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Type Date Title
Meeting Mar 11, 2020 10:00 am to 4:00 pm AKST Spring Meeting: Interagency Kenai Peninsula All Lands All Hands Group
Meeting Mar 23, 2020 (All day) to Mar 27, 2020 (All day) AKDT 2020 Alaska Interagency Spring Operations Meeting
Workshops, Trainings and Fieldtrips Mar 25, 2020 1:00 pm to 4:45 pm AKDT 2020 AFSC Spring Fire Science Workshop
Workshops, Trainings and Fieldtrips Apr 13, 2020 (All day) to Apr 17, 2020 (All day) AKDT Forest Technician Training
Workshops, Trainings and Fieldtrips May 14, 2020 1:00 pm to May 15, 2020 5:00 pm AKDT Research to Operations (R2O) workshop: Using ABoVE Data in Fire and Resource Management
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Type Date Title
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Dec 3, 2019 Webinar - The North American Wildland Fuels Database (NAWFD): Improved Information on Fuel Loading for Fire and Smoke Modeling in Research and Operations
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Nov 7, 2019 Seminar - Land Surface Modeling and Assimilation of SMAP Soil Moisture
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Nov 7, 2019 Webinar - Green on Black: A Fire History of the Pacific Northwest
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Oct 24, 2019 IARC Salon: ‘Alaska’s 2019 Extended Wildfire Season’
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Oct 17, 2019 Webinar - Predictive services tools comparison, Alaska fire case study, and smoke tools: 2019 Hot Topics from AFELU
Workshops, Trainings and Fieldtrips Oct 9, 2019 2019 AFSC Fall Fire Science Workshop
Workshops, Trainings and Fieldtrips Oct 7, 2019 to Oct 11, 2019 AWFCG Fall Fire Review
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Aug 12, 2019 Incorporating Drought Information into Wildland Fire Management Applications: Recent Research and Tool Development in CA and NV
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Jun 12, 2019 Climate Scale Predictability and Variability of Alaska Wildfire Seminar
Meeting May 29, 2019 to May 30, 2019 Tactical Fire Remote Sensing Advisory Committee (TFRSAC)

Webinar and Video Archive

Land surface modeling and assimilation of SMAP soil moisture

Powerpoint talk presented by Dr. Clay Blankenship, Universities Space Research Association (USRA)/NASA Short-Term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT)Soil moisture is a critical variable for agriculture and for predicting fire risk, and...
Presenter(s): Clay Blankenship
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Mapping, Models, Weather
Date: November 7, 2019

The North American Wildland Fuels Database (NAWFD): Improved Information on Fuel Loading for Fire and Smoke Modeling in Research and Operations

The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) has supported the development of a new resource for defining fuel loading across the variable landscapes of the US. The work entailed compiling existing data on fuel loadings categorized by Existing Vegetation...
Presenter(s): Nancy H. F. French , Susan J. Prichard , Maureen C. Kennedy , Michael Billmire
Type: Webinar
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Models
Date: December 3, 2019

Bridging the gap takes a long-term perspective: lessons from climate change in Alaska

Presented by: Alison York, Alaska Fire Science ConsortiumNovember 20th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Bridging the Gap: Lessons from the First Ten Years of the JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network. Presented as part of the 8th...
Presenter(s): Alison D. York
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Communications, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Outreach
Date: November 20, 2019

Success stories from investments in fire science and communication

Presented by: David Godwin, Southern Fire ExchangeNovember 20th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Bridging the Gap: Lessons from the First Ten Years of the JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network. Presented as part of the 8th...
Presenter(s): David R. Godwin
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Communications, Fire Ecology, Outreach, Social Science
Date: November 20, 2019

Models and examples of FSEN science co-production

Presented by: Andrea Thode, Southwest Fire Science ConsortiumNovember 20th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Bridging the Gap: Lessons from the First Ten Years of the JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network. Presented as part of the 8th...
Presenter(s): Andrea E. Thode
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Communications, Outreach, Social Science
Date: November 20, 2019

The JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network: origin, impact and future possibilities

Presented by: Ed Brunson, Joint Fire Science ProgramNovember 20th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Bridging the Gap: Lessons from the First Ten Years of the JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network. Presented as part of the 8th...
Presenter(s): Ed Brunson
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Administration, Communications, Outreach
Date: November 20, 2019

Fire self-regulation in the North American boreal forest and the implications for fire management in Alaska

Presented by: Xanthe Walker, Northern Arizona UniversityNovember 20th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Xanthe J. Walker
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects
Date: November 20, 2019

Fire deficit increases the wildfire risk around communities in the Canadian boreal forest

Presented by: Marc Parisien, Natural Resources CanadaNovember 20th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Marc-André Parisien
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Hazard and Risk, Safety
Date: November 20, 2019

Why is Alaska’s “firescape” so sensitive to warming climate and what are possible management strategies to cope with the changing fire regime?

