Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface is a Section of a fully open access journal Fire (SCIE, CiteScore 3.7). The main aim of the Section is to highlight research seeking to assess operational approaches to wildland fire management, and to facilitate the sharing of information between wildland fire managers and scientists, through interacting with a series of international...
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9th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
November 30, 2021 (All day) to December 4, 2021 (All day)
Webinar - Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke
November 30, 2021 10:00 am PST
Webinar - Fire Policy and Policy Conundrums in Fire-Prone Mediterranean Climate Forests and Shrublands
December 6, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST
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The Fire and Fire Surrogates Study (FFS) assessed the effects of fire and fire surrogate fuel treatments, specifically, quantifying the costs and ecological consequences of alternative fire and fire surrogate restorative treatments in a number of forest types and conditions across the US.
FireWorks is an educational program about the science of wildland fire, designed for students in grades 1-12. The FireWorks program consists of a curriculum and a trunk of materials, including laboratory equipment, specimens, CDs, books, and kits of specialized materials for teachers. Content focuses on the physical science of fire behavior, human influences on fire, and fire ecology.
IFIRE University of Idaho Combustion Lab research project quantifying the biogeoscientific and societal impacts of extreme wildland fires from the regional to community scales in the US northern Rockies.
Check out current and upcoming job opportunities with the USDA Forest Service.
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at the University of Washington is a diverse, committed, and creative community from around the country that aims to change the face and future of conservation. They support emerging conservation scholars in developing innovative perspectives and skills by providing opportunities to explore nature conservation and its relationship to environmental...
Deadline: Feb 1, 2022
The West Region Wildfire Council (WRWC or The Council) is a nonprofit based in Ridgway, CO. The organization promotes and empowers community wildfire adaptation while increasing resiliency to future wildfire. WRWC acts as the regional focal point for coordination and collaboration around strategies for reducing wildfire risk in WUI communities within Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and...
Contact Name: Lilia Falk
Contact E-mail: lilia.falk@cowildfire.org
Graduate students will work with researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) on a variety of projects related to arctic urban and rural social-ecological systems. Student researchers may be involved in collecting, entering, and analyzing data, writing reports and contributing to project management under the direction of the PI. The positions open are based on funded...
Deadline: Jun 30, 2022
Cascadia Conservation District is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join the District as a Forest and Community Resilience Specialist. This full-time position will primarily serve as a landowner assistance forester for landowners throughout Chelan County. This position will work with private landowners to develop forest stewardship plans, identify appropriate cost share...
San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is seeking a talented, highly-motivated ecologist to join the Urban Nature Lab in our Resilient Landscapes Program. This is an entry level position, with an opportunity to work with an outstanding multidisciplinary team of scientists on innovative projects that help improve the functioning of California landscapes for people and wildlife. We are looking for...
Deadline: Nov 2, 2021
San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is seeking 1-2 talented, highly-motivated ecologists to join the Urban Nature Lab in our Resilient Landscapes Program. The positions are an opportunity to work with an outstanding multidisciplinary team of scientists on innovative projects that help improve the functioning of California landscapes for people and wildlife. We are looking for individuals who...
Deadline: Nov 2, 2021
San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is seeking a talented, highly-motivated landscape designer to join the Urban Nature Lab in our Resilient Landscapes Program. The position is an opportunity to work with an outstanding multidisciplinary team of scientists on innovative projects that help improve the functioning of California landscapes for people and wildlife. We are looking for individuals...
Deadline: Nov 2, 2021
The Department of Environment and Society (ENVS) at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in Human Dimensions of Environmental Change. We particularly welcome applications from scholars whose research focuses on social, cultural, historical, or ecological issues impacting public and/or tribal lands in the...
Contact Name: Dr. Wayne Freimund
Contact E-mail: wayne.freimund@usu.edu
The Senior Ecologist will lead the Sonoma Land Trust's (SLT) important work addressing the challenges of climate change in Sonoma Valley and throughout the county. They will lead SLT's work on nature-based solutions that bolster the resilience of our natural and human communities, focusing on wildfires, wildlife corridors and natural lands management. The successful candidate will drive key...
The University of Washington College of the Environment Climate Impacts Group (CIG) seeks a full-time Frontline Community Climate Resilience Scientist to provide thought leadership and coordination across the academic and community-facing partners of a climate justice focused research collaborative. The Frontline Community Climate Resilience Scientist will have a unique opportunity to advance the...
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...
Webinar - Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke
November 30, 2021 10:00 am PST
Join the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a conversation about the recent release of the EPA Report on Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from...
