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LANDFIRE Webinar: Characterizing Ecosystems at Different Spatial Scales with LANDFIRE data
May
28
1:00 PM13:00

LANDFIRE Webinar: Characterizing Ecosystems at Different Spatial Scales with LANDFIRE data

Meeting Registration - Zoom

Register once and join all year: LANDFIRE Office Hour Series: 2025 All sessions will be recorded. Find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/LANDFIREvideo

February 26: Treatment Tracking with LANDFIRE Events Kori Blankenship, TNC Fire Ecologist Knowing when and where treatments occur helps to track progress towards land management objectives. LANDFIRE is one of several programs that tracks treatments. In this office hour we will provide a brief summary of treatment tracking efforts and demonstrate how The Nature Conservancy is using LANDFIRE’s Events data to assess the extent of treatments in dry forests in the 11 western states. Partner Organization: The Nature Conservancy

March 26: Project Level Fuels Management Planning Using Quantitative Wildfire Risk Assessment in IFTDSS Nicole Vaillant, Forest Service, Wildland Fire Managment RD&A Partner Organization: Wildland Fire Management RD&A

April 30: The Use of LANDFIRE Data in the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) Sam Amato, Fire Application Specialist, Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management RD&A Partner Organization: Wildland Fire Management RD&A

May 28: Characterizing Ecosystems at Different Spatial Scales with LANDFIRE Data Sarah Anderson, PhD, Ecologist, Terrestrial Condition Assessment Coordinator Partner Organization: US Forest Service, Terrestrial Condition Assessment Program, Natural Resources Staff Area, Washington DC Office

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LANDFIRE Webinar: Use of LANDFIRE DATA in Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS)
Apr
30
1:00 PM13:00

LANDFIRE Webinar: Use of LANDFIRE DATA in Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS)

Meeting Registration - Zoom

Register once and join all year: LANDFIRE Office Hour Series: 2025 All sessions will be recorded. Find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/LANDFIREvideo

February 26: Treatment Tracking with LANDFIRE Events Kori Blankenship, TNC Fire Ecologist Knowing when and where treatments occur helps to track progress towards land management objectives. LANDFIRE is one of several programs that tracks treatments. In this office hour we will provide a brief summary of treatment tracking efforts and demonstrate how The Nature Conservancy is using LANDFIRE’s Events data to assess the extent of treatments in dry forests in the 11 western states. Partner Organization: The Nature Conservancy

March 26: Project Level Fuels Management Planning Using Quantitative Wildfire Risk Assessment in IFTDSS Nicole Vaillant, Forest Service, Wildland Fire Managment RD&A Partner Organization: Wildland Fire Management RD&A

April 30: The Use of LANDFIRE Data in the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) Sam Amato, Fire Application Specialist, Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management RD&A Partner Organization: Wildland Fire Management RD&A

May 28: Characterizing Ecosystems at Different Spatial Scales with LANDFIRE Data Sarah Anderson, PhD, Ecologist, Terrestrial Condition Assessment Coordinator Partner Organization: US Forest Service, Terrestrial Condition Assessment Program, Natural Resources Staff Area, Washington DC Office

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LANDFIRE Webinar: Project Level Fuels Management Planning
Mar
26
1:00 PM13:00

LANDFIRE Webinar: Project Level Fuels Management Planning

Meeting Registration - Zoom

Register once and join all year: LANDFIRE Office Hour Series: 2025 All sessions will be recorded. Find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/LANDFIREvideo

February 26: Treatment Tracking with LANDFIRE Events Kori Blankenship, TNC Fire Ecologist Knowing when and where treatments occur helps to track progress towards land management objectives. LANDFIRE is one of several programs that tracks treatments. In this office hour we will provide a brief summary of treatment tracking efforts and demonstrate how The Nature Conservancy is using LANDFIRE’s Events data to assess the extent of treatments in dry forests in the 11 western states. Partner Organization: The Nature Conservancy

March 26: Project Level Fuels Management Planning Using Quantitative Wildfire Risk Assessment in IFTDSS Nicole Vaillant, Forest Service, Wildland Fire Managment RD&A Partner Organization: Wildland Fire Management RD&A

April 30: The Use of LANDFIRE Data in the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) Sam Amato, Fire Application Specialist, Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management RD&A Partner Organization: Wildland Fire Management RD&A

May 28: Characterizing Ecosystems at Different Spatial Scales with LANDFIRE Data Sarah Anderson, PhD, Ecologist, Terrestrial Condition Assessment Coordinator Partner Organization: US Forest Service, Terrestrial Condition Assessment Program, Natural Resources Staff Area, Washington DC Office

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Fueling Collaboration: Social Acceptance and Communication Strategies for Wildland Fire Management
Feb
20
11:00 AM11:00

