Conservation Biology Institute

If you're interested in using data driven tools and geospatial technology to facilitate sustainable recreation planning and management, check out the Conservation Biology Institute's webinar in the Advancing Trails Webinar Series on June 26th at 10:00 am PT/ 1 pm ET / 5pm GMT!

This webinar will showcase a custom online application created to support collaborative decision-making and data-driven evaluation of trail sustainability, developed by the Conservation Biology Institute in partnership with the US Forest Service and the Deschutes Trails Coalition: https://consbio.org/projects/trails-assessment-and-planning-tool-for-oregon-and-washington/

The prototype system facilitates tracking and visualizing important trail information and synthesizes spatial data into quantitative metrics covering physical, environmental, social, and economic dimensions of trail sustainability. Information summarized in the interface can be explored via interactive maps, augmenting critical on-the-ground knowledge of field crews and local managers. This application offers decision-makers and their partners a transparent means to evaluate the sustainability of both existing and proposed trails and is targeted for expansion to additional US National Forest lands.

To learn more and register, click here: https://www.americantrails.org/training/data-driven-decision-support-for-sustainable-trail-planning-and-management

Data-Driven Decision Support for Sustainable Trail Planning and Management - American Trails Connecting and transforming communities through the power of trails.

We invite you to join the Global Wildfire Collective’s inaugural webinar in its wildfire science & ecology series:

When: March 20, 2025, 2:00pm-3:30pm Pacific Time (21:00-22:30 GMT)
Title: Ecological & Human Causes and Impacts of Three Extreme Wildfire Events (Australia, Chile, Los Angeles)
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8fqZxJ2vSne3Fx-z0Q3VZA

CBI’s Dr. Alexandra Syphard will moderate a discussion between international scientists that have studied the ecological and human causes and impacts of these three extreme wildfire events as well as the opportunities and challenges in recovery from these extreme events:

Australia: Black Summer bushfires (2019-2020)
Dr. Owen Price, University of Wollongong, Australia

Chile: Valparaíso wildfires (2024)
Dr. Mauro González, Universidad Austral de Chile

United States: Los Angeles wildfires (2025)
Dr. Jon Keeley, USGS / UCLA Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, US

Ecology and post-fire recovery:
Dr. Stijn Erik R. Hantson, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia

Wildfire recovery and social vulnerability:
Dr. Susan L. Cutter, University of South Carolina, US

The Global Wildfire Collective facilitates scientific and strategic collaboration among research scientists, national policymakers, local communities and firefighting agencies to enable wildfire resilience and recovery for ecological and social systems.
Learn more here: https://globalwildfirecollective.org/



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