Bridging the Gap Conference

Omni Hotel Oklahoma City, OK, United States

This conference supported by the USDA Forest Service Tribal Relations Program is hosted in 2024 by the Caddo Nation. Abstracts for posters and for discussion tables at an Eco-Café session are being accepted through March 4. https://tnc.app.box.com/s/gsloxirb7zkee6vn5k1a099q10gg9yt5

Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Vulnerability-Based Approach

Did you know that woody encroachment is one of the top two drivers of grassland loss in the Great Plains? Encroachment by species like eastern redcedar reduces forage production by up to 75% in grasslands and can result in consequences to food production, freshwater supply, grassland biodiversity, ranching profitability, and the regulation of wildfire danger,…

Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire TREX

Niobrara Valley Preserve Johnstown, Nebraska

Join us for twelve days of hands-on burning and learning at The Nature Conservancy’s Niobrara Valley Preserve! We will explore the growing role of women in fire management, conduct prescribed fire operations designed to advance formal qualifications, and engage in workshops and dialogue on fire ecology and effects, communications and outreach, prescribed fire policy and…