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Apr 25 2024
Speaker: Matthew Wozniak
Bio: Matt is a PhD student in the department of Geology and Geography at West Virginia University. Prior to this he obtained a master’s degree in computational biology from Rutgers University. His interests are in…
Apr 24 2024
Join us for an upcoming land manager-focused panel webinar virtual session about selective science use, impacts to land management, and methods for reducing misinformation in collaborative forest management. Hear from subject-matter experts who have…
Apr 24 2024
USGS Biologist Michelle Jeffries will discuss how her team has integrated LANDFIRE data in their publicly available tool: The Land Treatment Exploration Tool. The Exploration Tool is a "...designed to assist land managers with rangeland restoration and/…
Apr 23 2024
Controlling fire was the first major technological advance made by early humans. These days, fire is still used as a management tool, but (usually!) under more prescribed conditions than in the Paleolithic. Prescribed fire is carried out in many…
Apr 22 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing community-engaged research to advance the use and communication of air pollution data for addressing community-…
Apr 16 2024
Abstract: As fire disasters in California increase in severity and frequency, the costs accumulate for federal, state, and local governments, insurers, residents, and communities. While the costs of wildfires are difficult to quantify, the 2018 Carr fire…
Apr 12 2024
Wildfires pose a mounting challenge for communities across Canada. But how close is the risk, and where is it likely to come from? Understanding firesheds – the potential areas where wildfires could originate and spread toward communities – is essential…
Apr 11 2024
Speaker: Kathleen Stutzman
Bio: Kathleen is a graduate research assistant in the Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in forestry from the University of…
Apr 10 2024
Webinar presented by Torre Jorgenson, Alaska Ecoscience, Fairbanks, AK
Watch the recording here
Fire, ecosystems, and permafrost interact to greatly modify landscapes across boreal Alaska.Fires affect ecosystems by causing varying levels of disturbance…
Apr 9 2024
In the first webinar of the Wildlife and Fire in the Southwest Webinar Series, a panel of experts will discuss and share their experiences with fire effects on wildlife, managing for habitat in controlled burning, and different mindsets in the fire and…