Fueling Collaboration: Social Acceptance and Communication Strategies for Wildland Fire Management

PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
 FREE

VIRTUAL - Register at link below to receive email with link to webinar

Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools for fuels reduction, habitat improvement, and ecological restoration. Yet, there are challenges surrounding social acceptance in implementing prescribed fire programs across the region. This Fueling Collaboration panel discussion will explore the factors that influence public perception and acceptance of prescribed fire in land management. Experts from diverse fields will share insights into effective and culturally appropriate communication strategies that engage communities, address concerns, overcome resistance, and build robust support for ecological restoration practices that include the use of fire. By highlighting successful examples from across the region, this panel aims to equip both fire researchers and fire managers with the tools needed to foster community trust and collaboration in fire-adapted landscapes.

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Fueling Collaboration: Expanding the Fuels Planning Toolkit: Terrestrial Laser Scanning and 3D Fuels Characterization for Improved Wildland Fire Decision Support
Jan
16
11:00 AM11:00

Fueling Collaboration: Expanding the Fuels Planning Toolkit: Terrestrial Laser Scanning and 3D Fuels Characterization for Improved Wildland Fire Decision Support

PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
 FREE

VIRTUAL - Register at link below to receive link to webinar via email

Wildland fire managers require an expanded toolbox for decision support in the context of an increasingly novel fuel and fire environment complicated by a changing climate, invasive species encroachment, and rapid increase in wildland-urban interface in many areas within the U.S.  Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) offers an efficient, cost-effective, and powerful tool for characterizing high resolution, sub-canopy forest and fuel structural conditions with the simple press of a button.  In this panel discussion, TLS subject matter experts from both research and operations will share their efforts and practical applications of TLS and other 3D wildland fuels characterization tools for improved wildland fire planning, fire effects monitoring, and decision support.

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Fueling Collaboration: Prescribed Fire and Wetlands - An Important but Rarely Told Story
Dec
12
11:00 AM11:00

Fueling Collaboration: Prescribed Fire and Wetlands - An Important but Rarely Told Story

PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET
 FREE

VIRTUAL - Register at link below to receive email with link to meeting

Wetlands are the forgotten sibling of the prescribed fire world. While upland ecosystems across the Eastern U.S. have received significant attention for their fire-dependency, wetlands—characterized by their more episodic encounters with fire—rarely receive equitable fire management investments. Fire managers face unique challenges in these environments, where hydric soils, muck, and dense vegetation can prolong smoke production, encourage smoldering, and hinder vehicle access. As a result, fire-dependent wetlands nationwide have suffered, leading to declines in numerous plant and animal species.  In this Fueling Collaboration panel discussion, we will explore the role of fire in various wetland ecosystems and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with its use. Join us as we hear from scientists, land managers, and biologists working in pocosins, marshes, swamps, bogs, and isolated wetlands.

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Workforce Development
Oct
2
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Workforce Development

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire and Interfering Veg
Sep
4
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire and Interfering Veg

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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TREX Info Webinar
Aug
8
3:00 PM15:00

TREX Info Webinar

  • Online Webinar (Registration Required) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

What is a TREX?

Have you heard about prescribed fire training exchanges (aka TREX) and wondered what they are all about? Do you have fire staff who seek additional experience or opportunities to get task books signed? These TREX fire training experiences are common in other parts of the country but are brand new here in Michigan. The Michigan Prescribed Fire Council recently held the first ever TREX in Michigan and are now starting to plan the next event tentatively scheduled for 10 days in September of 2025. 

Huron Pines, Michigan Prescribed Fire Council, MI Dept. of Military and Veteran's affairs and our partners at The Ember Alliance, will be hosting a free informational webinar on August 8 at 3pm (EST) to share information about TREX and answer any questions you may have. You can register for the Webinar here.

Additional information, webinar link and agenda will be shared with all who register.

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire and Red Pine
Aug
7
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire and Red Pine

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Climate Change
Jul
10
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Climate Change

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire in Urban Landscapes
Jun
5
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire in Urban Landscapes

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Game Species
May
1
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Game Species

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond Lake States
Apr
3
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond Lake States

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States
Mar
6
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Fueling Collaboration - "Bridging the Gap"
Feb
15
11:00 AM11:00

Fueling Collaboration - "Bridging the Gap"

Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration

Photo Credit: Helen Mohr, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station

PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless, the persistent disparities between the realms of science and management often impede effective collaboration. In this panel, we will draw inspiration from successful case studies in the eastern United States, where land managers and scientists have forged pioneering partnerships, yielding tangible advancements in the field.


This panel discussion is pending approval for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters.

