Presented by: Dr. Emily Geest, Oklahoma City Zoo Date: December 16, 2025, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (central time) Register  here (required): https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/36aH-3iZRBuw5h76KDoW8g Webinar abstract: Grassland butterflies are undergoing worldwide population declines due to habitat loss and degradation. To manage remaining grasslands, patch-burn grazing, prescribed fire, and mowing/haying are commonly implemented management practices across the southern Read more Webinar title: The effect of fire management and habitat characteristics on butterfly community composition within the Southern Great Plains 

Presented by: Dr. Ryan DeSantis, Oklahoma State University Date: January 16, 2026, 1:00 – 2:00 PM (central time) Register here (required): https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/f1CYS9dLQa2p3qRrtKVXmg Webinar abstract:  In forests of the Cross Timbers ecoregion, an increase in eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana; ERC) has resulted in a novel fuel type with higher fuel load, different fuel architecture, and potentially Read more Webinar title: Developing new fuel models for fire modeling of novel ecosystems in the Cross Timbers ecoregion

  8th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference June 2-4, 2026 Bloomington, Indiana – Monroe Convention Center Official Conference Website: Coming soon! The Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference is an important conference focused on fire science and management in oak forests, woodlands, and savannas where noted experts in research and management gather to present Read more Fire in Eastern Oak Forests