From air to algorithm: How drones are training AI models for forest recovery
A Forest Service unmanned aircraft system flies above the Cameron Peak Fire burn area in the Roosevelt National Forest. The Cameron Peak Fire burned over 200,000 acres in northern Colorado beginning in mid-August 2020, the Forest Service is using drones to train artificial intelligence models…
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What is ESF #4
Coordination of resources can be complicated during a Presidential declaration of an emergency or a major disaster; however, a process exists to guide such multi-agency interactions. In these cases, the response is coordinated under the National Response Framework (NRF). The NRF identifies the roles and structures of Federal agencies to provide support to States or other agencies through…
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Bridging the Gap
An endangered black-footed ferret is shown on the Buffalo Gap National Grassland. The blue mark on his next tells biologists and researchers that the animals has been examined and counted. (Image courtesy of Travis Livieri/Prairie Wildlife Research)
Wildlife Biologist, Phil Dobesh and the Conata Basin/Badlands National Park black-footed ferret…