Webinar - Fire Policy and Policy Conundrums in Fire-Prone Mediterranean Climate Forests and Shrublands
December 6, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST
Presented by Scott Stephens, University of California, Berkeley
This seminar is part of Pennsylvania State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's...
Webinar - Full-Cost Accounting Re-measurement of the 2010 Schultz Fire– Understanding the Long-term Socio-Economic Implications of High-Severity Wildfire and Post-Wildfire Flooding
December 7, 2021 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST
Sponsor: Southwest Fire Science Consortium
Presenter: Dr. Melanie Colavito, Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University
The 2010 Schultz Fire was ignited by an abandoned campfire on June 20 and burned 15,075 acres...
Save the Date: Cross-Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop
Colorado State University
March 7, 2022 (All day) to March 10, 2022 (All day)
The year 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of benchmark wildfires in the Southwest and Intermountain regions, most notably, the Rodeo-Chedeski Fire in Arizona, the Hayman and Missionary Ridge fires in Colorado, and the Ponil Complex in New Mexico. The...
IAWF Fire and Climate Conference 2022: Impacts, Issues and Futures
Pasadena, CA
May 23, 2022 (All day) to May 27, 2022 (All day)
The International Association of Wildland Fire's (IAWF) Fire & Climate 2022 Conference will concentrate our attention on the most significant forces shaping wildland fire today and better prepare us to focus and respond to the formidable challenges...
IAWF Fire and Climate Conference 2022: Impacts, Issues and Futures
Melbourne, Australia
June 6, 2022 (All day) to June 10, 2022 (All day)
The International Association of Wildland Fire's (IAWF) Fire & Climate 2022 Conference will concentrate our attention on the most significant forces shaping wildland fire today and better prepare us to focus and respond to the formidable challenges...
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...
Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management
Auditorium di Santa Apollonia, Florence, Italy
October 4, 2022 (All day) to October 7, 2022 (All day)
Rescheduled due to COVID-19 Concerns (originally scheduled for October 20-23, 2020)
The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) are partnering with Regione Toscana and University of Florence to host a conference in...
Panel Discussion - Firestorms: Adapting Forest Management to Megafires and Climate Change
November 19, 2021 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST
Join the European Union and Western Environmental Law Center to discuss best practices on forest management, including forest governance and enforcement aspects that can reverse the trend of more menacing and devastating forest fires.
Arctic Urban Risks & Adaptations (AURA) Workshop
IARC (Akasofu Building) 401
November 18, 2021 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST
In-person and virtual meeting among University of Alaska research team and Fairbanks’s stakeholders regarding NSF Grant: Collaborative Research: Arctic Urban Risks & Adaptations (AURA): co-production framework for addressing multiple changing...
Webinar - Changing Fire Regimes in Indonesia and Brazil: the Roles of Fire and Land Use in Tropical Forest Decline
November 8, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST
Presented by Mark Cochrane, University of Maryland
This seminar is part of Pennsylvania State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's...
PNW Interdisciplinary Wildfire Research 2021 Virtual Workshop
November 5, 2021 8:30 am to 12:00 pm PDT
Sponsored by Washington State University, Oregon State University, and the University of Idaho.
As climate change reshapes fire regimes across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, we face an increasingly complex and challenging set of human and...
PNW Interdisciplinary Wildfire Research 2021 Virtual Workshop
November 4, 2021 8:30 am to 12:00 pm PDT
Sponsored by Washington State University, Oregon State University, and the University of Idaho.
As climate change reshapes fire regimes across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, we face an increasingly complex and challenging set of human and...
Webinar - North Idaho Survey on Forests and Climate Change
October 26, 2021 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT
Sponsored by Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Idaho recently partnered with GS Strategy Group to conduct a public opinion survey in North Idaho to gauge public perceptions on forest health, wildfire,...
Webinar - National Science Board Vision 2030: Making a Difference for America’s Research Ecosystem
October 18, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PDT
Presented by Victor McCrary, Vice Chair, National Science Board
This seminar is part of Pennsylvania State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's...
Webinar - Giving Voice to Cultural Safety of Indigenous Wildland Firefighters in Canada
October 12, 2021 10:00 am to 11:00 am PDT
Sponsored by the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network
This event is part of the International Association of Wildland Fire's Workforce Resilience Ignite Talk Series.
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Webinar - Holocene Fire History in South America: Responses to Climate Change and Human Activities
October 11, 2021 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PDT
Presented by Alejandra Domic, Penn State
This seminar is part of Pennsylvania State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's...
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...