Fire Science News & Highlights
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Climate, Fire, Frost and the Carbon Bank: This 2-page research brief summarizes several years of field studies–citing recently published articles–by USGS soil scientists Jennifer Harden and Kristen Manies. Their studies shed new light on the …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The latest findings on predicted vs. observed climate trends across the US were presented at a Webinar hosted by ACCAP and the National Climate Assessment Team–Alaska Chapter on March 6, 2013. Presenters were Dr. John Walsh, a well-known weather an…
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
If you weren’t able to hear this talk in person, watch the video posted on Alaska Fire Science Consortium website: Linked Disturbance Interactions in South-Central Alaska: Implications for Ecosystems and People. For his MS Thesis, Winslow explored …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Fire in Alaska’s tundra ecosystems is getting more attention as a potentially important factor in climate change. A 5-yr US Arctic Research Program Plan just released by the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee specifically calls for investigatin…
Monday, February 18, 2013
Matt Jolly, PhD, from the USFS Fire, Fuel and Smoke Science Program, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory presented the webinar on December 20th. You can watch it on YouTube thanks to the Great Lakes Region Fire Consortium at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
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AFSC Features
Presentations from Alaska RX410 Smoke Management Techniques Class, Mar 25-29, 2013 Presenters: Roger Ottmar, USFS-PNW and Heidi Strader, NPS-AK
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Fuel Moisture Sampling in Alaska
Get out and sample. Use these guides for Duff, Dead Grass and Live Fuel (Woody & Foliar) moistures.
