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SFE Webinar: Strategic Burning with a Simple Prioritization Model
December 8, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free
SFE Webinar: Strategic Burning with a Simple Prioritization Model
Presented by Dr. Joe O’Brien, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
December 8, 2022 @ 1:00-2:00 PM EST
Free Registration Here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_spjT9CRuTciSj4QiFj7N1Q?fbclid=IwAR2yHrtCNOqC-kBPlWc571BwWKH8VdsQkrZD2jdwwfGshIXrotFMPFaGcec
Webinar description:
Increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire treatments safely while meeting often conflicting management objectives can seem impossible. However, success can be achieved with a relatively straightforward strategy that leverages spatial data and a consensus on fire management priorities among stakeholders. We will use a simple but effective burn prioritization model developed for Oconee National Forest to demonstrate the approach and discuss tradeoffs that must necessarily occur when new priorities emerge. The method resulted in the near doubling of prescribed fire treatment efficiency at the Oconee and the approach is based on science, is transparent, and flexible.
Increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire treatments safely while meeting often conflicting management objectives can seem impossible. However, success can be achieved with a relatively straightforward strategy that leverages spatial data and a consensus on fire management priorities among stakeholders. We will use a simple but effective burn prioritization model developed for Oconee National Forest to demonstrate the approach and discuss tradeoffs that must necessarily occur when new priorities emerge. The method resulted in the near doubling of prescribed fire treatment efficiency at the Oconee and the approach is based on science, is transparent, and flexible.
Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Hosted by the Southern Fire Exchange in partnership with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the University of Florida.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.