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SUMMARY:After The Flames. Proposals for presentations due December 15\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions for presentations at the “From Flames to Resilience” conference\, where we will explore strategies\, tools\, and collaborative approaches that contribute to effective post-fire recovery. Share your expertise and insights on enhancing pre-fire planning\, addressing policy challenges\, integrating science\, and showcasing practical implementation strategies aimed at building resilient communities. Join us in shaping the future of post-fire recovery and fostering resilience in the face of wildfire. \n\nCOCO invites proposals addressing the following topics: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPre-Fire Planning for Better Post-Fire Recovery\n\n\nExploring strategies and best practices for pre-fire planning to facilitate efficient and effective post-fire recovery efforts.\nIntegrating post-fire considerations into Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) and Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMPs).\nAssessing the role of science in informing management decisions for fire outcomes and its impact on community readiness for post-fire impacts.\nLeveraging AI and data-driven approaches for risk-informed decision-making in post-fire recovery planning.\nIdentifying available tools and resources for pre-fire planning and discussing challenges and opportunities in their accessibility and utilization.\nPromoting the importance of including post-fire discussions in pre-fire planning processes.
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/after-the-flames-proposals-for-presentations-due-december-15-2023/
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SUMMARY:The Future is Smoky: Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Future is Smoky\nPANEL DISCUSSION:\nThursday\, December 14\, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET \nEarlier this year\, smoke from Canada wildfires lowered air quality in the eastern U.S. to its worst levels in recorded history. As the climate heats up and creates drier conditions\, smoky skies will grow increasingly common. Panelists include research meteorologists\, air quality experts\, and fire practitioners. Together\, they will explore how we can address and adapt to a smoky future.​​
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SUMMARY:10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress
DESCRIPTION:The 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress will be held in Monterey\, California December 4-8\, 2023. This event will include workshops\, field trips\, and 3 full days of presentations\, discussion groups\, and networking opportunities around the theme\, Igniting Connections: Celebrating our fire family across generations\, cultures\, and disciplines.
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/10th-international-fire-ecology-and-management-congress/
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SUMMARY:2023 Patch Burn Grazing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Patch Burn Grazing meeting will be September 6-7 at the Community Center in Auburn\, KS. \nThe call for papers is now open. If you would like to give a presentation\, please send Lori Bammerlin <bammerlin@ksu.edu> an email. \nOur field trip will be to the Wayne Kopp ranch near Auburn.
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SUMMARY:Colorado Aspen Summit 2023
DESCRIPTION:Summary of Event and Photos\nField visit to aspen stand in San Juan National Forest. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\nSummary   \nThe 2023 Colorado Aspen Summit was held July 31-August 2\, 2023\, south of Pagosa Springs\, Colorado.  Considering increasing disturbances from fire\, as well as insects and pathogens\, heavy herbivory leading to widespread declines in recruitment\, as well as the expected reintroduction of wolves\, the role of natural resource managers – foresters\, wildlife biologists\, scientists\, and land managers – has never been more important for aspen.  The three-day workshop examined four emerging trends to which managers will likely have to adjust stewardship actions to appropriately sustain aspen forests into the future. \n\nAttendees gathering in the meeting barn at Sombrilla Springs. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\n  \nEmerging trends: \nAn invasive sapsucking insect\, oystershell scale\, which causes aspen mortality at low-elevations and in exclosures designed to protect aspen from herbivory\, has recently become widespread throughout Arizona\, and has been spotted in northern Utah. It is likely expanding across the West.   It causes damage leading to aspen mortality. While it has not been found in native aspen stands in Colorado\, it is a rapidly-spreading insect advancing from urban apple orchards into the wildlands and we expect it will be found in Colorado in the future. It is important to work collectively to identify it and coordinate a regional approach. \n  \nHerbivory from deer\, elk and moose has led to widespread declines in aspen recruitment across portions of its range. Herbivory often affects private and public lands differently\, frequently dependent on hunting pressures.  Ungulate movement due to hunting pressures can often create a disproportionate impact on the vegetation. For example\, in areas with hunting\, browse pressure is often lower as animals move through the landscape than in areas without hunting.  On private land\, managers have experimented with the creation of barriers\, such as fencing\, to prevent entry with varied success. Across all lands\, engaging with wildlife biologists and state agencies about carrying capacity decisions and impact on aspen is important. \n  \nWildfire\, bark beetle outbreaks\, drought\, flooding and a general warming trend are having greater impacts in Colorado’s forests. While these repeated disturbances are natural to the system\, they are occurring with increased frequency in space and time. Generally\, aspen seems to respond well to short-term reoccurrence of disturbance events; it can reproduce and persist in such conditions where conifer species\, dependent on growth from seed\, are much slower to recover. However\, managers are now encountering novel forest trajectories.  Monitoring aspen recovery in post-disturbance landscapes will be important to informing future stewardship actions. \n  \nAnd finally\, one we did not discuss in depth at the summit\, but we should keep an eye on\, is wolf reintroduction in Colorado\, which may have an eco-system-wide impact. In May 2023\, the State of Colorado finalized a plan to reintroduce wolves by the end of the year. Under the plan\, Colorado would release 10-15 wolves on state or private land each winter over the next three to five years. In Yellowstone\, the reintroduction of wolves had a ripple effect felt throughout the ecosystem\, which decreased browse pressure on aspen. \n  \nLastly\, monitoring the outcomes on aspen in areas where browse\, drought\, fire\, beetle-kill of conifers\, or flooding overlap is sometimes overlooked\, but critically important. \n  \nWorkshop attendees observe an herbivory fence at Rancho Del Oso Pardo\, NM. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\nTent site amongst the aspen stand at Sombrilla Springs. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\n  \nOverview of the workshop \nLand managers\, wildlife biologists\, foresters\, aspen experts\, as well as those new to the field\, gathered at Sombrilla Springs on the Reed Hare Ranch near Pagosa Springs\, Colorado\, from July 31st to August 2nd for the 2023 Colorado Aspen Summit.  Organizers designed this three-day\, field-based workshop to enhance participants’ understanding of emerging aspen management issues. Paul Rogers from the Western Aspen Alliance\, alongside a team of regional experts\, facilitated the event. \nThe summit included an afternoon of presentations followed by two days of field sessions where the group engaged with local landowners. This interaction provided insights into the challenges of aspen management in southern Colorado and offered a platform to exchange strategies. Participants had the opportunity to visit both private lands and federally managed forests\, allowing them to witness firsthand the range of management actions possible and to learn from diverse approaches. \nSombrilla Springs barn on the Reed Hare Ranch. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nBackground \nThe Western Aspen Alliance at Utah State University is dedicated to advancing research\, restoration and conservation efforts focused on quaking aspen trees throughout the western United States.  The organization annually coordinates field-based learning workshops across several Western states designed to provide a forum for interaction between agencies and disciplines. In 2022\, the Western Aspen Alliance and partners hosted a workshop near Granby\, and in 2023\, a workshop south of Pagosa Springs. At the core of this approach is the belief that aspen conservation depends on knowledge sharing across ecological and administrative boundaries. \nAspen is a widespread tree species in North America and occurs across a broad range of elevations in Colorado. Covering five million acres – nearly 20% of the state’s forested land – Colorado is the state with the highest percentage of aspen forest in any of the lower 48 states.  