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Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) is seeking a talented, dynamic and driven individual that shares MARS passion for forests, land stewardship and rural communities to fill the role of Stewardship Monitoring Coordinator. The essence of this position is to support MARS in building both internal understanding and community awareness of the impacts of MARS work. The position is responsible for...
The Cross-Timbers is a relatively intact forested region stretching from southern Kansas through central Oklahoma and into Texas. The region also has tremendous recreational potential due to the urban-rural interface, diverse wildlife, abundant water, and the attractive aesthetics associated with this complex landscape. However, much of this land area is not actively managed for ecosystem...
The Kathy and Steve Berman Western Forest and Fire Initiative (WFFI) at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability has multiple postdoctoral fellowship opportunities: Wildland Fire, Smoke, and Public Health Wildland Fire, Climate, and Forest Ecosystem Change Social Vulnerability and Resilience to Wildfire Risk Individual Wildfire Risk Decision-Making and Adaptation...
The Tribal Government Liaison is responsible for management of Washington Environmental Council (WEC) and Washington Conservation Voters (WCV)’s operations with regard to Tribal Affairs. This position will be responsible for by developing and implementing a Tribal Affairs program. The position is responsible for building strong statewide relationships with tribal governments, tribal citizens and...
The Prescribed Fire Coordinator (PFC) will lead The Nature Conservancy in the development of a new programmatic effort focused on a ‘Living with Fire’ strategy. This position will work closely with multiple internal TNC Teams to coordinate strategy development, and will engage with a broad set of state, federal, tribal, and local partners to advance forest planning and on-the-ground...
The Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow to be involved in research at the intersection of climate change and human health in Alaska under the supervision and mentorship of Dr. Micah Hahn. The postdoctoral fellow will primarily be working on an NIH-funded project to understand the converging impacts of wildfire...
The Senior Policy Associate for Wildfire Resilience Senior supports The Nature Conservancy’s wildfire resilience policy and investment goals in the United States. They support The Nature Conservancy’s conservation goals through work within the North America Policy & Government Relations’ Lands team in The Nature Conservancy’s External Affairs department. The position will also coordinate and...
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...
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...
Get helpful information and resources on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Colorado’s forest collaboratives: an overview of existing programs anticipating increased investments (CFLRP, GNA, Joint Chiefs, Cross-Boundary Ecosystem Restoration) and...
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...
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...
This interactive hybrid workshop will provide practitioners and decision-makers with tools and ideas that support positive fire outcomes and identify opportunities for accelerated Cohesive Strategy implementation. The program will focus on the theme of...
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national campaign that encourages people and organizations everywhere to come together on a single day to take action to raise awareness and reduce wildfire risks. It is held in the United States and Canada on...
The Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) is hosting a virtual Ready, Set, GO! Wildfire preparedness workshop for Hawaiʻi residents on Wednesday, May 18th from 12:00 to 1:00pm HST....
Sponsor: Southwest Fire Science Consortium
Presenter: Adam Benefield, CTC Technology and Energy
Federally owned public lands, originally designated to properly manage natural resources, are prone to wildfire in the southern Rocky...
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national campaign that encourages people and organizations everywhere to come together on a single day to take action to raise awareness and reduce wildfire risks.
It is held in the United States and...
Remote Attendance via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84012432627?pwd=N1p2Wk9hZTJCT3JpSFM1RFFqQUxtdz09
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Moderator: Wendy Gerlach, Gerlach Law
Flux in forest ownership has long been a reality and driving force in the Northwest. We are in a period of relatively rapid ownership transition and the outcomes continue to shape both the forests and forest...
Presenter: Micah Russell, Western Colorado University
This presentation is part of the University of Idaho's College of Natural Resources,...
How can we leverage the power of stories to enhance science communication efforts? This presentation offers findings of relevance to that question from our National Science Foundation - Advancing Informal STEM Learning pilot and feasibility study, “...
Part of the Science You Can Use Spring 2022 Webinar Series sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Presented by: Sarah McCaffrey
Fire management in the United States is currently facing numerous challenges. While many of these...
Just over ten years ago, the Pagami Creek Fire burned about 93,000 acres in the Boundary Waters Wilderness east of Ely. Most of that area burned in just a few days during a wind-driven run of surprising speed and extent. The fire offers numerous...
Sponsor: Southwest Fire Science Consortium
Over the past decade, government policies and programs to incentivize “all-lands approaches” to reducing wildfire risk have emerged that call for collective action among diverse public, private, and...