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SFE Pine Rocklands Fire Science Workshop
Pine Rocklands Fire Science Workshop
Lessons from Fire Science Research and Adaptive Management
February 18-19, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County Office, Homestead, FL
Optional field trip on February 20th, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., to the Richmond Tract of pine rocklands belonging to Zoo Miami.
Description:
Pine rocklands are a critically-endangered tropical ecosystem with dozens of rare and endangered species, many of which are endemic to the ecosystem itself. This ecosystem and its denizens are fire-maintained and adapted, but due to historical fire suppression and development, many of the remaining fragments of pine rockland are degraded and surrounded entirely by urbanization. In response to needs expressed by the pine rockland community in Miami-Dade County, FL, Southern Fire Exchange has created its inaugural Pine Rockland Fire Science Workshop to help address some of the unique challenges of prescribed burning in urban, pine rockland fragments. Some of the topics covered include the reintroduction of fire in long-unburned systems, smoke management in the wildland-urban interface, and the science of public communication. See the agenda for more information about workshop content.
Purpose:
Connect wildland fire practitioners, natural resource managers, and conservationists with the tools, resources, and knowledge to reintroduce fire into long-unburned pine rockland fragments with consideration for the wildland-urban interface.