In Colorado\, aspen generates millions in tourist revenue\, is one of the most species-diverse and carbon-rich forest types\, and is an important habitat for plants\, insects\, and mammals such as moose\, elk and deer. In addition\, aspen serves as a source of fiber and wood in southern Colorado. \nAcross the West\, managers and scientists have observed aspen decline at the edges of its distribution. A continued warming climate may further influence the location and extent of aspen forest on the landscape. For example\, initial research suggests that post-disturbance\, aspen will be retained on the landscape\, but will potentially shift to higher elevations. Given these expected changes\, monitoring is important to understand how aspen ecosystems are responding to changes to inform management decisions. \nAspen are highly susceptible to disturbance\, but frequently regenerate from a clonal root or grow from seed. These forests\, characterized by their thin bark\, are susceptible to insect pests and pathogens\, herbivory and injury from browse\, as well as drought and heat-related mortality. Efforts to integrate monitoring and management will enable us to explore novel conditions\, as well as adjust stewardship actions to appropriately sustain these valuable forests into the future. \nHerbivory impacts on an aspen tree. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\n  \nPresentations  \nOpening Plenary: \n\n\n\nQuaking Aspen: Can We Manage to Monitor?\, Paul Rogers\, Utah State University\nThe Future of Aspen in Colorado\, Sarah Hart\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship\, Colorado State University\nMonitoring of Long-Term Trends in Aspen Health\, Bradley Lalande\, US Forest Service at Gunnison Service Center\n\n\n\nEmerging Management Issues & Local Case Studies: \n\n\n\nEmerging Diseases and Aspen\, Kristen Waring\, Northern Arizona University\nAspen and Wildlife on the Jicarilla Apache Nation\, Kyle Tator\, Wildlife Biologist\, Jicarilla Apache Nation\nCross-Boundary Aspen Management: Southern San Juan Mountains\, Dana Guinn\, Forest Stewards Guild\, Matt Tuten\, State and Private Forestry at the US Forest Service Region 2\n\n\n\nScreenshot from Sarah Hart’s presentation\nKey themes discussed \n\nOystershell scale (OSS)\, an invasive sapsucking insect\, has recently become widespread in native aspen stands throughout Arizona and has been spotted in northern Utah. It causes damage leading to aspen mortality in lower elevation stands and within ungulate exclosures created to protect aspen from herbivory. While it has not yet been found in native aspen stands in Colorado\, it is a rapidly spreading invasive insect moving from urban apple orchards into the wildlands and is expected to be found in Colorado. Participants agreed to search for OSS during field work. One way to register observations is through the Survey123 app (accessed below).\n\n  \n\nLearn more here OSS in this Western Aspen Alliance brief: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1044682.pdf\n\n  \n\nReport OSS in Colorado using the app\, Survey 123\, which you can download on your phone or other mobile device. Scan this QR code from inside the app to load the survey. You do not need an ESRI license to load the app. It is free to all users.\n\nHeavily infested aspen tree with oystershell scales (with closeup of the scales). \nPhoto credit: Lucas Vader/ Delta County Independent\n  \n2. Herbivory from moose\, elk and deer has led to widespread declines in aspen recruitment across portions of its range. The definition of recruitment differs from that of regeneration\, in that recruitment refers to aspen that are greater than 2 meters in height (although definitions vary). Colorado is the state with the highest elk population in the U.S.\, 290\,000 animals\, which is twice as found in #2 Oregon with 130\,000 animals. Elk browse preferentially on regenerating aspen. They prefer the apical stem of small aspen\, which has better nutritional value\, than the lateral branches. As a result of strong browse pressures\, we often observe “gallery aspen forests\,” areas full of old trees with few recruiting stems. A gallery forest is a system on the verge of collapse. \nOn private or National Park Service lands where hunting is not allowed\, we commonly observe a “refuge effect\,” in which ungulates seek protection from hunting by moving onto private lands during hunting season\, also known as habitat compression. This movement due to hunting pressures can often create a disproportionate impact on the vegetation. The impacts of herbivory also vary by location within the state; for example\, in the San Juan Mountains\, herbivory inhibits the regeneration to recruitment phase in aspen. \nOn private land\, managers have experimented with the creation of barriers – brush fences\, electric fencing on t-posts\, hinging aspen trees at 8 feet high followed by the application of barbed wire fencing to prevent entry\, fenced exclosures\, and even the distribution of mountain lion urine\, to deter or physically prevent browse. At Rancho del Oso Pardo\, brush fences to be the most efficient deterrent\, although they did not work in all instances. However\, managers also report that these measures have had varying impacts on aspen\, since secondary variables such as aspect and timing of the installation of browse protection measures also affect the ability of aspen to recover. Some managers mused that fencing buys time\, but the worry is that it is creating an “aspen ”\, essentially a small patch of protected aspen within a large landscape devoid of aspen. \nGreat Sand Dunes National Park hosts a population of 3\,000-4\,000 elk\, mostly non-migratory. To protect the habitat\, the park uses lethal removal of elk\, rather than fencing or other physical barriers. \nA persistent idea underlying one strategy to control herbivory\, often referred to as “swamping herbivory” is that if the area of disturbance (cutting\, fire\, or other disturbance) is large enough\, the resulting size will distribute and diminish the impact of browse throughout the area. Although this idea persists\, there remains insufficient empirical evidence to suggest that larger disturbances diminish browse pressure. Instead\, there is an opportunity to better understand the dynamics of animal movements and resource use\, and the size of disturbance. \nFor some land managers\, the loss of aspen is a “dilution of wildness\,” as shared by Kyle Tator of the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Addressing herbivory will be important across all types of land\, or else we may face a collective dilution of wildness. \nPhoto through binoculars looking at an herbivory control fence. Aspen trees are behind the exclosure fence line. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\n  \n3. Repeat disturbances with a shortened periodicity \nWildfire\, bark beetle outbreaks\, drought\, flooding and a general warming trend are occurring more frequently in Colorado’s forests. While these processes are natural to the system\, they are occurring with increased frequency in space and time.  Generally\, aspen seems to respond well to the short-term reoccurrence of disturbance events; it can reproduce and persist in such conditions where conifer species\, dependent on growth from seed\, are much slower to recover.  However\, managers are now encountering novel forest trajectories. For example\, post-fire aspen seems to be expanding upslope in elevation [1]. \nOne disturbance\, Sudden Aspen Decline (SAD)\, first observed in 2004 in southwest Colorado\, causes concentrated areas of dieback or mortality. However\, recent surveys show that drought-induced mortality was less than 30% and that many clones have since recovered partially or wholly. Bradley Lalande and colleagues with the U.S. Forest Service suggest that sudden aspen decline is not sudden and may not cause irreversible decline. Considering these findings\, the team suggests that “sudden aspen decline”\, as a term\, is misleading and propose a new term: “drought-induced mortality”. \nWorkshop attendees at an active aspen logging site. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \n4. And finally\, a topic we did not discuss in depth\, but one we should keep explore\, is wolf reintroduction in Colorado. In May 2023\, the State of Colorado finalized a plan to reintroduce wolves by the end of the year. Under the plan\, Colorado would release 10-15 wolves on state or private land each winter over the next three to five years. Specific locations will not be released to the public\, but the first release is expected to occur in Pitkin County\, and a second release in the West Elk mountain range. \nThere are well-documented cases of trophic cascades in Yellowstone following wolf reintroduction. These cascading effects included a decrease in the elk population\, the return of aspen\, willow and cottonwood as browse pressure diminished\, and an increase in the beaver and bison populations (who had more forage)\, among other changes[2]. \nMore about the Colorado wolf reintroduction plan can be found on Colorado Public Radio\, here.  