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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Overview of Fire Weather Products for Controlled Burners
DESCRIPTION:Hosts: National Weather Service\, North Carolina Climate Office\, the Southern Fire Exchange\, North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council\, the Joint Fire Science Program\, and the University of Florida \nPresenters: \nScott Kennedy\, Meteorologist\, National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City\nCorey Davis\, Applied Climatologist\, North Carolina Climate Office \nWebinar Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the National Weather Service fire weather forecast products and tools as well as the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal. Presentations will include a discussion about the intended uses and caveats for each of the products. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. \nRegistration is required. Register here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-overview-of-fire-weather-products-for-controlled-burners/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T140000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Tribal Lands: Treaties\, Federal Trust Obligation\, & Opportunities for Cross-Boundary Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Federal agencies have a unique political relationship with tribes as fellow sovereigns\, and as current stewards of traditional homelands. This presentation will discuss that relationship\, legal obligations of federal trustees\, and opportunities for collaboration with Tribes across boundaries and land jurisdictions to achieve landscape scale benefits. \n\n\nMore than 56 million acres of land across the United States are owned and managed by Native Americans\, however many natural resource professionals are unaware of the unique history\, legal status\, and management of these lands. Join this webinar series to learn more about the history of native lands and their management from tribal legal obligations and treaties to wildlife\, fisheries\, forestry and fire management on native lands. The goal of this webinar series is to inform forestry and natural resource professionals of the full scope of land management approaches used by Native Americans across the country. In addition\, information from this series will provide the audience a better understanding of some of the complex history and policy challenges that also influence tribal land management both on and off reservation lands. \nNo registration is required. Join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-tribal-lands-treaties-federal-trust-obligation-opportunities-for-cross-boundary-collaboration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201207T120000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Intermediate Stand Management Options for Pines & Hardwoods
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will cover management activities that will keep established pine and hardwood stands productive and healthy. \nTiming of these activities as well as when to use them will be covered. These activities include thinning\, prescribed fire\, and crop tree release. \nNo registration is required. Join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-intermediate-stand-management-options-for-pines-hardwoods/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201207T150000
DTSTAMP:20240816T163206Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Preventing COVID-19 Exposures During Natural Disasters - 12/07
DESCRIPTION:This webinar in partnership with AIHA and the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice\, Subcommittee on Environmental Justice and Natural Disasters\, will provide guidance on keeping those who deploy as volunteers to assist with natural disaster response and clean-up safe from COVID-19. It will address suggestions for how and why to deploy\, expectations for volunteer supervisors/organizations\, controls for indoor and outdoor safety measures\, PPE supply\, HAZMAT training\, and more. \nPLEASE NOTE: Live Section 508 Compliant Captioning will be provided during this meeting. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-preventing-covid-19-exposures-during-natural-disasters-12-07/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T104500
DTSTAMP:20240816T163205Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar
DESCRIPTION: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 water supply\, and ecosystems.\n\nThe December 8 webinar will also feature a presentation on High Tide Flooding by William Sweet\, NOAA National Ocean Service.\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-southeast-climate-monthly-webinar-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T130000
DTSTAMP:20240816T163203Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Managing Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Ecological Integrity Alongside Traditional Forestry
DESCRIPTION:Georgia native plants support quality wildlife habitat for hunting\, conservation\, and ecological integrity. This can be demonstrated in management of longleaf pine ecosystems\, where timber and understory management occur simultaneously to support both economic and ecological goals. The understory that can occur under these management systems supports diverse and abundant wildlife. \nLongleaf pine ecosystem management often includes prescribed fire use\, mid-story removal/ reduction\, wiregrass propagation\, and encouragement of other understory herbaceous plants. In more traditional loblolly/ slash pine forest management\, native plants that support wildlife and ecological integrity can be encouraged in buffer zones or marginal areas of a stand. In these areas\, native plants that support wildlife habitat\, such as fruit and nut-bearing native trees and shrubs and beneficial insect-attracting plants\, can be encouraged. \nThis webinar will provide an overview of diverse native plants that can be managed alongside different types of forest management\, with a focus on species that create quality wildlife habitat. \nNo registration is required\, join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-managing-native-plants-for-wildlife-habitat-and-ecological-integrity-alongside-traditional-forestry/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T110000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Fire and Kentucky's Grassland Insects
