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Workshops & Field Tours

In partnership with scientists and managers, we develop and sponsor workshops and field tours. Through these events, the NRFSN brings managers and scientists together to build relationships, enhance communication, and facilitate collaboration.

Upcoming

2019 Crown Managers Partnership Forum: Dispelling the Myths of Wildfire in the Crown
Mar 19, 2019 to Mar 21, 2019
The Crown Managers Partnership (CMP) is a multi-jurisdictional partnership amongst federal, state, provincial, tribal and First Nation agency managers and universities in Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. Hosted in partnership with the Northern Rockies Fire...   Read more

Past

Maple Fire burning through lodgepole reproduction from 1988 fire
Long-Duration Fire and Re-Burn Effects in Yellowstone National Park
Oct 16, 2018 to Oct 17, 2018
This event was designed to create dialogue among managers and scientists and opportunities to learn how science can inform our understanding of reburn characteristics, fire effects, fire behavior, and impacts of climate change on fire and vegetation dynamics...   Read more
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2018 Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation Science and Management Workshop
Sep 20, 2018 to Sep 22, 2018
The Northern Rockies Fire Science Network partnered with the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation (WPEF) and the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection, Boise Field Office to host the 2018 WPEF Science Meeting and Workshop, September 20-22 in Stanley,...   Read more
McCall Workshop-Camille Stevens Rumann
Long-Term Vegetation Recovery and Reburn Potential Workshop
Jun 11, 2018 to Jun 13, 2018
Long-Term Vegetation Recovery and Reburn Potential Central Idaho Fire and Fuels Workshop This workshop brought local area and regional managers and scientists together to share recent research findings and discuss their implications for vegetation and...   Read more
Lubrecht Fuel Treatments
Fuel Treatment Effects in Ponderosa Pine and Mixed Conifer Forests
May 31, 2018
Fuel treatment effects in ponderosa pine and dry mixed conifer forests: 17 Years after the Fire-Fire Surrogate Study This field tour visited one of the National Fire-Fire Surrogate Study Sites at the University of Montana’s Lubrecht Experimental Forest....   Read more
prescribed burn in conifer forest
Western Rx Fire Research Burn
May 25, 2018
This field trip provided participants with an opportunity to observe an experimental 10-acre prescribed burn and learn about fire operations, effects, behavior, and fuel characterization methods. In addition, there was a Prescribed Fire Council station with...   Read more
Fuel Treatment Effects in Ponderosa Pine-Douglas-fir Forests: 18 Years after the Lubrecht Fire-Fire Surrogate Study
May 23, 2018
The Northern Rockies Fire Science Network partnered with the 2018 Fire Continuum Conference to organize this half-day field tour to visit one of the National Fire-Fire Surrogate Study Sites at the University of Montana’s Lubrecht Experimental Forest. This...   Read more
Workshop participants listening to a presentation
Clear Talk about Wild Fire
May 21, 2018
This workshop was designed to help fire managers, research scientists, and graduate students build skills and experience to effectively and accurately communicate fire-related information to the public and media. Core practical activities included crafting a...   Read more
SchoolFireBurnedHillside
Post-Fire Regeneration and Fuels Workshop Series
Feb 23, 2018 to Mar 7, 2018
This workshop series aimed to engage forest managers in co-developing management strategies that help manage tree regeneration and fuels, and adapt to climate change impacts in post-fire environments. These efforts were designed to inform and learn from...   Read more
Era of Megafires - A Multi-Media Presentation with Dr. Paul Hessburg, Idaho Tour
May 1, 2017 to Oct 11, 2017
The Era of Megafires was a 70-minute, multi-media presentation hosted by Dr. Paul Hessburg, who has conducted fire and landscape ecology research for more than 27 years. The presented material came in the form of fast-moving, short, topic-based talks...   Read more
Era of Megafires - A Multi-Media Presentation with Dr. Paul Hessburg, Montana Tour
Apr 24, 2017 to Sep 12, 2017
The Era of Megafires was a 70-minute, multi-media presentation hosted by Dr. Paul Hessburg, who has conducted fire and landscape ecology research for more than 27 years. The presented material came in the form of fast-moving, short, topic-based talks...   Read more