LANDFIRE - Vegetation Modeling Workshops

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How to Participate ›› Vegetation Modeling ›› Workshops

Participants in vegetation modeling workshops collaborate to describe and quantitatively model vegetation dynamics – such as succession and fire – for biophysical settings (BpS) identified in each LANDFIRE mapping zone. Workshop attendees are trained in the use of the Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool (VDDT) – available at www.essa.com/vddt – and spend 2 to 5 days modeling in VDDT and documenting model assumptions in ModelTracker Database. Vegetation modeling is coordinated by a regional lead for each modeling zone. Contact your regional lead to find out about vegetation modeling in your area or see the list of upcoming workshops below. You can also download the vegetation modeling manual for more information on the vegetation modeling process.

Upcoming Workshops

Special focus	Workshop date & location	Contact information
Vegetation modeling in Hawaii	January 7 - 9 Honolulu, HI	Darren Johnson Darren_Johnson@TNC.org

Read the workshop announcement.

Intended Workshop Audience

Workshop participants learn about the LANDFIRE Project, gain experience using the quantitative state and transition modeling software program Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool (VDDT) – available at www.essa.com/vddt, and work with an interagency team of regional experts.

Participants should be:

Experts in fire, vegetation, and disturbance ecology for the region;
Interagency, academic, and non-governmental land managers, researchers, and field experts; and
Experts with field experience and strong geographical knowledge of the region.

Lessons Learned

The LANDFIRE Rapid Assessment "Lessons Learned" publications document the work completed at the majority of the Rapid Assessment workshops and the Rapid Assessment Rollout Conference. They have been created by The Nature Conservancy to communicate modeling and mapping progress, to recognize partners engaged in the process, and to identify areas for improvement.

Issue 1: Northern and Central Rockies
Issue 2: Wyoming and the Black Hills
Issue 3: Southwest

Issue 4: Great Basin and Mojave Desert

Issue 5: Collaboration on Science in Support of Fire Management in California

Issue 6: Western workshops completed in Oregon

Issue 7: Twenty-Eight Experts Learn Rapid Assessment Techniques in Milwaukee

Issue 8: Arkansas Weighs in with Update on RA Workshop

Issue 9: Modeling in the Southeast: Collaboration in the Nation’s Fire Management Capital

Issue 10: LANDFIRE Rapid Assessment ‘Rollout’