore the fire season outlook and expectations for fire weather behavior in 2025. Recorded on: Thursday, May 1, 2025 Description: Most frequent-fire forests throughout the Intermountain West have been degraded during the last 150 …

Dark green forest with ReSHAPE and SWERI logos in print on top.

ReSHAPE: Reshaping wildfire and fuels reduction information

In a nutshell: Learn about the Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase (TWIG), a geodatabase and viewer integrating nationwide federal—and soon state-level—fuel treatment and wildfire data, and how it differs from other decision support tools and explore its applications, through research examples, for both advanced statistical analysis and use in direct management decisions. Recorded on: Thursday, …

Two photos of the same forest, one prior to treatment and one after thinning treatment

A Long-Term View of Collaborative Forest Management: The 15-Year Southwest Jemez CFLRP Report

In a nutshell: Presenters from the Southwest Jemez Mountains CFLRP offer lessons gleaned from 15 years of cooperative work about the impact of managed and prescribed fire, forest thinning, and a collaborative approach to land management on landscape resiliency. Recorded on: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM Mountain/11:00 AM Arizona Description: Multi-party monitoring is …

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Pre- and Post-Fire Impacts of Beaver Dams and Beaver Dam Analogs

In a nutshell: In a landscape with increasingly frequent severe wildfires, freshwater ecosystems are emerging as an important part of wildfire management. This presentation touches on the role of beaver dams and their analogs in creating wetlands, the nexus between freshwater systems and fire, and how this information can be utilized to enact policy change …

Two bears foraging in the forest

The Bear Truth: Black Bear Resource Selection and Response to Wildfires and Forest Restoration Treatments

In a nutshell: This presentation provides valuable insights for managers seeking to reduce wildfire risk while maintaining or enhancing habitat for black bears or sympatric species in fire prone landscapes. Recorded on: Apr 9, 2025 at 10:00AM Pacific / 11:00 AM Mountain Description: An era of fire suppression, compounded by selective harvesting of large diameter trees …

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Human Causes and Human Consequences of Wildfires in the Western United States

In a nutshell: Three webinars over three days explore conditions that contribute to wildfire ignitions, how preparation and response need to be tailored to fit the affected community, and how red flag warnings help reduce fire ignitions. Interdisciplinary understanding and prediction of wildfires Presenters: Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; Karen Short, USDA Forest Service Understanding …

Building Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptive Capacity: Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest

In a nutshell: Dr. Connor Crouch presents on three threats facing quaking aspen in the Southwest – climate, pests and disease, and livestock browse – and three management objectives and strategies that can be implemented to improve aspen resilience and adaptive capacity, leaving attendees with actionable suggestions for resource management. Recorded on: Wednesday, January 22, …