Roundup: Science for Forest Planning
New Forestcast Episode -
Fire Ignition, Mitigation, and Recovery in the WUI
This season focuses on fire research. "Afire" is a 12-part series, with six episodes released weekly this spring and six released weekly in the fall. Special thanks to the Northern Research Station for this collaboration. You can subscribe to the Forestcast podcast below and tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
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Wildlife and Fire: From borders to biota, monitoring at multiple scales
May 21 @ 12:30 - 2:00 pm MDT
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 habitats, large-scale monitoring of border infrastructure impacts on wildlife, and many others.
FFACTS: Identifying and mapping climatically stable macro-and microrefugia for wildlife in New Mexico
June 7 @ 11 am - 12 pm MDT
First Friday All Climate Change Talks (FFACCTS) are a monthly webinar series organized by the USDA Climate Hubs and Forest Service R&D. In this webinar, presented by RMRS ecologist Megan Friggens, she discusses the results of a comprehensive study to identify the best areas of importance for preserving biodiversity in New Mexico.
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