Presented by: Randi Jandt, Alaska Fire Science ConsortiumNovember 20th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Randi R. Jandt
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Effects, Fire History, Planning
Date: November 20, 2019

Effects of fire in southern boreal and northern temperate forests

Presented by: Sybille Haeussler, University of Northern British ColumbiaNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests...
Presenter(s): Sybille Haeussler
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory
Date: November 19, 2019

Multi-decadal patterns of vegetation succession after tundra fire on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Presented by: Lisa Saperstein, US Fish and Wildlife ServiceNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Lisa B. Saperstein
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Mapping
Date: November 19, 2019

The good, the bad, and the ugly: re-evaluating satellite-derived fire severity metrics in boreal ecosystems

Presented by: Sean Parks, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research StationNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of...
Presenter(s): Sean A. Parks
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory
Date: November 19, 2019

Disturbance-driven shifts on the Kenai Peninsula, 1974-2016

Presented by: Carson Baughman, USGS, Alaska Science CenterNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Carson A. Baughman
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects
Date: November 19, 2019

The footprint of fire in the Alaskan boreal forest: a GIS analysis of “repeat” fire patterns

Presented by: Jennifer Hrobak, National Park ServiceNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Jennifer L. Hrobak
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Mapping
Date: November 19, 2019

Impacts of increasing wildfire severity on the long-term carbon dynamics of Alaskan boreal forests

Presented by: Michelle Mack, Northern Arizona UniversityNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Michelle C. Mack
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History
Date: November 19, 2019

Short-interval repeat fires alter successional pathways within Alaskan boreal forests

Presented by: Rachel Loehman, USGS, Alaska Science CenterNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Rachel A. Loehman
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels
Date: November 19, 2019

Using paleoecology to highlight causes and consequences of fires in boreal ecosystems

Presented by: Cécile C. Remy, University of New Mexico &  International Research Network ‘Cold Forest’November 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns,...
Presenter(s): Cécile C. Remy
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire History
Date: November 19, 2019

Changing patterns of wildfire activity in the northwestern Canadian boreal forest

Presented by: Ellen Whitman, Natural Resources CanadaNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Ellen Whitman
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology
Date: November 19, 2019

Sensitivity of boreal forest fire regimes to climate and vegetation variability in North America

Presented by: Adam Young, Northern Arizona UniversityNovember 19th, 2019Powerpoint presentation from Special Session Fire in the Last Frontier: 21st Century Fire Patterns, Behavior, and Pyroecology of North American Boreal Forests and Tundra...
Presenter(s): Adam M. Young
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Ecology
Date: November 19, 2019

Wildland Fire Behavior: Modeling Ignition, Spread, Intensity, Type

Presented by: Robert "Zeke" Ziel, UAFOctober 25th, 2019Webinar from EPSCoR team meetingDiscussion of the evolution and development of fire behavior analysis tools
Presenter(s): Robert Ziel
Type: Webinar
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire History, Models
Date: October 25, 2019

Economic Implications of a Longer Fire Season

Presented by: Joe Little, University of Alaska FairbanksOctober 25th, 2019PowerPoint presentation from the first Fall 2019 IARC SalonTopics include: Forecasting fire suppression costs in the context of changing climate
Presenter(s): Joseph M. Little
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Economics, Models, Planning
Date: October 25, 2019

Long-Term Modeling of Fire, Vegetation Change, and Management Options in a Changing Climate

Presented by: Nancy Fresco, University of Alaska FairbanksOctober 25th, 2019PowerPoint presentation from the first Fall 2019 IARC SalonTopics include: climate modeling and implications for area burned and vegetation shifts.
Presenter(s): Nancy Fresco
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Models, Planning
Date: October 25, 2019

Seasonal Forecasting of Fire Weather in Alaska

Presented by: Uma Bhatt, UAFOctober 25th, 2019PowerPoint presentation from the first Fall 2019 IARC SalonA summary of UAF's NSF EPSCoR project highlighting seasonal forecasting and improved vegetation mapping
Presenter(s): Uma S. Bhatt
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Occurrence, Models
Date: October 25, 2019

Remote Sensing of Wildland Fire

Presented by: Jenn Jenkins and Robert 'Zeke' Ziel. Bureau of Land Management & Alaska Fire Science Consortium.PowerPoint presentation from the 2019 Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review and Alaska Fire...
Presenter(s): Jennifer L. Jenkins , Robert Ziel
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory
Date: October 9, 2019

2019 Air Quality Wildland Fire Season

Presented by: Mark Smith, Alaska Department of Environmental ConservationPowerPoint presentation from the 2019 Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review and Alaska Fire Science Consortium Fall Fire Science WorkshopTopics...
Presenter(s): Mark Smith
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Monitoring and Inventory
Date: October 9, 2019