The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute presents this short film about the critical importance of wilderness fire science to understanding the complex nature of forest fires, and to informing natural resource management across all landscapes.

This presentation by Carol Treadwell, Executive Director, Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation was part of the 2016 Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation Annual Science and Management Workshop - Successes and Challenges in Managing the Jewel in the Crown of the Continent that occurred September 16, 2016 in Whitefish, MT. (14 min)

This presentation by Brenda Shepherd, Conservation Biologist, Jasper National Park of Canada, was part of the 2016 Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation Annual Science and Management Workshop - Successes and Challenges in Managing the Jewel in the Crown of the Continent that occurred September 16, 2016 in Whitefish, MT. (13 min 16 sec)

Part 3 of 3. How can agencies, institutions and tribal cultures communicate about issues that relate to ecology and lifeways when the terms can mean different things? Is it learning how to talk or how to listen?

In this video, Marilyn Wildey, Hydrology Technician with the Bitterroot National Forest, describes the Burned Area Emergency Response following the Bitterroot fires of 2000. This was filmed at the Bitterroot National Forest headquarters in Hamilton, MT, which was one of the stops during the Fires of 2000 field trip that was part of the Large Wildland Fires Conference in Missoula from May 19-23, 2014.

In this video, Ed Snook, BNF hydrologist, and Karin Riley, geoscientist with the University of Montana and the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab, discuss the effects of severe fire on soils including increasing their susceptibility to debris flows after the fires of 2000. This was filmed along North Rye Creek, which was one of the stops during the Fires of 2000 field trip that was part of the Large Wildland Fires Conference in Missoula from May 19-23, 2014.

In this video, Jacquie Parks, Fire and Fuels Management Specialist with the Bitterroot National Forest, describes fire management challenges during the Bitterroot fires of 2000. This was filmed at the Bitterroot National Forest headquarters in Hamilton, MT, which was one of the stops during the Fires of 2000 field trip that was part of the Large Wildland Fires Conference in Missoula from May 19-23, 2014.

In this video, discussions focused on fire management in the Wildland Urban Interface, fighfighter safety, and homeowner responsibilities and safety. Alan Tresemer, Captain, Painted Rocks Fire and Rescue Company, Sonny Stiger, retired USFS Fire and Fuels Management Specialist, Steve Arno, retired USFS research forester, and Bob Mutch, Bitterroot Valley resident and retired USFS fire researcher and manager, led these discussions. This was filmed in a residential area where homes were lost in the Fires of 2000, which was one of the stops during the Fires of 2000 field trip that was part of the Large Wildland Fires Conference in Missoula from May 19-23, 2014.

In this video, Steve Arno describes the fire history of Montana's Bitterroot Valley. This was filmed on a bus ride through the Bitterroot Valley during the Fires of 2000 field trip that was part of the Large Wildland Fires Conference in Missoula from May 19-23, 2014.

In this video, Bitterroot National Forest fish biologist, Mike Jakober, discussed postfire studies on native and nonnative fish recovery in several Bitterroot Valley streams. This was filmed along North Rye Creek, which was one of the stops during the Fires of 2000 field trip that was part of the Large Wildland Fires Conference in Missoula from May 19-23, 2014.