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FIRE x FAUNA Wildfire and prescribed fire effects on wildlife: Webinar Series


Join the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station for a special upcoming webinar series presented by the Forest Service Research and Development team on Fire and Fauna. 

November 16-20, 2020 @ 2-3pm EST

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November 16 - Bats x fire across the US

Prescribed fire effects on bats and bat habitat in the eastern U.S.,

Roger Perry, Research Wildlife Biologist

 What we know and don’t know about bats’ responses to wildfire and

prescribed fire in North American forests,

Susan Loeb, Research Ecologist 

Bats and wildfire in the western U.S.: Why we need to know more,

Angela White, Research Wildlife Biologist and Ted Weller, Research Ecologist

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November 17 - Birds, biodiversity x fire in eastern forests

Breeding bird response to fire and other disturbances in

eastern hardwood forests,

Cathryn Greenberg, Research Ecologist

 Pine woodland restoration and prescribed fire effects on songbirds and

nightjars in the Ozark highlands,

Frank Thompson, Research Wildlife Biologist

 Wildlife need fire (or fire surrogates) in the eastern United States,

Brice Hanberry, Research Ecologist and Frank Thompson, Research

Wildlife Biologist


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November 18 - Spotted owls x fire

Quantification of wildfire severity in forests for northern spotted owls

Damon Lesmeister, Research Wildlife Biologist

 California spotted owl responses to fire and lessons for

fire management,

Gavin Jones, Research Ecologist

 Mexican spotted owls and wildfire,

Joseph Ganey, Research Wildlife Biologist; Michael Lommler, Paul Beier, and

Jamie Sanderlin, Vertebrate Ecologist

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November 19 - Mammals, birds x fire in western forests

Exploring pyrodiversity and biodiversity: effects of fire on bird and

small mammal communities of the Southwest,

Jamie Sanderlin, Research Vertebrate Ecologist

 Effects of fire on small mammal communities of the Pacific Northwest,

Todd Wilson, Wildlife Biologist

 Threats to California fishers: Reconciling optimal and resilient habitat,

Craig Thompson, Research Ecologist

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November 20 - Where there's smoke there's fire

Cannabis cultivation and wildfires: Where there’s smoke,

there’s smoke,

Adam Cummings, Ecologist

 Wildfires ignitions, costs to wildlife, and workplace safety issues

from illegal cannabis cultivation,

Mourad Gabriel, Research Wildlife Biologist

 Wildland fire smoke cools rivers-Benefits for tribes and fish,

Frank Lake, Research Ecologist

 

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CONNECTION INFORMATION

ZoomGov Meeting

Meeting ID: 161 0453 0612 Password: 377845



Due to ZoomGov captioning limitation, a captioning web link will be posted at the beginning of each webinar

 

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS



·    These land-manager focused webinars will highlight the latest science on fire and wildlife

·    Open to all - Internal and external participants welcome 

·    Three short thematic presentations each day followed by Q&A and discussion 

·    Provides continuing education credits for Certified Wildlife Biologist®Renewal/Professional Development Certificate Program