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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 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 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 15 - 19 2024
Fuel, Fire and Smoke: Evolving to Meet Our Climate Challenge
Wildfires present an increasing challenge to humanity and the ecosystems and atmosphere we depend on. The ability of societies to respond to larger and more destructive wildfire events and…
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…
Mar 26 - 28 2024
Protection. Prevention. Mitigation.
Wildfire activity will soon be picking up… plan to attend the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference in Reno, NV before it strikes! Learn how to minimize and manage threats in the WUI.
This conference offers three…
Feb 27 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…
Feb 27 - 28 2024
With greater emphasis and funding directed at hazardous fuels and wildlife habitat enhancement projects, agency staff are tasked with planning and implementing more vegetation treatments. The 2024 interagency workshop, hosted by the Alaska Fire…
Feb 8 2024
Land management-focused panel discussion hosted by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Join us for a live virtual panel session with social scientists and communicators in a conversation about public perceptions and social…
Feb 7 2024
FIRE: Rekindling Land and People
Exhibit Open through February 7 in the KNC Exhibits Hall
Fire, central to human evolution and our relationship with the environment, is both an ancient force in our history and of pressing modern significance. By…