This series was developed by:

the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Joint Fire Science Program’s Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and ScientistsLake States Fire Science ConsortiumNorth Atlantic Fire Science ExchangeOak Woodlands & Forests Fire ConsortiumSouthern Fire Exchange, and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium.

Feel free to contact any of the organizations listed above with questions about this series. For website or registration questions, please reach out to Eric Evenson at NAFSEhelp@gmail.com.

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire as Restoration Tool for Barrens
Feb
7
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire as Restoration Tool for Barrens

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Fueling Collaboration Panel - "Phenology of Fire"
Jan
18
11:00 AM11:00

Fueling Collaboration Panel - "Phenology of Fire"

Phenology of Fire: Listening to the Plants and Animals

PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

Season of fire. Opening the burn window. Both of these focus on one of the elements that make up a fire regime – frequency, intensity/severity, extent/scale, and seasonality. Decades of spring-and/or autumn-centric fire can cause a site or landscape to respond very differently than when burned repeatedly across all flammable seasons. Summer burns can produce differing fire effects including increased species richness averages, biomass, and stem counts (especially forbs), and breaking up the plant species dominance resulting from dormant season burn windows. Our panelists will bring fresh voices to how we can learn from listening to our fire-dependent plants and animals and let the fire effects lead us toward desired outcomes.


This panel discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters.

This series was developed by:

the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Joint Fire Science Program’s Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and ScientistsLake States Fire Science ConsortiumNorth Atlantic Fire Science ExchangeOak Woodlands & Forests Fire ConsortiumSouthern Fire Exchange, and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium.

Feel free to contact any of the organizations listed above with questions about this series. For website or registration questions, please reach out to Eric Evenson at NAFSEhelp@gmail.com.

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Fueling Collaboration Panel: The Future is Smoky
Dec
14
11:00 AM11:00

Fueling Collaboration Panel: The Future is Smoky

PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

With increasing wildfire activity due to changes in climate, smoke will likely become more prevalent and continue to have an effect on society. Earlier this year, smoke from Canada wildfires lowered air quality in the eastern U.S. to its worst levels in recorded history. As the climate heats up and creates drier conditions, smoky skies will grow increasingly common. Health concerns and prescribed burning actions needed to restore functioning ecosystems will be impacted by already smoky conditions across the country. Panelists include research meteorologists, air quality experts, and fire practitioners. Together, they will explore how we can address and adapt to a smoky future.

This panel discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters.

This series was developed by:

the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Joint Fire Science Program’s Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and ScientistsLake States Fire Science ConsortiumNorth Atlantic Fire Science ExchangeOak Woodlands & Forests Fire ConsortiumSouthern Fire Exchange, and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium.

Feel free to contact any of the organizations listed above with questions about this series. For website or registration questions, please reach out to Eric Evenson at NAFSEhelp@gmail.com.

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire in Northern Pine Systems
Dec
6
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Oak and Fire
Nov
1
9:30 AM09:30

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Oak and Fire

Hosted by University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Forestry Center

 Select Wednesdays in 2023-24

9:30am-11:00am (8:30-10 a.m. CT )

Online via Zoom

FREE

Foresters and land managers have many forest management tools at their disposal. One tool that's often overlooked is prescribed fire. Though underutilized, prescribed fire for forest management is important for ​ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control.Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.

This webinar series will explore several facets of prescribed fire related to forests and forest management. We have invited speakers to provide their perspectives and offer advice on how we can advance prescribed fire as a forest management tool in the future.

DATES AND TOPICS

NOV 1, 2023: Oak and Fire in the Eastern US

DEC 6, 2023: Fire in Northern Pine Systems

JAN 3, 2024: Fire in Southern Pine Systems

FEB 7, 2024: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Barrens

MAR 6, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

APR 3, 2024: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States

MAY 1, 2024: Fire and Game Species

JUNE 5, 2024: Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes

JULY 10, 2024: Fire and Climate Change

AUG 7, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Red Pine

SEPT 4, 2024: Case Studies - Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation

OCT 2, 2024: Workforce Development

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SCIENCEx Webinar Series
Feb
27
to Mar 3

SCIENCEx Webinar Series

Feb 27 - March 3

1-2pm (EST) each day

The Forest Service Research and Development SCIENCEx webinar series brings together scientists and land management experts from across the U.S. Forest Service and beyond to explore the latest science. Fire is our theme for this ScienceX series and will include presentations by Rocky Mountain Research Station scientists among others.

Feb 27 - Fire history and fire ecology

Feb 28 - Fire weather and smoke

March 1 - Fire behavior

March 2 - Modeling risks and trade-offs

March 3 - Looking toward the future: fire and forest management

Registration is required. For more information, visit the SCIENCEx webinar page.

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Webinar: Ticks and Fire-Dependent Ecosystems NAFSE
Nov
8
2:00 PM14:00

Webinar: Ticks and Fire-Dependent Ecosystems NAFSE

Webinar title: Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?

