Check out current and upcoming job opportunities with the USDA Forest Service.

Southwest Fire Portal
The Southwest Fire Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to the southwestern contiguous United States. Our goal is to provide "one-stop shopping" for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and communities who want access to the results of efforts to understand and manage fire and fuels on lands in the Southwest.
Check out the JFSP Fire Exchange(s) located in this region
Highlighted Content

SWFSC Top Ten Fire Management Searches
The Southwest Fire Science Consortium (SWFSC) has partnered with FRAMES to help fire managers access important fire science information related to the Southwest's top fire management issues. Visit the SWFSC Top Ten Fire Management Searches site to access resources pertaining to ten critical areas of interest.

Southwest FireCLIME Annotated Bibliography
The Southwest FireCLIME project has partnered with Metalmark Web & Data and FRAMES to host their Annotated Bibliography of published research related to the interactions between climate change, wildfire, and subsequent ecosystem effects in the southwestern U.S. The 190 publications contained in the library were identified through a comprehensive literature review, and have each been summarized to distill the outcomes as they pertain to fire and climate.

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange Literature Searches
The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange has partnered with FRAMES to provide literature searches on topics such as patch burn-grazing and pyric herbivory. Visit the Great Plains Fire Science Exchange Searches page to access these searches.

Upcoming Events
- Related FRAMES Sites
- Catalog Records
- Current Announcements and Jobs
- Upcoming Events
- Past Events


















The National Forest Foundation (NFF) Matching Awards Program (MAP) provides funding for results-oriented on-the-ground projects that enhance forest health and outdoor experiences on National Forests and Grasslands.
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 Student Conservation Association (SCA) is America’s conservation corps. Members protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces in all 50 states. SCA’s mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.
Expected Dates: May 21, 2023 to July 29, 2023 The National Park Service (NPS) Structural Fire Protection Internship provides students enrolled in fire protection engineering, fire administration, or fire investigation degree programs an opportunity to gain practical work experience that will augment academic training related to the duties of a Fire Protection Specialist. Interns will support...
The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (FWRI), located on the campus of New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM, provides technical assistance and practical knowledge in forest and woodland restoration to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire and restore healthy and sustainable forested ecosystems across New Mexico and the Interior west. The FWRI is one of three...
Environmental Defense Fund is seeking a Postdoctoral Science Fellow to conduct research on biosphere-climate feedbacks to the carbon cycle and implications of those feedbacks. The 2-year fellowship can begin immediately. The Cooley Postdoctoral Science Fellow will conduct research on the carbon cycle implications of climate feedbacks on the biosphere. Increasingly we are seeing carbon cycle...
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...
There’s no substitute for seeing a forest with one’s own eyes, but can Virtual Reality provide a similar learning experience? Penn State University and the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station recently created a Virtual Reality field tour to help audiences visualize what different types of thinning and prescribed fire treatments look like in an immersive way. The ~21-minute tour...
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...
The incumbent will work in a joint capacity with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), and other State and Federal partners to promote, accelerate enrollment, coordinate, and implement the conservation provisions of the Federal Farm Bill and other wildlife related conservation programs such as the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative....
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...
Experts tell the story of forest change since colonization, and share insights and answer questions about how we might steward a legacy of forest change and mitigate climate change impacts.
Presenters:
- Susan Prichard, Research...
Presenter: Kit O'Connor, RMRS Research Ecologist
The USFS 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy lays out ambitions goals for increasing the pace and scale of hazardous fuel treatments to reduce risk to communities, but does little to tie these goals...
A Strategic Framework for Planning, Mitigation and Response: PODs, RMA, and Incident Strategic Alignment
Presenter: Dave Calkin, RMRS Research Forester
Over the last several years scientists and analysts at RMRS Wildfire Risk Management...
The Society for Range Management (SRM) will be holding its 76th Annual Meeting in-person in Boise, Idaho. For those wishing to attend the meeting virtually, the majority of events and sessions will be streamed online.
Minding the Science-Practice Gap in the Wildfire Crisis Strategy: Building Capacity for the Co-Management of Wildfire Risk Transmission (CoMFRT)
Presenter: Dan Williams, Research Social Scientist, RMRS
A critical challenge to implementing...
February 20 - March 3, 2023
Singletary Lake State Park 50 miles northwest of Wilmington, North Carolina
Apply by the end of the day on November 18, 2022
When the US fire management system was conceived in the early...
(INFORMAL) Office Hours with The Nature Conservancy's LANDFIRE Team
The Office Hour Series continues in 2023. Once again, the series will feature top LANDFIRE users, behind-the-scenes experts, and LANDFIRE pioneers and innovators on this once-a-...
Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain
The National Native Seed Conference connects Research, Industry, Land Management, and Restoration professionals, providing the premier opportunity to develop relationships and...
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)'s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fire. Learn how to minimize and manage threats in the WUI....
(INFORMAL) Office Hours with The Nature Conservancy's LANDFIRE Team
The Office Hour Series continues in 2023. Once again, the series will feature top LANDFIRE users, behind-the-scenes experts, and LANDFIRE pioneers and innovators on this once-a-...
The Southern Fire Exchange (SFE) will be hosting its second Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit. Dr. Monica Rother, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will be live on ...
(INFORMAL) Office Hours with The Nature Conservancy's LANDFIRE Team
The Office Hour Series continues in 2023. Once again, the series will feature top LANDFIRE users, behind-the-scenes experts, and LANDFIRE pioneers and innovators on this once-a-...
Fueling Collaboration is an interactive virtual Panel Discussion Series designed to connect fire managers and researchers. Fueling Collaboration is created and hosted by the USDA Forest...
Sponsor: Southwest Fire Science Consortium
Presenter: Rebecca Beers, Research Scientist, Arizona Geological Survey at University of Arizona
Description: The 2019 Museum Fire burned nearly 2,000 acres of steep forested terrain abutting...
Connect with your grassland fire management community across the central U.S. through virtual panel discussions in 2023.
Fire is a key process in the grasslands and savannas that span the center of North America....
On Thursday, Dec. 15, The Pew Charitable Trusts will host leaders from federal and state agencies to deliver perspectives on the growing burden of wildfires on state budgets. The expert panel will build on the key findings and recommendations from a...
Vovener de Verlands Edmond, PhD Candidate in the College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences at the University of Idaho, will present his proposal.
Major Professor: Andrew Nelson
Presenters: Jeff Boisvert and Liam Bennett
This webinar is part of the Canada Wildfire Webinars series.
The quantity of data collected from remote sensing,...
After a season of major fires and flooding, communities across New Mexico need support in rebuilding - structures, soils, waterways, and more. While there are many resources out there, navigating the systems to access that support can feel nearly...
Presented by the Rocky Mountain Research Station. Hosted online by:
- Matt Reeves – Rocky Mountain Research Station
- Dwayne Rice – Region 2 Rangeland Program Manager
Background:
Geo-fencing provides some unique...