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Webinar Series: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife

Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife

This joint webinar series brought to you by the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network and the Association of Fire Ecology will focus on recent research of fire effects on wildlife species and communities. It is based on a special issue of Fire Ecology available here.

To register for the webinar series go here.

Monday, March 6, 12:30pm MST

  • Northern spotted owl nesting forests as fire refugia: a 30-year synthesis of large wildfires

  • Prescribed fire limits wildfire severity without altering ecological importance for birds

  • Bats and fire: What we know, what we need to know

Monday, March 13, 12:30pm MST

  • Wildfire, climate, and invasive grass interactions adversely affect sage-grouse by reshaping sagebrush ecosystems

  • Post-fire salvage logging: Do birds respond to amount of snags removed or overall logging activity?

  • From flames to inflammation: how wildfires affect patterns of wildlife disease

Monday, March 20, 12:30pm MST

  • Synthesis: wildlife and fire issues

  • Panel discussion with speakers