This webinar will be presented by Dr. Michael Gallagher, US Forest Service Northern Research Station and is hosted in partnership with the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange

Date/time: November 8, 2022 at 1pm central time

The Wildlife Society and The Society of American Foresters continuing education credits (1 hour Cat 1) anticipated


Registration is required (link below)!!

Register here:https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrcuqoqT8pGdzK0DdqiqvRRblIf9w98lFQ


A unique Zoom Meeting link will be emailed to you. Enter the meeting room beginning at 12:45 pm (central time) on the day of the webinar.

Webinar abstract: Over the past century, fire suppression has facilitated broad ecological changes in the composition, structure, and function of fire-dependent landscapes throughout the eastern US, which are in decline. These changes have likely contributed mechanistically to the enhancement of habitat conditions that favor pathogen-carrying tick species, key wildlife hosts of ticks, and interactions that have fostered pathogen transmission among them and to humans. While the long-running paradigm for limiting human exposure to tick-borne diseases focuses responsibility on individual prevention, the continued expansion of medically important tick populations, increased incidence of tick-borne disease in humans, and emergence of novel tick-borne diseases highlights the need for additional approaches to stem this public health challenge. Another approach that has the potential to be a cost-effective and widely applied but that remains largely overlooked is the use of prescribed fire to ecologically restore degraded landscapes that favor ticks and pathogen transmission. We examine the ecological role of fire and its effects on ticks within the eastern United States, especially examining the life cycles of forest-dwelling ticks, shifts in regional-scale fire use over the past century, and the concept that frequent fire may have helped moderate tick populations and pathogen transmission prior to the so-called fire-suppression era that has characterized the past century. We explore mechanisms of how fire and ecological restoration can reduce ticks, the potential for incorporating the mechanisms into the broader strategy for managing ticks, and the challenges, limitations, and research needs of prescribed burning for tick reduction.

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Northeast- Midwest Wildfire Applications Webinars
Apr
18
2:00 PM14:00

Northeast- Midwest Wildfire Applications Webinars

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This free webinar hosted by the Timmons Group will teach you about how the new Northeast-Midwest Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal can help you:

• Assess wildfire risk

• Prioritize hazardous fuels treatments

• Develop robust CWPP’s and hazard mitigation plans

• Prepare for wildfires

• Plan and implement prescribed burns

• Develop landscape plans

• Use your phone to conduct community wildfire risk assessments and much more…

 

Schedule: (Links to Zoom Meetings in Flyer Attached Above)

 The same information will be shared in each Webinar and will be recorded for those unable to attend live. Contact brian.schaffler@usda.gov with any questions.

 Webinar 3

Time: Monday, Apr 18, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US/Canada)

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Northeast- Midwest Wildfire Applications Webinars
Apr
13
2:00 PM14:00

Northeast- Midwest Wildfire Applications Webinars

VIEW FLYER/ZOOM LINKS

This free webinar hosted by the Timmons Group will teach you about how the new Northeast-Midwest Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal can help you:

• Assess wildfire risk

• Prioritize hazardous fuels treatments

• Develop robust CWPP’s and hazard mitigation plans

• Prepare for wildfires

• Plan and implement prescribed burns

• Develop landscape plans

• Use your phone to conduct community wildfire risk assessments and much more…

 

Schedule: (Links to Zoom Meetings in Flyer Attached Above)

 The same information will be shared in each Webinar and will be recorded for those unable to attend live. Contact brian.schaffler@usda.gov with any questions.

 

Webinar 2

Time: Wednesday, Apr 13, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US/Canada)

 

Webinar 3

Time: Monday, Apr 18, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US/Canada)

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Northeast- Midwest Wildfire Applications Webinars
Apr
11
2:00 PM14:00

Northeast- Midwest Wildfire Applications Webinars

VIEW FLYER/ZOOM LINKS

This free webinar hosted by the Timmons Group will teach you about how the new Northeast-Midwest Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal can help you:

• Assess wildfire risk

• Prioritize hazardous fuels treatments

• Develop robust CWPP’s and hazard mitigation plans

• Prepare for wildfires

• Plan and implement prescribed burns

• Develop landscape plans

• Use your phone to conduct community wildfire risk assessments and much more…

 

Schedule: (Links to Zoom Meetings in Flyer Attached Above)

 The same information will be shared in each Webinar and will be recorded for those unable to attend live. Contact brian.schaffler@usda.gov with any questions.

Webinar 1

Time: Monday, Apr 11, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US/Canada)

 

Webinar 2

Time: Wednesday, Apr 13, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US/Canada)

 

Webinar 3

Time: Monday, Apr 18, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US/Canada)

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