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Investigators who have conducted research on the Colorado Plateau are encouraged to submit abstracts for contributed papers and posters for this year's conference. Abstracts are invited from individuals or groups involved in natural and cultural…
The Chugach National Forest will soon be advertising a GS-0301-12 Staff Officer for Fire Management at the Supervisors Office in Anchorage, Alaska. The target grade is at the GS-12 level and is permanent full time.
This will be…
The causes and effects of large wildland fires are the subjects of great debate among fire researchers, managers, and policymakers. Are large wildfires unnatural events, causing great ecological harm that should be suppressed at all costs? Or…
We are excited to announce a new program: The Southern Fire Exchange Spotlight Series!
Every two months we will focus on a specific fire science topic relevant to southeastern practitioners and researchers. During this time, SFE activities…
Over the past 10 years, USFS Southern Research Station's InterfaceSouth and the University of Florida have jointly produced several publications on fire in the wildland-urban interface - all are available on the InterfaceSouth website. We also…
Duties and Essential Functions:
• Set-up, coordinate, and evaluate public forestry education programs in a five-county area in partnership with Extension faculty.
• Arranging program logistics, including booking speakers and facilities…
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
The Symposium will
Create an international forum to discuss complex smoke issues associated with both wildland and agricultural fire.
Identify research gaps and priorities for smoke science and air quality…
The Bureau of Reclamation is funding applied science grants through the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative. The funding opportunity is available at www.grants.gov by searching for funding opportunity number R13AS80010. Proposed…
The NWCG guide has a new version (April 2013) and a new name - the Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide. The new guide replaces PMS 410-1, Fireline Handbook, NWCG Handbook 3, March 2004.
Location: National
Deadline: N/A
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The Director of Conservation is responsible for delivering outstanding conservation results for the Washington Chapter. S/he oversees all aspects of the Washington Chapter's conservation and science programs and leads a staff of 33 professionals…
Please participate in an evaluation of the Joint Fire Science Knowledge Exchange Program, specifically the Fire Science Consortium in your region. Your responses to this evaluation are important and will help us better understand your fire…
We seek qualified applicants for a full-time position of Program Manager for the Lake States Fire Science Consortium. Duties include: managing liaison activities with scientists, resource managers, fire managers, and policymakers across the…
The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange is pleased to announce the production of a video series aimed at private landowners. The videos present comprehensive, clear information about the benefits of putting fire on the land, and include details of…
The Wildland Fire Executive Committee today announced the release of Regional Action Plans for wildland fire management in the Northeast, Southeast and West. The plans respond to requirements of the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and…
This conference is designed for anyone with an interest in wildland fire in the Appalachian Region. It promises to be unique in its approach to sharing information. First, it is a conference about wildland fire in the Appalachians that is held in…
The Stewardship Network is now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 2014 Science, Practice & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference. Prospective presenters should carefully review the information below and then…
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center playlist features six videos that focus on how to build a Prescribed Fire Learning Organization.
All are a very watchable five to nine minutes long, with beautiful animations and effects that do a…
The Unit Fire Supervisor on Stillwater Unit is responsible for planning, directing, and analyzing the fire-management programs and activities within the assigned geographic area; coordinating resources; providing guidance to internal and external…
Fire Speaks the Land, an interactive performance that simultaneously teaches dance, fire science, ecology and traditional uses of fire, recently toured schools and theaters in western Montana. The stunning 50-minute performance both educates and…
The FEIS team has been busy! They are developing a collection of syntheses on fire regimes of the United States by integrating information from the literature and other data with results from LANDFIRE modeling of BioPhysical Settings. Two are now…
The International Journal of Wildland Fire special issue describing advances in fire research based on the first 10 years of the Joint Fire Science Program includes the following articles:
Advances in understanding and managing wildland…
The Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University offers an annual contest called The Flame Challenge - Explaining science to an 11-year-old. In 2012, scientists submitted answers to the question, "What is a flame?" Entries were…
The Colorado Forest Restoration at Colorado State University is a Congressionally-authorized program with the mission to conduct, compile, synthesize, and apply current scientific information and evidence that will directly assist federal and non…
Under the direct supervision of the GIS Program Manager and in collaboration with the Information Technology Division, the GIS Technician will assist with and provide technical support and training to all CSFS personnel involved in tracking…
A decade of collecting tens-of-thousands of tree ring samples from throughout the western United States is providing USDA Forest Service and Utah State University researchers with new data and a promising new way to reconstruct Utah's past…