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July 2020
Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Heat Vulnerability Tool
Host: National Integrated Drought Information System Presenter: Sandra Rayne, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Jeff Dodur, NWS Southeast River Forecast Center, Chip Konrad, Southeast Regional Climate Center Abstract: These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture production, disruption to…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Prescribed Burning Atlas
Host: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Presenters: Naomi Stephens (NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service), Prof Ross Bradstock (University of Wollongong), Dr Hamish Clarke (University of Wollongong and Western Sydney University) Abstract: A website specifically designed for fire and land managers, the Prescribed Burning Atlas is a tool to inform prescribed burning strategies and tailor them to outcomes that will best reduce the risk in a target area within available budgets. Backed by eight years of CRC research incorporating thousands…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Perspectives on Prescribed Fire Management in Longleaf
Host: South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Presenter: John Kupfer, University of South Carolina Abstract: Longleaf pine ecosystems are iconic systems of the southeastern United States that historically contained a spectacular diversity of plants and animals. These habitats have, unfortunately, been degraded and reduced to a small fraction of their former extent through a century of landscape conversion, logging, and fire suppression. In response, many agencies, NGOs, private landowners and businesses have committed to longleaf pine restoration, with prescribed fire serving…
Find out more »Wildland Fire Investigations Training
Course Description: The Wildland Fire Investigations course is based on the recently developed certification standards and training programs for wildland fire investigators put in place by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). This program culminates in a six hour practical exercise where students work as a team to investigate and document a wildland fire case. Teams will determine the fire origin, collect evidence, conduct interviews, and document the case. Wildland fires result in tremendous devastation of public resources and private…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Moving to Virtual Programs, A Discussion with Natural Resource Professionals
Host: NC State University Extension Forestry Presenters: Angie Gupta, University of Minnesota, Dr. Robert Bardon, NC State University, Shan Cammack, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Laurel Kays, NC State University, Mikel Robinson, International Association of Wildland Fire Abstract: We'll hear from five presenters from around the country who will share their experiences and lessons learned in moving their programs to a virtual platform. They will cover topics ranging from things you can do in your own backyard to large-scale conferences.…
Find out more »Fighting Fire with Fire: Rx Fire Toolbox to Combat Identified Social Barriers
Host: Texas A&M University, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Great Plains Fire Science Exchange, Joint Fire Science Program Presenter: Dr. Urs Kreuter, graduate students Abstract: This online workshop will summarize the research findings from the Joint Fire Science Program grant: “Fighting Wildfire with Prescribed Burning in the Southern Great Plains: Social and Regulatory Barriers and Facilitators” led by project PI from Texas A&M University, Dr. Urs Kreuter. Presentations will be given by students and collaborators on the project sharing their results…
Find out more »August 2020
Ecological Society of America 2020 Conference
Conference theme: "Harnessing the Ecological Data Revolution" Abstracts are due April 30th. Like many science fields, the ecological sciences are being flooded by massive and diverse sources of information. For example, remote sensing platforms, automated sensors, observatory networks, molecular techniques, large-scale or replicated experiments, and predictive (simulation) models are generating enormous amounts of data over time and/or across space. Such big and diverse data are opening up new avenues of research and enabling ecologists to address more complex questions…
Find out more »North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
*UPDATED* The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council will have a virtual meeting August 12. Registration and other details will be posted on the website when available.
Find out more »September 2020
South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
The South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council will have a virtual meeting September 9. For more information and registration details click here to visit the SC Prescribed Fire Council website.
Find out more »Prescribed Fire Science Workshop: Increasing the Pace and Scale of Prescribed Burning
The Prescribed Fire Science Workshop is a series of virtual events, trainings, and networking opportunities that will connect fire scientists and land managers with the goal of increasing the pace and scale of prescribed burning in the northeastern United States. This series will lay the groundwork for continued exchange between scientists and managers, including more virtual events and (eventually!) at least one in-person meeting that will feature a prescribed burn (RxB). This series will: raise awareness of how evidence-based prescribed…
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