The final version of the wolf restoration and management plan is here. \nOther references and discussion of wolf and other species influences to the Yellowstone ecosystem can be found here: \nhttps://www.usgs.gov/centers/northern-prairie-wildlife-research-center/science/yellowstone-wolf-restoration \nhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/23/rebalancing-act-bringing-back-wolf-fix-broken-ecosystem-aoe \nWorkshop attendees meet in an aspen fuel break at Reed Hare Ranch. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\n  \nNext steps for the group \n\nOystershell Scale  Kristen Waring and her collaborators will create a predictive west-wide map of locations most at risk for OSS based on climate and elevation thresholds. Stay tuned for that in the coming 1-2 years!\nHerbivory  The targets for animal populations need our input as ecologists\, foresters\, and vegetation mangers to inform wildlife biologists about the impact of browse on aspen.\nRepeat disturbances  Managers can anticipate the shortened periodicity of disturbance as the climate warms\, and work on longer-term planning. Managers should not attach themselves to retaining aspen at a given location\, but rather must understand that if we lose aspen in a given location\, we will likely find it someplace else.  Thus\, aspen may shift its location following repeat disturbances\, but be retained on the landscape.\nA new understanding of long-term effects of drought on aspen We now know that sudden aspen decline is not actually sudden\, and the majority of stands did not decline more than 30%.  We should move away from using the term “sudden aspen decline”. Drought-induced mortality may be a more accurate term. As one ecologist noted\, “aspen lives and dies\, a lot!”\nAdaptive management focused on the development of a menu of local silvicultural techniques It will be increasingly beneficial to explore the type of aspen management techniques taking place within a given landscape\, rather than following a textbook prescription. There are areas of high experimentation on private lands\, including a coppice cut with reserves that we visited\, which are rich for learning. A shared goal for managers across all land ownership types is to create complexity within managed units.\nMonitoring Aspen management should be followed up with some form of monitoring to inform future decision-making.\n\nWorkshop attendees at a management site at Rancho Del Oso Pardo\, NM. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\n  \nTurning learning into action \nOne goal of the Western Aspen Alliance is to translate science into action by hosting workshops\, sharing timely briefs on emerging issues\, such as OSS\, and by receiving a regular newsletter. Sign up for this free newsletter and briefs here. \n  \nThe questions we heard \nWhat are some talking points about the importance of aspen forests?  Are there species that only live in aspen and nowhere else? \n\nHigh carbon storage: In terms of aboveground carbon storage\, aspen forests in Colorado store more aboveground carbon per acre than all forest types other than spruce-fir. In terms of belowground carbon\, the story is more complex. Some studies have shown that soil organic carbon storage is greater under aspen forests than conifer forest (although not all). Perhaps more importantly\, scientists also think that soil organic carbon under aspen is more stable (although the mechanism here is still being sorted out). So broadly\, increasing aspen is thought to increase the resistance and resilience of soil carbon stocks to climate change.\nKeystone species: Aspen has been considered a “keystone” or “foundational” species due to its high levels of plant\, insect\, and vertebrate diversity. A keystone species is a species that affects the survival and abundance of many other species in the community where it lives. A foundational species defines and structures certain forest ecosystems through their influences on associated organisms and modulation of ecosystem processes.\nHigh diversity of birds: Aspen provide excellent bird habitat at local\, landscape and regional scales.  Many studies have documented greater bird species richness in aspen than surrounding conifer forests [3].  One study in the Black Hills reported the following bird species in pure aspen stands: Swainson’s thrush (Cartharus ustulatus)\, common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)\, and mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) [3]. Others occurred mostly in pure aspen or aspen with ponderosa pine: northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)\, flycatchers (Empidonax spp.)\, MacGillvray’s warbler (Oporornis tolmiei)\, ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus)\, red-napped sapsucker (Sphrapicus nuchalis)\, chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina)\, American robin (Turdus migratorius)\, and warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus) [3].\nExcellent for water storage and regulation Aspen is beneficial to soil water storage and discharge. In one study\, aspen had a 42-83% greater potential water yield for runoff and groundwater recharge than a mixed conifer forest [4].\nHigh diversity of plants. A study in Rocky Mountain National Park identified 188 vascular plants that occurred only in aspen forest\, reporting a combined 264 species identified in aspen and conifer forests[5].  In Beaver Meadows plots\, aspen occurred in only 1.2% of the vegetation cover\, but harbored 45% of all plants observed[5].\nHigh diversity of butterflies. This same study in Rocky Mountain National Park recorded 33 butterfly species\, eight of which were found only in aspen stands [5].\nHabitat and forage Aspen is a favorite forage for elk\, who eat young shoots and strip bark.\n\n  \nWant to learn more about the diversity found in aspen forests? Check out the Western Aspen Alliance brief #7:  Biodiversity within aspen forests\, and Brief # 3: The Role of Fire in Aspen Ecology and Restoration. A comprehensive WAA list can be found here. \nWhat did you like and what did we miss that we should include at future workshops: \n\nThe Colorado State Forest Service asked participants to let them know what can be done to help facilitate more opportunities like this one.\nThe group saw incredible experimentation and learned a lot from management approaches on private lands\, where browse pressure is often high. Private landowners are well-suited to innovate\, and future workshops should continue to prioritize a visit to private lands.\nParticipants suggested visiting an area affected by high-severity wildfire to better understand aspen response postfire.\nOrganizers hope that future workshops can better engage experts in aspen insect disease and pathogens.\nMost participants felt that group size of forty was ideal.\n\nAspen tree growing through the hood of an old truck at Rancho Del Oso Pardo\, NM. Photo credit: Paul Rogers\n  \nThank you! \nThank you! A big thank-you to Sandlin Niccum\, owner of Sombrilla Springs at the Reed Hare Ranch\, for hosting our group. Many thanks to each of our speakers who graciously volunteered their time to share their expertise with us\, including Paul Rogers\, Sarah Hart\, Brad Lalande\, Kristen Waring\, Kyle Tator\, Matt Tuten and Dana Guinn\, Peggy Bergon\, Aaron Jones\, Sandlin Niccum\, and the timber staff of the San Juan National Forest\, including Rita Daniels\, Kevin Emde\, Adam Tlachac\, and Will Weisman.  We are grateful to each participant who brought a spirit of curiosity and came to share their knowledge and experience. Lastly\, thanks to the organizations who sponsored this event by providing financial support\, including the Chama Peak Land Alliance\, Colorado State Forest Service\, Southern Rockies Fire Science Network\, The Nature Conservancy\, and in-kind support\, including the U.S. Forest Service Region 2 State\, Private and Tribal Forestry\, and the Forest Stewards Guild. \n  \nPeggy Bergon presenting on arborglyphs. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nWorks cited:\n\n\nNigro KM\, Rocca ME\, Battaglia MA\, Coop JD\, Redmond MD. Wildfire catalyzes upward range expansion of trembling aspen in southern Rocky Mountain beetle-killed forests. Journal of Biogeography. 2022;49: 201–214. doi:10.1111/jbi.14302\n\n\nRipple WJ\, Beschta RL. Trophic cascades in Yellowstone: The first 15 years after wolf reintroduction. Biological Conservation. 2012;145: 205–213. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.005\n\n\nRumble MA\, Flake LD\, Mills TR\, Brookshire BL. Do Pine Trees in Aspen Stands Increase Bird Diversity? 2001. Report No.: RMRS-P-18.\n\n\nLaMalfa EM\, Ryle R. Differential Snowpack Accumulation and Water Dynamics in Aspen and Conifer Communities: Implications for Water Yield and Ecosystem Function. Ecosystems. 2008;11: 569–581.\n\n\nChong G\, Simonson SE\, Stohlgren TJ\, Kalkhan MA. Biodiversity: Aspen stands have the lead\, but will nonnative species take over? Grand Junction\, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture\, Forest Service\, Rocky Mountain Research Station; 2000. pp. 261–272.
