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Definition: Regulations - Rules issued by an agency that translate the general mandate of a statute into a set of requirements for the regulated community and the agency. Legislation - A proposed or enacted law or group of laws pertaining to wildland fire.

(Environmental Protection Agency / American Heritage Dictionary /Fire Research And Management Exchange System)

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IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science Forum 2021

September 28, 2021 (All day) to September 29, 2021 (All day)

Tenets for Forestry in the 21st Century

University Inn

September 29, 2021 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm PDT

4th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

Asheville, NC

October 4, 2021 (All day) to October 8, 2021 (All day)

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Funding: JFSP Open Funding Opportunity Announcements (posted Aug 11, 2021)

The interagency Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) are now open through 5 pm MDT, October 14, 2021.

The Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) announcement (FA-FOA0022-001) has one task statement. Proposals must address one or more of the following topic areas:

Fuels management and fire behavior
Changing fire environment
Emissions and air quality
Fire effects and post-fire recovery
Relative impacts of prescribed fire versus wildfire
Human dimensions of fire

The primary announcement (FA-FOA0022-002) has two task statements:

Social and ecological recovery of communities impacted by wildfire
Collaborative development of ecosystem mapping products for fire and fuels management

The Regional Fire Science Exchange announcement (FA-FOA0022-003) has one task statement focused on leading and executing a regional fire science exchange in the following six regions (see map and supporting information in the FOA):

Southern
Southern Rockies
Southwest
Appalachians
Great Plains
North Atlantic

Deadline: Oct 14, 2021

For more information: Go to the JFSP Funding Announcements webpage

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IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science Forum 2021

September 28, 2021 (All day) to September 29, 2021 (All day)

A worldwide digital IUFRO event will take place on 28-29 September 2021 in three time zones around the world. The forum will contain 24 hours of forest-related research topics, networking and emerging issues of relevancy for global policy makers. A...

Tenets for Forestry in the 21st Century

University Inn

September 29, 2021 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm PDT

Speaker: Dr. Jerry Franklin, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington

This seminar is part of the Idaho Forest Group's Distinguished Speaker Series.

There have been incredible changes that have taken place in forestry, forest science...

4th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

Asheville, NC

October 4, 2021 (All day) to October 8, 2021 (All day)

The International Association of Wildland Fire is presenting this workshop in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and the Western, Southeast and Northeast Regional Strategy Committees.

9th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

November 30, 2021 (All day) to December 4, 2021 (All day)

The Association for Fire Ecology is hosting the Fire Congress with Tall Timbers, offering an exciting blend of in-person and virtual learning opportunities for fire managers, natural resource professionals, policy and administrative leaders, and the...

IAWF Fire and Climate Conference 2022: Impacts, Issues and Futures

May 23, 2022 (All day) to May 27, 2022 (All day)

SAVE THE DATES!

Pasadena, California on May 23-27, 2022
Melbourne, Australia in June 2022

The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) plans to hold a flagship international conference in 2022. The conference will be held in...

POSTPONED: DOI Wildland Fire Workshop (online)

September 6, 2022 (All day) to September 7, 2022 (All day)

The Department of Interior's (DOI's) Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) and Office of Policy Analysis (PPA) are organizing the DOI Wildland Fire Workshop, to be held online in the fall of 2021. This workshop builds on the momentum of Reclamation's Wildfire...

Oregon Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting, Session 4 - Oregon Rx Fire Policy: 2021 Legislative Session

June 1, 2021 10:00 am to 11:30 am PDT

The Oregon Prescribed Fire Council (OPFC) is hosting four virtual working sessions to map capacity for prescribed fire, protecting communities from smoke, and connecting the...

Prescribed Fire: A Roundtable Discussion with U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (Virtual)

May 27, 2021 3:30 pm PDT

Prescribed fire - setting low-intensity fires to remove combustible debris from forest floors - is one of the best ways to protect our communities from wildfire and restore forest health. But the practice has been underutilized. Meanwhile, wildfire...

16th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 6th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference (Virtual)

May 24, 2021 (All day) to May 27, 2021 (All day)

A Virtual Conference, for Real World Problems

Join the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) on a trip around the world through the lens of wildland fire. Across four days in May 2021, the IAWF will present real world risks and...

Webinar - Colorado Wildfires 2020: Future Fire Policy

April 20, 2021 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm PDT

Presenter: Courtney Schultz, Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, CSU

This webinar is part of the Colorado Wildfires 2020 Webinar Series hosted by the Colorado State University, the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network and...

EPA Sponsored Smoke Management in the Northwest - Region 10 State's 2020 Wildfire Year in Review (Virtual Meeting)

March 1, 2021 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm PST

Join EPA and regional air quality partners from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington for a 2020 Wildfire Year in Review, as well as wildfire smoke and health messaging during the pandemic from the Washington Department of Health. There is no registration...

Northeast Regional Prescribed Fire Council Coordinating Group (NERPFCCG) Virtual Networking Forum

February 17, 2021 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm PST

This will be the first networking forum with NE-MW Prescribed Fire Councils, state fire management organizations, and other partners to identify opportunities and issues affecting communities and develop solutions to pressing issues that impede putting...

Webinar - Colorado Wildfires 2020: Historical Perspectives on Forest and Wildfire Policy and Management in the Western US

February 2, 2021 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm PST

Presenter: Tony Cheng, Professor of Forestry, Colorado State University

This webinar is part of the Colorado Wildfires 2020 Webinar Series hosted by the Colorado State University, the Southern Rockies Fire Science Network and the Forest Stewards...

Webinar - California Fire Science Seminar Series: Understanding the Observed Increase in Western US Wildfire Activity over the Past Four Decades

January 26, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST

Presenter: Park Williams - Lamont Associate Research Professor, Columbia University; Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Geography

In this talk Park Williams will evaluate the satellite-based record of wildfire in the western US from 1984...

Webinar - California Fire Science Seminar Series: Wildfire Futures: Potential Paths for Change

January 19, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST

Presenter:

Toddi Steelman - Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University; President of the International Association of Wildland Fire

The wildland fire challenge is vexing in part due to its complexity. ...

New Mexico Prescribed Burn Council Annual Meeting - Virtual

December 11, 2020 9:00 am to 2:30 pm PST

Join the New Mexico Prescribed Burn Council for a great review of 2020 where the call for MORE prescribed fire was sounded across the country from California to New Mexico to Washington, D.C. In addition, a working group of New Mexico burn...

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