DESCRIPTION:Prescribed fire is a tool used to enhance wildlife habitat\, improve grass and forestland\nhealth\, and set back succession. Land managers often don’t consider the effects of fire on\ninsects. This webinar is geared toward wildlife biologists\, naturalists\, prescribed fire\npractitioners\, and other land managers interested in learning more about the influence of\nprescribed fire on invertebrate populations. \nRegistration is free for KY Wildlife Society and KY Prescribed Fire Council members. Members will receive a\nlink to join the webinar. Not a member? Please email the contact below to join!\nKYCTWS ($10): Cody M Rhoden\, cody.rhoden@ky.gov\nKYPFC ($10): Kyle Sams\, kyle.sams@ky.gov \nFor more information\, please contact Terri Brunjes\, KY TWS President\, terri.brunjes@ky.gov
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-fire-and-kentuckys-grassland-insects/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T120000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Invasive Species in Southern Forests: Problems and Solutions
DESCRIPTION:An invasive species is a non-native species (including seeds\, eggs\, spores\, or other propagules) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic harm\, environmental harm\, or harm to human health. The term “invasive” is used for the most aggressive species. \nThese species grow and reproduce rapidly\, causing major disturbance to the areas in which they are present. In addition to the threats to production agriculture and forestry. Invasive species can decrease your ability to enjoy hunting\, fishing\, camping\, hiking\, boating\, and other outdoor recreational activities. \nThe United States suffers from $120 billion per year in economic losses due to invasive species. Approximately 42% of Threatened or Endangered species are at risk due to non-native\, invasive species. The presentation introduce the problem\, why you should care\, and tools to help identify\, monitor and prevent the spread of invasive species . \nNo registration is required. Join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-invasive-species-in-southern-forests-problems-and-solutions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T130000
DTSTAMP:20240816T163159Z
CREATED:20201109T141054Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Beneficial and Pest Insects in Our Forests: Management Recommendations
DESCRIPTION:Many different types of insects inhabit our forests\, both beneficial and pest insects. \n\n\nNative insects like bark beetles\, pine tip moth\, and Deodar weevil can cause problems in pine stands.  The distinction of when a native insect becomes a pest insect be highlighted.  Management options including habitat management\, thinning\, burning\, and pesticide use will be discussed. \nNo registration is required. Join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-beneficial-and-pest-insects-in-our-forests-management-recommendations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T130000
DTSTAMP:20240816T163158Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Water Quality Best Management Practices & Watershed Management
DESCRIPTION:Georgia’s water resources include 44\,056 miles of perennial streams\, 4.8 million acres of wetlands and hundreds of thousands of acres of impoundment. \n\n\nThis talk will explore the ways in which integrated watershed management can benefit forest landowners. We will explore water quality BMPs and  and how they relate to management objectives including fisheries\, aesthetics and sustainability. \nNo registration is required. Join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-water-quality-best-management-practices-watershed-management/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T140000
DTSTAMP:20240816T163157Z
CREATED:20201112T140316Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Caring for All Relations: Tribal Wildlife Management
DESCRIPTION:Drs. Serra Hoagland (Laguna Pueblo) and Michel Kohl (Ft. Peck Sioux and Assinboine Nations) will discuss the value and important of wildlife management in Indian country. Information will highlight the differences between cultural\, commercial\, and subsistence management practices that occurs both on and off tribal lands. Tribal models of land stewardship that balance the triple bottom line of social\, environmental and economic needs of the community will be discussed. This presentation will also introduce participants on the incorporation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into tribal and non-tribal wildlife management practices as well as the need for tribal engagement in all natural resource management decision making. \nNo registration required. Join the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-caring-for-all-relations-tribal-wildlife-management/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T120000
DTSTAMP:20240816T163156Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Developing Future Habitat Condition Scenarios for Wildlife in the Imperiled Pine Rockland Ecosystem of South Florida