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SUMMARY:Cross-Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop - SWERI
DESCRIPTION:May 2-4\, 2023 \nHeld at Colorado State University campus\, Fort Collins\, CO \nKeynotes: \nMonica Lear\, Station Director\nUSDA Forest Service\, Rocky Mountain Research Station \nSusan J. Prichard\, Research Scientist\nCollege of Forest Resources\, University of Washington  \nChris Swanston\, Climate Advisor & Director\nUSDA Forest Service\, Office of Sustainability and Climate \nJohn Waconda\, Indigenous Partnership Program Director\nThe Nature Conservancy \nWhy: To share successes and lessons learned on cross-boundary\, collaborative efforts to restore and reimagine fire-adapted forest landscapes\, explore gaps and needs to better incorporate diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, and justice in forestry\, fuels\, and fire research\, and management and co-develop recommendations\, strategies\, and resources for collaborative landscape-scale restoration projects. \nWho: Government\, tribal\, and non-government foresters\, fire managers\, planners\, biologists\, line officers\, regional and national program managers\, forest researchers\, conservation organizations\, funding partners\, forest operations companies\, and other stakeholders interested in applying science and tools for all-lands collaborative forest landscape restoration. \nSpecial Features: Special presentation by Stephen Pyne\, author of The Pyrocene\, Monday\, May 1st\, Open to the Public\, Free \nRegister: https://sweri.org/cross-boundary-landscape-restoration-workshop/
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/cross-boundary-landscape-restoration-workshop-sweri/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230415
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UID:1565-1681171200-1681516799@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Colorado Wildland Fire Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATES:\nApril 11-April 14\, 2023 main conference session April 12 & 13 w/ pre- and post-con workshops and tours\nAccelerating Adaptation and Managing Expectations \n2023 Conference Location:\nFort Collins Marriott\,\n50 East Horsetooth Road\nFort Collins CO\, 80525 \nInterested in joining the planning team or in presenting? \nCONTACT FACO – Fire Adapted Colorado
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/colorado-wildland-fire-conference-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230405T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230405T123000
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CREATED:20230328T175203Z
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UID:1693-1680692400-1680697800@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Effectiveness of fuel treatments at the landscape scale: State of understanding and key research gaps
DESCRIPTION:Effectiveness of fuel treatments at the landscape scale: State of understanding and key research gaps \nMaximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at the landscape scale is a key research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire\, and there is a growing body of scientific literature assessing this need. Join the Joint Fire Science Program Exchanges and the Rocky Mountain Research Station as scientists present their research and results on landscape-scale fuel treatment effectiveness\, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. \nWednesday April 5\, 2023. 11a-12:30p MT \nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MYX1Ec_BTjuZJPsupdkzZg#/registration
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/effectiveness-of-fuel-treatments-at-the-landscape-scale-state-of-understanding-and-key-research-gaps/
CATEGORIES:Education & Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230328T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230330T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230303T143825Z
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UID:1677-1679990400-1680195600@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:IAFC's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference
DESCRIPTION:The IAFC’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference\noffers hands-on training and interactive sessions. \nView the 2023 WUI schedule including pre-cons\, breakouts and more. \nRegister Here: https://iafc.swoogo.com/WUI2023
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/iafcs-wildland-urban-interface-wui-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230320T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230320T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230303T144648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T144712Z
UID:1685-1679315400-1679320800@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Webinar Series: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:March 20th: \n\n Synthesis: wildlife and fire issues\nPanel Discussion\n\n\nInformation and registration
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/webinar-series-wildfire-and-prescribed-fire-effects-on-wildlife-copy-copy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230320T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230124T143330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T143330Z
UID:1666-1679299200-1679418000@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Leading The CWPP Process
DESCRIPTION:Leading The CWPP Process is a course through The Ember Alliance\, Coalitions & Collaboratives\, and the Fire Learning Network aimed at helping communities and fire departments write\, maintain\, and follow through with CWPPs. \n  \nREGISTRATION IS OPEN\nDates: March 20 – 21\, 2023\nLocation: Fort Collins\, Colorado\n\nCost: $450
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/leading-the-cwpp-process/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230315T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230315T120000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230303T144858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T144922Z
UID:1686-1678876200-1678881600@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Short-interval high-severity reburns change the playing field for forest recovery
DESCRIPTION:March 15\, 10:30am-12pm MDT\nInformation and registration\nReburns\, sequential overlapping fires occurring in an unusually short timeframe\, are expected to become more common and widespread with increases in fire-conducive weather. \nJoin researchers Kristin Braziunas and Tyler Hoecker discussing recent studies in the Greater Yellowstone and Glacier National Park looking at post-fire recovery after short-interval reburns.
