Displaying 1 - 10 of 28
Apr 22 2024, 2 - 3pm EDT
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 23 - 24 2024, All day PST
The Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices training is designed to increase the skills of the professional mitigation practitioner and individuals who run mitigation programs. We endeavor to provide training to individuals who lead or have…
Apr 23 2024, All day PST
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources launched its Prescribed Fire Program in the fall of 2021 with the goal of reintroducing a cost-effective tool with a high rate of success for forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction in the dry…
Apr 23 2024, 9 - 11am PDT
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 25 2024, 12 - 1pm EST
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 29 2024, All day PST
April 29 - May 10, 2024, Bend OR
There is widespread recognition within conservation, restoration, and land management agencies across the state of the need to increase ecologically-based, landscape restoration. To do so will require the expanded use of…
Apr 30 2024, 2pm PST
Abstract: Wildfires are becoming an increasing issue, raising concern about direct infrastructure and property damage as well as indirect effects related to their emissions. In this context, a fundamental understanding of the burning processes of…
May 1 2024, 8:30 - 10:30am CDT
Dr. Jones and Dr. Lashley will discuss ways prescribed burning for forest management can impact game species, such as deer, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, and woodcock.
May 2 - 7 2024, All day EDT
Agency Administrators and Line Officers are being tasked to aggressively implement fuels management programs. This consists of gaining additional skills to effectively manage evolving fuels management plans that may need to meet a variety of objectives.…
May 2 2024, 12pm - May 3 2024, 1pm EST
Speaker: Trevor Roper
Bio: Trevor Roper is pursuing a BA in Environmental Biology at Columbia University and is planning to graduate in May 2024. Before enrolling at Columbia University, he served eight years as a United States Marine,…