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Historical data are increasingly seen as critical information for contemporary management of National Forests, National Parks, and other public lands. Fire history research provides opportunities for understanding the natural range of variability in fire frequency, severity, extent, and spatial complexity, as well as the role of fire in ecosystems and the feedbacks that link fire, climate, vegetation, and management decisions. The data provide managers with both models of long-term ecosystem behavior with which to assess the degree and nature of departure in current conditions, and direction and justification for restoration efforts, fuels treatments, and other management projects.
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International Multiproxy Paleofire Database (IMPD)
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Paleoclimatology Program hosts the International Multiproxy Paleofire Database (IMPD), an archive of fire history data derived from natural proxies.
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Colorado Forest Collaboratives is now offering Professional Development Scholarships to attend the Colorado Wildland Fire Conference and the Cross-Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop. Flexible funding to Remove Barriers to Attendance! Some scholarships are available for members of Colorado forest collaboratives to attend the Colorado Wildland Fire Conference (application here), and support to...
The Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department (NRES) in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is seeking a full-time academic year, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Wildland Fire Management starting September 14, 2023. Candidates with industry or other professional experience...
As a lasting contribution to the fire ecology and management community, the Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship supports academic and professional growth of students through funding research, management, or education projects related to wildland fire science. Scholarships up to $2,500 are awarded annually, with applications due March 31 and awarded by May 31 each year. The number of scholarships...
The federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission held its first in-person meeting September 14 through 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 50-member commission developed a strategy to address the full suite of issues as required by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through topical workgroups. Workgroups are charged with exploring a topic, preparing policy recommendations...
Cal Poly Humboldt, the Department of Forestry, Fire, and Rangeland Management, and the Fire Resilience Institute invites applications for an academic year tenure-track faculty position in Applied Fire Science and Management (starting August 2023). Cal Poly Humboldt is home to the largest undergraduate Forestry and Fire programs in California. The program prides itself on a strong tradition of...
With this Dear Colleague Letter, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is calling for planning proposals focused on catalyzing innovative and inclusive wildland fire science through collaboration among diverse stakeholders and rights holders. A planning proposal is a type of proposal used to support initial conceptualization, planning and collaboration activities that aim to formulate new and...
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Dr. Park Williams will discuss his recent work to derive a forest drought-stress index (FDSI) for the southwestern United States using a comprehensive tree-ring data set representing AD 1000–2007. This FDSI is linked to measures of forest productivity...
The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) 5th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress: Uniting Research, Education and Management will be held in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center December 3-7, 2012.
Last day for early...
Intentionally burning fire-prone habitats, such as forest, savannah, and grassland, is a critically important tool for land managers to improve habitat, control weeds, promote ecosystem health, and reduce risks of catastrophic fires. In this symposium...
The 12th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit will be held in Sydney, Australia in conjunction with the 2012 World Firefighter's Games. Since 1997, the International Wildland Fire Safety Summit has been the gathering place for members of the...
Along with the opportunity to earn more than two dozen Continuing Forestry Education credits, you will be surrounded by peers willing to share their knowledge and experience. From the dynamic networking and world-class content to the inspiring...
This free Life Sciences Seminar Series is hosted by the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska...
Presented by Emily Comfort, OSU graduate student.
Pre-registration is requested.
The general consensus has been that prior to Euroamerican settlement, many forests in the Applegate and elsewhere in SW Oregon were frequently visited by...
Who: Josh Picotte and Jennifer Lecker
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) is a multi-year, interagency project designed to consistently map the location, extent and associated burn severity of large fires occurring on all lands of the...
This webinar is presented by Philip Higuera, assistant professor at the College of Natural Resource, University of Idaho.
Dr. Philip Higuera presents results from past and ongoing research focused on understanding the causes and consequences of...
Webinar presented by Kip van de Water, USDA Forest Service, Fire Ecologist, Plumas NF, and hosted by the California Fire Science Consortium.