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/webinar-short-interval-high-severity-reburns-change-the-playing-field-for-forest-recovery/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230314T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230314T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230303T144216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T144216Z
UID:1679-1678806000-1678813200@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Firelab - featuring Megan Matonis\, The Ember Alliance
DESCRIPTION:March 14\, 2023\, 3-5pm \nTap and Handle\, 307 South College Avenue Fort Collins\, CO 80524 INDOOR • UPPER LEVEL \n  \nInspiring Action after the Planning is Done \nCommunity Wildfire Protection Plans help a community assess local hazards and identify strategic actions to mitigate risk and promote preparedness. CWPPs set the stage for fire adaptation\, but they only result in real change with on-the-ground action and an ongoing commitment to risk mitigation at all levels of the community\, from individual homeowners to neighborhoods to fire protection districts to land managers and other partners. The Ember Alliance has worked with eight communities in Jefferson and Larimer Counties to prepare CWPPs\, and we are currently working with three more communities along the Front Range. Through trial-and-error and best practices from other experts in the field\, we have learned a lot about how to use the CWPP process to inspire action. We want to share these lessons with you\, both the success stories and not-so-successful stories\, and facilitate a conversation with FireLab participants about other ways to make CWPPs more than just planning documents. \nMegan Matonis \nWildland Fire Analyst\, The Ember Alliance \nAs a Wildfire Analyst with The Ember Alliance\, Dr. Matonis conducts risk analyses\, supports community engagement\, and prepares holistic and actionable CWPP documents. She has a PhD in Forest Ecology from Colorado State University and formerly worked with the Colorado State Forest Service and Rocky Mountain Research Station. Meg has been an on-call wildland firefighter with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office for eight years. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/firelab-featuring-megan-matonis-the-ember-alliance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230314T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230315T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230303T143624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T143624Z
UID:1675-1678780800-1678899600@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Montana AgroClimate Workshop for Agricultural & Forestry Professionals and Partners
DESCRIPTION:The  Northern Plains Climate  Hub (NPCH) in partnership with  NRCS\, the Montana Association of Conservation Districts\, Intertribal Ag Council — Rocky Mountain Region\, and Montana State University Extension will host the Montana AgroClimate Workshop for Agricultural & Forestry Professionals and Partners. \nMarch 14 and 15\, 2023 in Billings\, MT \n\nIncrease your weather and climate knowledge;\nNetwork with others and build connections;\nGrow confidence to effectively communicate about climate with local agricultural producers;\nDevelop new skills to guide conservation planning for drought and other extreme events.\n\nView the preliminary agenda here  \n\nRegistration is open! Click here to register.\nEarly-Bird: $115/person* through February 15\, 2023 \nLate Registration: $135/person* closes March 5\, 2023 \nA limited number of needs based travel scholarships are available. For information\, contact Windy Kelley at wkelley1@uwyo.edu.
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/montana-agroclimate-workshop-for-agricultural-forestry-professionals-and-partners/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230313T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230313T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230303T144518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T144643Z
UID:1684-1678710600-1678716000@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Webinar Series: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:March 13th: \n\nWildfire\, climate\, and invasive Grass Interactions Adversely Affect Sage-Grouse by Reshaping Sagebrush Ecosystems\nPost-fire salvage logging: Do birds respond to amount of snags removed or overall logging activity?\nFrom flames to inflammation: how wildfires affect patterns of wildlife disease\n\n\nInformation and registration
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/webinar-series-wildfire-and-prescribed-fire-effects-on-wildlife-copy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230306T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230306T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230303T144453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T144453Z
UID:1681-1678105800-1678111200@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Webinar Series: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:March 6th: \n\n Northern spotted owl nesting forests as fire refugia: a 30-year synthesis of large wildfires\n Prescribed fire limits wildfire severity without altering ecological importance for birds\n Bats and fire: What we know\, what we need to know\n\nInformation and registration
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/webinar-series-wildfire-and-prescribed-fire-effects-on-wildlife/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230226
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UID:1668-1677283200-1677369599@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:8th Annual Rio Chama Congreso - Water after Wildfire
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 8th annual Rio Chama Watershed Congreso where the topic of the year is Water after Wildfire. \nSat\, February 25\, 2023\, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST \nGhost Ranch Education & Retreat Center 280 Private Drive 1708 Highway\, US-84 Abiquiu\, NM 87510 \n  \nWhat is at stake for the Rio Chama region in this era of megafires? As we have seen in nearby watersheds\, one of the answers is water. Save the Date of February 25th for the 8th annual Rio Chama Congreso. We will hear stories about the aftermath of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and impacts to water resources\, look at wildfire risk models for the San Juan-Chama region\, and learn about collaborative efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfire and post-fire impacts in our region. We welcome all folks to join us as we explore the 2023 Congreso theme of “Water After Wildfire”. \n  \nOn February 24th we will be offering Field Trips\, if interested in more information please sign up for the field trip ticket and we will send out details when we have them!
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/8th-annual-rio-chama-congreso-water-after-wildfire/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230208T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230124T143950Z
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UID:1672-1675846800-1675875600@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:NoCo Fireshed Risk Assessment for Practitioners
DESCRIPTION:On Feb 8\, 9-11am\, the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI) will hold a webinar on the recently completed Northern Colorado Fireshed Wildfire Risk Assessment in coordination with the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed and the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative. This risk assessment was developed by CFRI in collaboration with dozens of stakeholder groups spanning the Northern Front Range. The primary objectives of the risk assessment were to support cross-boundary wildfire risk management planning\, focus area identification\, grant development\, and treatment outcomes monitoring. In this webinar\, we hope to aid potential user groups in applying the risk assessment to their own program of work and to spur enhanced cross-boundary collaboration. \nSpecifically\, this webinar aims to: 1) Provide a brief overview of the risk assessment model and the collaborative process used to identify values and resources at risk\, rank landscape priorities\, and estimate resource responses to wildfire; 2) Review the numerous data outputs of the wildfire risk model so that stakeholders are comfortable working with the products in their own quantitative analyses; 3) Present case studies and specific suggestions for data uses; 4) Initiate a collaborative discussion to foster coordinated planning\, data sharing\, and lessons learned \n\nTime \n\nFeb 8\, 2023 09:00 AM in Mountain Time (US and Canada) \n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElduiqqjkrH92c_LuviOkqCcCHeqEAMisS
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/noco-fireshed-risk-assessment-for-practitioners/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230124T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20230124T143811Z
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UID:1670-1674547200-1674579600@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:2023 Colorado Risk Reduction Network Conference of the Rockies
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 4\, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT -to- Thursday\, April 6\, 2023 at 4:00 PM MDT \nThe Ridgeline Hotel Estes Park\n101 S. St. Vrain Ave.\nEstes Park\, CO 80517 \nJoin us for the 27th Annual Colorado Risk Reduction Network Conference of the Rockies! This popular conference features speakers from across the US with a wide range of knowledge and information. Topics are designed to empower life safety professionals\, emergency responders and private industry leaders to become better risk reduction resources in their field.  \nYour 3-day registration fee includes: \n\nAttendance to all conference sessions\nKeynote speaker \nDaily contintental breakfast \nDaily lunch\n\nhttp://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejh6nknvcf69c3cc&llr=4qt6jgzab
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/2023-colorado-risk-reduction-network-conference-of-the-rockies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20221209T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20221209T100000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20221201T181613Z
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UID:1638-1670574600-1670580000@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:AFTER THE FLAMES Actionable best practices for communities and agencies impacted by wildfire.
