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Oct 23 2023
JB Playfair, MS candidate in the University of Idaho's College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, will present his thesis proposal.
Major Professor: Karen Launchbaugh
Oct 23 - 25 2023
All 2023 Certified Burner classes will be delivered through a combination of virtual classroom sessions and in-person group field activities. Topics to be covered include North Carolina’s Prescribed Burn Act, weather, fuels, topography, fire danger…
Oct 23 - 27 2023
The Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group will convene the interagency Fall Fire Review the week of October 23, at the Dena'ina Center (Tikahtnu Ballroom E) in Anchorage. Plenary sessions will be Oct 24-26 with side meetings on Oct 23 and 27. AFSC…
Oct 17 2023
Next Meeting: October 17, 2023
Location: Lake City, FL
Registration: Will be open approximately one month before the meeting.
Oct 16 - 17 2023
The Colorado State Forest Service, in partnership with FACO and Envision Chaffee County, are sponsoring a two-day Assessing Structure Ignition Potential from Wildfire (ASIP) course at the Colorado Fire Camp in…
Oct 16 2023
Objectives: To conduct a series of prescribed fires and trainings in the Saskatoon region to provide learning opportunities and hands on experiences for participants. Training will be delivered by grassland fire specialists from Canada and the USA.…
Oct 16 - 20 2023
Courses offered:
S131 Firefighter Type 1 (12 hours)
S211 Portable Pumps and Water Use (24 hours)
S212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws (32 hours)
S219 Firing Operations (24 Hours)
S230 Crew Boss (Single Resource Boss) (24 hours)
S260 Interagency Incident…
Oct 11 2023
In a nutshell: Can prescribed fire reduce future smoke impacts? Research on how targeted prescribed burn treatments in heavily forested Western states may have an outsized impact on improving air quality for the entire western U.S. by reducing the…
Oct 11 - 14 2023
The annual Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation conference brings together researchers, managers, students, and enthusiasts of whitebark pine and related high-elevation, forested ecosystems in Canada and the United States. Once every five years, the…
Oct 10 2023
Presenter: Dr. Shishir Basant, Texas A&M University
Over the past two centuries, grasslands and savannas have been greatly altered by woody plant encroachment (WPE), i.e., increasing dominance of woody plants in savannas over time. Woody plant…