The goal of this regular Association for Fire Ecology zoom meeting is to provide a platform for student and early career professionals to meet, to get better connected as a community, and to be inspired by a diversity of leaders from centers of fire excellence, including academic, management, international, and NGOs.
Every Zoom meeting will be centered around a 30-45 minute interactive educational presentation from a fire science or management leader(s) and from fire centers of excellence.
Spring 2023 Schedule:
March 7, 3pm-4pm MST
Yosemite National Park, Meet the Fire Management Program Leadership
Dan Buckley FMO and other staff members will tell us about their spectacular fire careers, where they started, and what they do now to help manage fire and conservation at Yosemite N.P.
March 29, 4pm-5pm MDT
Heather Heward, Senior Instructor at University of Idaho, Moscow and SAFE Chapter leader
Heather will give us some background on her experiences in the field of fire and fuels, their university SAFE Chapter, and discuss her amazing course and workshop: Careers in Fire and Fuels.
April 18, 11am-12pm MDT
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program with Dr. Sara Brown, Program Manager
Learn about the Missoula Fire Lab history and its relation to other USFS labs and management. Real live! fire behavior demo and fire experiments for better understanding of the fundamental physics of fire (Dr. Sara McAllister and Dr. Mark Finney). Learn about novel techniques used in fire ecology data collection and analysis (Dr. Sharon Hood). Find out about other work at lab and job opportunities.
May, TBA
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) leaders will let you know about their national science initiative, the JFSP Fire Exchange Networks, funding opportunities for students, and the JFSP Graduate Research Innovation Grants.