Events

This webinar explores the role of wildland fire in whitebark pine ecosystems and the possibility of using fire to restore declining forests. Fire regimes are first discussed, both in the past and what is projected for the future. Then the characteristics of whitebark pine that allow it to survive fires will be detailed. We will […]

Women Owning Woodlands Spring 2024 Webinar - Forest Pathology in Washington State: The influence of tree diseases by Rachel Brooks, Forest Pathologist with Washington Department of Natural Resources. To Register: https://forestry.wsu.edu/women-owning-woodlands-washington/ For more information contact:  Dr. Molly Darr, Forest Health Extension Specialist with WSU at molly.darr@wsu.edu

Tribes and First Nations have been forest stewards since time immemorial on the land that is currently called North America. In the face of climate change, tribes and First Nations continue to work with institutions, NGOs, and federal and state agencies to support Indigenous sovereignty and resilient forested landscapes. This webinar will focus on the […]

The Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory has been hosting an annual seminar series since 1998. Hour-long seminars are presented by Fire Lab employees and other researchers from throughout the world. Seminars cover current research and management about the natural world from a broad range of disciplines, but most seminars usually have a wildland fire theme. The […]

As climate change intensifies, more frequent heatwaves, reduced snowpack, changing precipitation patterns, and other ripple effects make it increasingly complex to manage groundwater and stream flows. Our salmon, farmers, and communities rely on these essential water resources. At the roundtable, Philip Murphy and Sono Hashisaki will share an approach being developed by the Suquamish Tribe […]

The Forests + Climate Learning Exchange Series (LES), co-hosted by the Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) and the Society of American Foresters (SAF), invites academics, practitioners, policymakers, and other experts to present innovative and important research, projects, and strategies relating to forest carbon. The series aims to develop and expand forest stakeholder knowledge and perspectives […]

As part of celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Sand County Almanac, the first lecture will focus on Aldo Leopold and his role in forestry conservation. Leopold noted that a land ethic expands the definition of community to include not only humans, but all the other parts of the Earth, as well: soils, waters, plants […]