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Suresh Subedi\, Arkansas Tech University\n\nSeminar Description:\n\n\n\nApproximately 90% of Pine Rockland habitat in south Florida and the Florida Keys\, USA\, has been lost\, fragmented\, or degraded because of urbanization or other anthropogenic disturbance. Furthermore\, low-lying islands and coastal areas are experiencing sea-level rise and an increased frequency and intensity of high tide flooding\, putting Pine Rockland habitats at increasing risk of ecological change. We evaluated changes in the extent of Pine Rockland habitat under future sea level rise and human scenarios for two endemic\, at-risk species of snakes\, the Rim Rock Crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) and the Key Ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus acrinus). We used recent and historical species records to determine their current habitat range in South Florida and estimated the extent of future habitat loss due to sea level rise and continued human development\, as well as projected differences between the two species and across their habitat ranges. Our results predict that saltwater intrusion due to sea level rise as well as short-term stochastic events such as storm surge and high tides will degrade large amounts of upland Pine Rockland habitats due to saltwater intrusion. A large amount of rockland habitat (up to 47% by 2030) will be lost to development within 10 years. Therefore\, immediate mitigation actions may be needed to conserve specialist species within upland habitat which are threatened by detrimental human modifications and global climate change.\n\n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-developing-future-habitat-condition-scenarios-for-wildlife-in-the-imperiled-pine-rockland-ecosystem-of-south-florida/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T150000
DTSTAMP:20240816T163155Z
CREATED:20201209T135129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163155Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: The effect of prescribed fire on above- and below-ground soil properties in the Ozark Highlands
DESCRIPTION:Register here. \nThe Wildlife Society and The Society of American Foresters continuing education credits (1 hour Cat 1) approved \nPrescribed fire is commonly applied to meet a variety of forest management objectives\, including the restoration and maintenance of Oak (Quercus spp.) woodlands. In the Ozark Highlands\, private landowners\, conservation organizations\, and government agencies are increasingly applying fire to restore woodland sites after a period of fire suppression. Even though fire effects on vegetation\, fuels loading\, and wildlife habitats are often studied in the Ozark Highlands\, few studies have measured fire effects on soil physical and chemical properties in this region. Since it is important to understand how prescribed burning affects short- and long-term forest soil productivity\, we initiated this study to quantify prescribed fire effects on organic soil horizon measurements\, physical and chemical properties of soil mineral horizons\, and soil solution nutrient flux\, and to resolve the time required for soil properties to return to pre-burn soil conditions. Study sites are located in the Oak-Pine Woodland/Forest Hills Land Type Association in the Black River Basin of southern Missouri. Weathered from Roubidoux sandstone and Gasconade dolomite\, soils at the study sites contain large quantities of coarse fragments and reduced nutrient content. \nIn 2015\, fire was applied to sites that had no documented occurrence of fire for at least 40 years prior and sites that had been burned twice since 2002. Sampling efforts were focused upon stands on exposed hillslopes. The percent cover\, thickness\, and dry weight of the Oi\, Oe\, and Oa horizons were measured prior to and immediately following fire\, and annually for two years post-burn. Prescribed fire completely consumed the Oi horizon and partially reduced the Oe horizon\, but both were recovered two years later. Mineral soil bulk density was measured at the 0-10\, 10-20\, and 20-30 cm depths before fire\, and bulk density at the 0-10 cm depth was re-sampled two years post-burn. There was no change in bulk density of the whole soil and the fine soil fraction. Mineral soil samples were collected prior to fire treatment\, immediately post-burn\, and at six-month intervals for two post-burn years at depths of 0-10\, 10-20\, and 20-30 cm. Compared to pre-burn values\, there was a significant increase in the water-stable microaggregate size fraction within stands burned for the first time in recent history. Fire did not significantly alter total mineral soil organic carbon stocks\, the labile carbon pool\, or the pyrogenic carbon pool for any sampling depth. There was also no fire effect on total nitrogen\, soil pH\, effective cation exchange capacity\, base saturation\, aluminum saturation\, or exchangeable base cation concentrations. The soil solution was continuously monitored for one year pre-burn and two years post-burn at 10 cm and 30 cm depths using Plant Root Simulator (PRSTM) ion-exchange probes. Ammonium-nitrogen availability was significantly greater over the two post-burn growing seasons at the 10 cm depth within periodically burned stands. However\, during the second post-burn growing season\, phosphate-phosphorus availability at the 30 cm depth was significantly less within periodically burned stands relative to stands burned for the first time. Gravimetric soil moisture content monitored monthly at the 0-10 cm depth was not different between treatments for during the duration of the study. \nThe 2015 prescribed fires were generally within prescription designed for low-intensity\, low-severity burning. Soils were moist at the time of fire and soil temperatures minimally increased. Study results indicate that when fuels and soils are moist at the time of fire\, there is minimal immediate impact on organic and mineral soil properties. Overall\, burning for the first time after a period of fire suppression did not significantly alter mineral soil physical and chemical properties. The lack of differences among treatments before fire and the minimal change in mineral soil properties following fire suggests that when given time to recover between recurring burn events\, periodic burning also does not adversely alter mineral soil properties. Study results are informative and can assist Ozark land managers in developing a prescribed fire regime that meets sustainable forestry objectives.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-the-effect-of-prescribed-fire-on-above-and-below-ground-soil-properties-in-the-ozark-highlands/
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