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This week Northwest Fire Science Consortium &  Great Basin Fire Science Exchange are hosting a workshop on post-fire res...
06/02/2026

This week Northwest Fire Science Consortium & Great Basin Fire Science Exchange are hosting a workshop on post-fire restoration equipment at BFI Native Seed in Moses Lake, WA. On Monday, we spent time getting videos on drill calibration, seeding mixtures, questions to ask your contractors, and more--stay tuned for new video resources soon!

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Land Management Research Program and the Great Basin Fire Science Exchange are teaming...
05/29/2026

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Land Management Research Program and the Great Basin Fire Science Exchange are teaming up again to bring you updates in sagebrush, fire, invasives, wildlife, and monitoring related research. Webinar series starts on 6/10. Full schedule here https://ow.ly/W1po50Z3qWP

05/28/2026

Looking for tips for prioritizing woody fuel and restoration treatments in sagebrush and
pinyon-juniper ecosystems during an era of vegetation change? Jeanne Chambers and Sofia Koutzoukis share the process developed for the Elko Front.

This webinar takes you back to when shirts were optional. Learn about 40 years of  rangeland management from severe graz...
05/27/2026

This webinar takes you back to when shirts were optional. Learn about 40 years of rangeland management from severe grazing damage prior to the passage of the Taylor Grazing Act to development and use of native species in postfire restoration. https://youtu.be/CJvoKHo8Uxo.

Pinyon juniper ecosystems cover approximately 100 million acres in the western United States. They are a complex communi...
05/21/2026

Pinyon juniper ecosystems cover approximately 100 million acres in the western United States. They are a complex community that requires nuance from land managers.

Check out Southwest Fire Science Consortium's fact sheet which details an interdisciplinary panel discussion that focused on finding a balance between fuel reduction and impacts to habitat, short-term risk and longer-term safety, indigenous knowledge and rational management, and short-term disturbance and long-term resilience in PJ.

Gain insights from a 2024 interdisciplinary panel discussion at the Association of Fire Ecology 4th Southwest Fire Conference that focused on finding a balance between fuel reduction and impacts to habitat, short-term risk and longer-term safety, indigenous knowledge and rational management, and sho...

Learn more from the experts on   in the wildland urban interface   🏘️🌲This fact sheet by Southwest Fire Science Consorti...
05/20/2026

Learn more from the experts on in the wildland urban interface 🏘️🌲

This fact sheet by Southwest Fire Science Consortium reviews what’s changing and what’s working in the WUI and provides practical insights for communities and decision-makers navigating wildfire risk today by the AZ State Forester.

Learn from Arizona State Forester, Tom Torres, on what’s changing and what’s working in the WUI and gain practical insights for communities and decision-makers navigating wildfire risk today.

Join Southwest Fire Science Consortium for a review on the 2025   season in   and   and to learn about what experts are ...
05/19/2026

Join Southwest Fire Science Consortium for a review on the 2025 season in and and to learn about what experts are predicting for the 2026 season. 🔥

Webinar is today at 11am Arizona time and 12pm Mountain time. Register here!
https://www.swfireconsortium.org/2026/04/23/the-southwest-fire-season-2025-overview-and-2026-outlook/

Can't make it? A recording will be uploaded in a few days on the webpage linked above.

A presentation on the trends and takeaways from the largest or most consequential fires of the Southwest 2025 season as well as a 2026 fire season outlook.

The Southwest Fire Science Consortium has recently published a fact sheet detailing what matters most in neighborhoods w...
05/18/2026

The Southwest Fire Science Consortium has recently published a fact sheet detailing what matters most in neighborhoods when faced with from a policy and economic perspective, and why lasting solutions depend on how communities plan, build, and work together to reduce risk that was developed from their 2025 Arizona Wildland Urban Interface Summit 🏘️🌲🔥

Find the fact sheet here! ⬇️

This fact sheet pinpoints what matters most in neighborhoods when faced with wildland fire from a policy and economic perspective, and why lasting solutions depend on how communities plan, build, and work together to reduce risk.

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