DESCRIPTION:Register Now \nRegister for the upcoming After the Flames webinar\, Working with Fire and Flood Impacted Communities: Effective Responses and Resources to Meet Future Challenges. \nJoin COCO and Quivira Coalition as they introduce subject matter expert\, Carol Ekarius\, on navigating the many systems to access post-wildfire recovery support. \nLearn more at the After the Flames website here.
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/after-the-flames-actionable-best-practices-for-communities-and-agencies-impacted-by-wildfire/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20221207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20221207T143000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20221201T181034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221216T191814Z
UID:1635-1670418000-1670423400@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Rising from the Ashes: Post-fire regeneration management strategies from recent Front Range fires
DESCRIPTION:  \nThank you for attending this webinar. Please see below for additional resources\n  \nWatch the Recording: https://youtu.be/ew6ouMzs7-Q \n———————————————— \nPresenter Slide Decks: \nChambers et al: Early-stage seedling regeneration in four 2020 Colorado wildfires across multiple forest types \nMarshall et al: Site and microsite factors influence the survival and growth of tree seedlings planted after the Cold Springs wildfire \nRhoades: Limited Seed Viability in Gray Phase Lodgepole Pine \nRodman et al: The Historic 2020 Fire Year: A Landscape Assessment to Inform Post-fire Forest Management \n———————————————— \nDuring the webinar\, a handful of research links were shared in the chat. We compiled those here for your reference: \nRodman et al. (2022) post-fire landscape assessment report\, data\, and ESRI storymap  \nRodman et al. (2022) technical report \nRodman et al. (2022) planning data \nRodman et al. (2022) story map \n  \nRhoades et al. (2022) study on lodgepole pine seed viability \nRhoades et al. (2022) \n  \nOther suggested readings \nNorth et al. (2019) \nNigro et al. (2021) \nAndrus et al. (2021) \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/rising-from-the-ashes-post-fire-regeneration-management-strategies-from-recent-front-range-fires/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20221114T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20221118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20221025T143449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T143449Z
UID:1628-1668412800-1668790800@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Hybrid Workshop
DESCRIPTION:5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Hybrid Workshop\nNovember 14-17\, 2022\nCan’t attend in person? No worries\, we will bring the workshop to you virtually. All sessions will be live-streamed and recorded. We will also have networking opportunities for our virtual guests. \nWho should attend?\nThis Workshop is considered “mission critical” for anyone working on these issues in local\, state\, Tribal and federal agencies\, and organizations as well as non-governmental organizations and private companies. There is no other forum in the nation that provides these opportunities.
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/5th-national-cohesive-wildland-fire-management-strategy-hybrid-workshop/
LOCATION:Ashville\, NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220927T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220929T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20220421T170932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220421T170932Z
UID:1543-1664265600-1664470800@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Save the Date: The Reforestation Pipeline in the Western United States
DESCRIPTION:2022 Joint Annual Meeting \nWestern Forest and Conservation Nursery Association \nIntertribal Nursery Council \nIntermountain Container Seedling Growers’ Association \nEdgewater Hotel\, Missoula\, MT \nLarge-scale global reforestation goals have been proposed to help mitigate climate change. A recently published article in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change explores the reforestation potential within the United States in meeting the proposed reforestation goals.
URL:https://www.southernrockiesfirescience.org/event/save-the-date-the-reforestation-pipeline-in-the-western-united-states/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220812
DTSTAMP:20260414T225055
CREATED:20220913T183723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T172442Z
UID:1576-1660003200-1660262399@www.southernrockiesfirescience.org
SUMMARY:Colorado Aspen Summit
DESCRIPTION:Summary of Event and Photos\nField visit to aspen stand in Rocky Mountain National Park.  Photo credit: Gloria Edwards\n  \nPurpose \nThis field-based workshop united scientists\, vegetation and wildlife managers bridging disciplines\, institutions\, and political boundaries to address aspen management challenges in northwest Colorado. The group examined Process-Based Restoration (PBR)\, a term borrowed from those working to initiate specific processes and mimic function in river ecosystems\, and its applicability to aspen management.  By visiting different types of properties – federal\, state and private – participants gained a first-hand understanding of disturbance interactions and their implications for aspen management. \n  \n \nPaul Rogers of the Western Aspen Alliance moderates a panel discussion at the end of the first day of the Aspen Science\, while Gloria Edwards captures ideas on resources and needs. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nPresentations \nThe summit kicked off with speakers exploring key processes\, ecosystem disrupters\, and restoration in aspen.  Following a general overview by Paul Rogers of the Western Aspen Alliance\, speakers used case studies to address herbivory and trampling\, climate disturbances such as beetle outbreak and wildfire\, and highlighted unique management challenges on federal\, state and private land.  We ended the August 9th session with a group discussion about research gaps and an exploration of where we are going collectively.  Some of the key themes discussed are how to get science to managers\, the need to generate up-to-date knowledge about aspen management\, and the need to evaluate processes through the monitoring and the adaptive management process. \nYou can review each presentation at the hyperlinks below: \nAspen Ecology & Science\, Paul Rogers\, Utah State University \nFire\, Climate and Multiple Disturbances\, Sarah Hart\, Colorado State University \nMountain Pine Beetle and Aspen\, Kristen Pelz\, Rocky Mountain Research Station \nElk and Aspen Management at RMNP\, Hanem Abouelezz\, Bureau of Land Management \nAspen and Habitat Management\, Casey Cooley\, Colorado Parks and Wildlife \nAspen Management and Silviculture\, Shelby Limberis\, White River National Forest \nAspen Management on Private Land\, Zach Wehr\, Colorado State Forest Service \nMany thanks to all our presenters for sharing your insights\, challenges\, and real-time solutions. \n  \n \nAspen stand with evidence of past heavy browse at Timber Lake trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park.\nPhoto credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nAttendees \nApproximately\, 35 people participated in the three-day summit\, including representatives from National Park Service\, The Nature Conservancy\, American Forests\, Western Aspen Alliance/Utah State University\, Southern Rockies Fire Science Network\, US Forest Service\, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute\, Colorado State Forest Service\, researchers at local universities including University of Northern Colorado\, University of Colorado and Colorado State University\, city and county open space managers\, non-profits and citizens. \n  \n \nField trip at Rocky Mountain National Park East Inlet Trailhead with Scott Esser\, director of the Continental Divide Research Learning Center (front-left in park uniform)\, discussing aspen\, herbivory and historical wildfire. Photo credit: Gloria Edwards\n  \nField-based learning \nOver the next 2 days\, the group visited federal\, state and private land to learn about aspen management challenges and opportunities\, recognizing the unique goals at each location. \nOn the morning of August 10th\, Scott Esser\, Director of the Continental Divide Research Learning Center\, Nate Williamson\, Fire Ecologist\, and Koren Nydick\, Resource Stewardship Manager\, welcomed us to Rocky Mountain National Park. \nThe East Inlet Trail to Adams Falls is a .3mi one way hike that has aspen littering both sides of the trail. This site has lots of regeneration however does show some sign of herbivory\, one of the main drivers of the lack of aspen regeneration success. This site last burned in 1851 based on fire history research from the early 2000s. Additionally\, there was a small blow down event in this area that created a more recent disturbance which is likely what produced a lot of the regeneration we see in the area. This provided a discussion around compounding disturbance or disturbance interactions. \n  \n \nGroup discussion in the East Inlet trailhead parking lot. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \n \nDead and down aspen on the East Inlet trail. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nAfter visiting aspen stands at East Inlet\, the group headed into the west-side of the Park to Timber Lake\, an area with older aspen encroached by spruce and fir. \nThe Timberlake trailhead is about a 25 minute drive north from East Inlet through the Grand Lake Entrance. This site consists of a mixed conifer/aspen forest. There is quite a bit of successional evidence here as larger diameter aspen take up a large proportion of the canopy with smaller shade tolerant conifers starting to make their move into the canopy. This site however has nearly no aspen regeneration and the few aspen seedlings/saplings seen on the edges of the canopy gaps had signs of herbivory on them. Directly across the road from this site is an elk/moose exclosure from an experiment in the 1990s. While this exclosure is protecting willow from herbivory\, similar exclosures are currently installed on the east side of the park to protect aspen under the Elk and Vegetation Management Plan that Hanem Abouelezz presented on. This site provided an opportunity to see a seral aspen stand exhibiting signs of aspen senescence and herbivory within the park along with the pronounced effects of herbivory exclusion in regenerating sprouting species. \n  \n \nParticipants explore an aspen stand near Timberlake trailhead. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons \n  \nThat afternoon\, the group traveled from Rocky Mountain National Park to the C Lazy U Ranch\, an ~8\,500 acre luxury dude ranch\, just outside of Granby.  There\, owner Don Bailey and ranch hands Corey Chase and Jared met the group and shared the ranch history and emerging post-fire management challenges. \nThe ranch includes 5\,500 working acres including pastures for the 200 horses\, and a small herd of cattle.  The remaining acres are under a conservation easement held by The Nature Conservancy and this designation ensures that those areas will remain undeveloped.  Close to ~80% of the ranch burned in the 2020 East Troublesome fire\, which included the loss of 4 buildings.  Thankfully all the staff and stock animals safely evacuated before the fires crossed onto the ranch. \n  \n \nAttendees discuss fire effects and management options at the C Lazy U Ranch. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nFollowing the 2020 East Troublesome fire and in the midst of the global COVID pandemic\, the ranch owners developed a financial sustainability plan for the ranch\, titled\, “Vision 100”\, a long-term look at how to make the ranch financially sustainable over its next 100 years of operation.  This included a look at guest services\, surrounding development pressures\, and post-fire recovery.  This holistic analysis allowed for owners to make critical decisions about future investment in rebuilding and also included the decision to place 500 additional acres under easement. \nThe group visited a burned aspen stand with shoulder-high sprouts just two-years after the fire.  We hypothesized that the aspen might have been part of a stable stand (as opposed to a “seral” stand) given that we did not observe any conifer encroachment in the stand.  The regeneration showed little browse\, unlike what we saw at Rocky Mountain National Park.  We hypothesize that the lower browse pressure may relate to hunting\, which is allowed on the ranch.  Managers had removed dead and down from the trails\, but otherwise left everything standing. \n  \n \nAspen stand burned by the 2020 East Troublesome fire is recovering vigorously on the C Lazy U Ranch. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nPost-fire the ranch has several unique challenges.  Burned aspen sprouts\, each 6-12 inches tall and with a sharp point\, are found throughout the pasture area and have been causing puncture wounds in the horse herd.  The ranch has tried removal by hand with pruners and even rented a large masticator to chopper-roll the pastures and remove the burned sprouts\, but neither technique has been viable at the scale of the ranch.  The group had never seen or heard about burned aspen sprouts and couldn’t provide any advice\, other than that already employed by ranch staff. \n  \n \nPhoto of the burned aspen sprouts. Photo credit: Yan Chun Su\n  \nThe ranch also mentioned prolific aspen regrowth on trails and the high cost of maintaining the trails open and aspen-free.  The group concurred that aspen often responds vigorously to disturbance\, like trail clearing\, and would likely continue to be a management challenge.  In a few side conversations\, some suggested re-routing trails away from aspen to reduce costs of trail maintenance. \nSome of the observations from the group included: \n\nQuestions about use of the ranch for and by birders\, as the fire creates a bunch of novel early-successional ecosystems with diverse bird habitat and species. This was flagged as an opportunity for ranch managers to explore.\nQuestions about how the ranch messaged the fire and its recovery to guests and a long discussion about the immediate message and storytelling\, as well as a shorter discussion of how to talk about ecosystem change over time as part of a long-term natural process. This was a follow-up to some of the conversation at Rocky Mountain National Park\, where they had thought carefully about the message to visitors and how to better train rangers and volunteers to tell the ecological story of change over time (instead of damage and loss)\, and not only the more anthropogenic story of human loss.\n\n  \n \nPhoto of C Lazy U Ranch aspen regeneration. Photo credit: Catherine Schloegel\n  \nTo end the day and in response to the evolving conversation about the effects of fire in the upper montane forest systems\, Brad Piehl led an impromptu visit to a large debris flow at Willow Creek\, 5 minutes north of the ranch entrance.  There\, a small watershed burned at high severity has a major debris flow into the Willow Creek River.  The group discussed the significant impacts of fire on water resources\, providing a more nuanced response to the general discussion about wildfire and its impacts.  While some forest types are particularly resilient to fire\, like aspen\, the impacts of wildfire are multi-faceted across an entire system. \n  \n \nDebris flow in the Willow Creek drainage  west of Highway 125 in the East Troublesome fire burn area. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nOn August 11th\, the group visited Carter Mountain\, a State Land Board trust property just south of Kremmling\, with the Colorado State Forest Service’s Northwest Area Manager\, Ron Cousineau\, local Colorado State forester\, Matt Shultz\, and private forester\, John Trieber.  Parts of the area had been coppice-clearcut in the 1990s and supplied to a local mill\, the Louisiana Pacific waferboard plant in Kremmling where John Trieber worked.  The mill operated for 8 years before relocating out of state. \nLocal managers expressed concern about a lack of aspen regeneration in some stands.  The group visited  the stands\, exploring how the management in a stable stand\, like those at Carter Mountain\, is different from the prescriptions for a seral stand.  The group observed some parts of the stand that were not regenerating at all after the 1990-era harvest\, and other portions of stands had recovered and formed a very dense\, even-aged recovery.  Other stable stands\, including the well-known Pando Clone in Utah\, have had a similar post-harvest response\, e.g. unable to recover likely due to browse pressure.  In reflecting on the adaptive management cycle\, it begins with understanding system type\, as an input to selecting the most suitable management tools. \nPaul Rogers shared that stable stands are often composed of multi-aged individuals with young and old trees present.  When you encounter an even-aged stable aspen stand\, it is good to look at the factors impacting sprouting.  In this case\, we observed cattle grazing\, which may trample new sprouts.  There could also be high browse pressure from elk or moose.  We made a key distinction that cattle trample\, while elk browse aspen\, as there had been some previous confusion about the source of browse. \nThe conversation ended with a discussion highlighting the importance of monitoring and adaptive management over time. \n  \nSpecial Thanks \nSpecial thanks to Locke + Co\, for attending the summit and providing education on private aspen management and the distilling process (and whiskey sampling) to attendees. Locke + Co uses charred aspen rings produced from their private ranch near Fairplay\, CO  in their distillation process. \n  \n \nCharred aspen disks used in finishing the flavor of the Locke + Co aspen rye. Photo credit: Gloria Edwards\n  \nSpecial thanks to our sponsors: Western Aspen Alliance\, The Nature Conservancy in Colorado\, American Forests\, Southern Rockies Fire Science Network\, Colorado State Forest Service\, Forest Service- Rocky Mountain Region\, National Park Service – Rocky Mountain National Park\, and National Park Service – Continental Divide Research Learning Center. \n  \n \nHappy participants of the Locke + Co aspen rye tasting event. Photo credit: Brooke Simmons\n  \nNext steps (discussion from the last day) \n\nThere is a need for continued sharing between scientist and managers\n\nWhat sorts of info are we talking about sharing?\n\nFrom the scientists: Evolving knowledge about aspen management\, especially new information that runs counter to decades-old data and management techniques.\nFrom the managers: field observations and associated prescriptions\, reflections on monitoring and what is being learned\n\n\nHow?\n\nField trips/tours with managers and scientists. Annual Western Aspen Alliance conference highly encouraged.\nWestern Aspen Alliance fact sheets – short summaries of key issues such as oystershell scale\nYouTube short videos\, ~ 5 minutes\n\n\nMonitoring aspen stands matters!\n\nCitizen science: Rapid Aspen Regeneration Assessment (RARA) program at Rocky Mountain National Park is one model that uses citizen scientists to monitor stand condition.  Training citizen scientists requires an investment\, but in this case\, it is working well.\nRegional trends: There is no large-scale experimental design across sites and there is interest in using individual monitoring to contribute to regional knowledge\, but no consensus on who would lead such an effort.\n\nWe imagine developing a body of evidence about unique prescriptions or treatments for North versus South-facing slopes\, for example.\n\n\nBrowse: let’s be more specific on the effects of browse by domestic and wild animals and how it is affecting aspen.\nCompounding disturbances: How is aspen fairing post wildfire in areas with high browse?\n\n\nBuild resilience into management: recognize aspen systems including distinctive seral and stable aspen types and manage accordingly.  Use the adaptive management cycle (with monitoring) to incorporate new assumptions and approaches.
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SUMMARY:Watershed Wildfire Protection Group Field Trip - Aerial Mulching
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SUMMARY:CFRI Firelab
DESCRIPTION:The CFRI Fire Lab is an informal group that meets once a month for fun and learning about wildland fire and forestry. Our goal is to bring together professors\, students\, professionals\, and agency personnel from CSU and the local community to discuss current fire and forestry topics.  We welcome anyone interested in wildland fire research\, issues\, and application to join. Our meetings will feature guest-led seminars\, discussion of recent journal articles\, and presentations by members. \n  \nWednesday\, August 10 at Tap and Handle\n307 South College Avenue\, Fort Collins\, CO 80524 INDOOR • UPPER LEVEL  HAPPY HOURS: 3pm-5pm \n  \nTopic: Northern Colorado Fireshed Risk Assessment & Colorado POD Atlas \nCovering 2 Examples of Spatial Decision Support \nMike Caggiano \nWildland Fire Decision Support Program Manager  \nColorado Forest Restoration Institute \nAreas of expertise include geospatial mapping and remote sensing\, facilitating cross-jurisdictional firefighter training and cooperation\, and supporting prescribed fire applications.
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SUMMARY:An Indigenous Framework to Guide Research & Restoration in Fire-Adapted Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:July 13\, 2022\n12:00 PM EDT \nRegister Here \nMarianne Ignace and Sarah Dickson-Hoyle will be the presenters on this webinar from the Society for Ecological Restoration
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SUMMARY:Canada Wildfire Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Canada Wildfire Webinars\n\n\n Lightning fire occurrence prediction – modelling for operational use\nMike Wotton\nJuly 8\, 2022  09:30-11:00 MDT\n\n\nThis presentation is for both academic and operational audience in Canada’s wildfire community.  You will learn about lightning fire ignition and the important processes that determine the day to day variation of this important source of summertime fire activity in Canada. Examples from models developed and used in Ontario’s fire occurrence prediction system will be provided as well as some comparison to similar model development in other regions of the country. Reviewing the history and operational use of these models in Ontario provides useful examples of the challenges and opportunities (and ultimately the long-term investment required) in getting research into operational use in wildland fire management. \n​ \nMike Wotton is a Senior Research Scientist with the Canadian Forest Service – Natural Resources Canada currently stationed at the University of Toronto in the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture\, Landscape and Design. His research focuses primarily on developing models of fuel moisture exchange\, fire ignition\, spread and intensity that can be used to provide daily wildfire information to fire management agencies throughout Canada.   Dr. Wotton works closely with fire management agencies from across Canada in the application of the results of his research into daily fire management operations and coordinated the CFS’s development of a next generation of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System.
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SUMMARY:Fire Science Lab - FlamMap Webinar
DESCRIPTION:FlamMap 6.2 WEBINAR\nJuly 6\, 2022 11-12pm MDT\nRegister HERE \nThis webinar will provide an introduction and overview of the FlamMap modeling system and its new capabilities with focus on several new additions!
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SUMMARY:Wildland Firefighter Health Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Watch The Recording Here! \n  \nWildland Firefighter Health Series\nMay 31st – June 2\, 2022 \nJoin us for a 3-day series of presentations and panel discussions on the current science and knowledge around wildland firefighter physical and mental health and overall well-being. \nEach day will offer 4-5 short presentations followed by a 20-30 minute Q & A and panel discussion. Presentations will begin at 11am MDT each day\, and conclude by 1:30pm MDT. Registration information and final agenda will be available soon. \nDraft Agenda \nPresented as a partnership among the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network and the California Fire Science Consortium\, the Great Basin Fire Science Exchange\, the Northwest Fire Science Consortium\, and the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network. \nThis event was organized with agenda input provided by the USDA Forest Service’s Innovation & Organizational Learning RD&A and Work Environment & Performance Office\, and inspiration derived from the International Association of Wildland Fire’s Workforce Resilience Ignite Talks. \n 
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