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SUMMARY:SFE Wiregrass Fireside Chat
DESCRIPTION:Join the SFE Wiregrass Fireside Chat this Thurs. Feb. 1st at 12:00 PM ET where you can meet in a small group with Dr. Rae Crandall\, Dr. Jen Fill\, and land manager Chris Kinslow. \nThe Fireside Chat will be an open Zoom meeting where you can connect with a small group of like-minded fire managers and researchers who are working on wiregrass issues. Just like a field workshop\, Fireside Chats are an unscripted\, unrecorded\, low-stress environment\, you can get answers to your questions\, share your challenges\, and build your network. All you have to do is sign up. Login and link-up with a handful of other dedicated managers. \nRegister for the Fireside Chat meeting here: https://bit.ly/SFEfiresidechat1 \nDid you miss the SFE Advanced Wiregrass Restoration and Management Webinar? You can watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/9khPiD5g9pM?feature=shared \n  \n 
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-wiregrass-fireside-chat-thurs-feb-1st-at-noon-et/
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Overview of Prescribed Fire Liability in State Law with Sara Clark
DESCRIPTION:When: Feb 1\, 2024 1:30 PM ET \nHosted by: The Nature Conservancy and the Fire Learning Network. \nIn this 90-minute webinar\, Sara Clark will provide an overview of prescribed fire liability in state law\, including definitions of liability and how state laws defining liability interact with certified burn manager programs\, tribal sovereignty and cultural burning\, and prescribed fire insurance. Sara will provide examples from California and a selection of other states that have defined prescribed fire liability in state law\, including an overview of the California Prescribed Fire Claims Fund Pilot that began operating in 2023. This webinar is intended for those who are new to the issue of prescribed fire liability or those more experienced who would like an overview of the subject\, especially anyone about to engage on similar policy initiatives in their state or jurisdiction. \nSara Clark is a partner at the public interest law firm Shute\, Mihaly\, & Weinberger LLP based in San Francisco\, California. Sara has worked extensively on prescribed fire liability\, including an instrumental role in passage of California’s legislation defining gross negligence for suppression costs and establishment of the Prescribed Fire Claims Fund Pilot. She was a co-author of the Good Fire report for the Karuk Tribe\, an analysis of barriers to the expansion of cultural burning and recommended solutions. Watch for Good Fire II in February 2024! \nYou are invited to a Zoom webinar. \nTopic: Overview of Prescribed Fire Liability in State Law \nRegister in advance for this webinar: \nhttps://tnc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GJOas2ICRB6dtH9Hg56Czw \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-overview-of-prescribed-fire-liability-in-state-law-with-sara-clark/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T110000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Savanna Communities
DESCRIPTION:Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series\nHosted by the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point\nSelect Wednesdays at 9:30-11 a.m. ET\n  \nClick here to register for “Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Savanna Communities”\nFebruary 7\, 2024\n\n\n​Restoring Savanna Communities in Wisconsin with Rx Fire at Ecologically Meaningful Scales\nJoin Jeb Barzen and Brendan Woodall as they discuss the implications of using prescribed fire to restore savanna landscapes. Jeb Barzen will focus on addressing the potential for restoring savanna communities in Wisconsin at ecologically meaningful scales through use of prescribed fire and through expanding social tools such as carbon credits or environmental labels. Most vegetative communities in Wisconsin\, including a variety of savanna communities\, are fire-dependent and the Wisconsin landscape is approximately 85% privately owned. A 10-fold increase in the implementation of prescribed fire is needed and our current capacity to implement those fires is limited by the number of trained people to burn safely and the incentives necessary to allow private landowners to deploy Rx fire sustainably over decades and across broad landscapes to achieve ecologically significant impacts.  ​  ​​ ​​ \nBrendan Woodall will dive into the details on what he does as a Private Lands Biologist through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and discuss how fire is used as a restoration and management tool in savanna communities on private land. There are many barriers and limitations to actually being able to get fire on the ground safely\, such as socially\, financially\, and logistically. \n  \nPresenters:\nJeb Barzen\, M.S.\, B.S.; Chair\, Private Lands Conservation\, LLC; Chair\, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council; Adjunct Assistant Professor\, UW-Madison Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture; Lecturer\, UW-Madison Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies​​ \nJeb has spent most of his 36-year career studying birds and applying ecosystem restoration tools in wetlands\, grasslands\, and savannas worldwide. This includes conducting over 770 prescribed burns throughout the Midwe​st\, in Vietnam and in the Russian Far East. While teaching prescribed burning in Russia\, Jeb  can uniquely claim to be the only person to be quoted by Pravda as an ‘expert American arsonist.’ Early on in his career\, it became clear that the most interesting projects would last well beyond his own lifetime\, so Jeb soon began to focus on teaching\, mentoring\, and advancing the tools that we depend upon to improve ecosystem restoration – chief among them – prescribed burning and prescribed burn practitioners. To that end\, Jeb recently collaborated with the Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council\, the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies\, UW Arboretum\, The Wisconsin Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and numerous local NGOs to create a course on fire ecology and prescribed burn implementation at the UW-Madison which currently matriculates 24 students each ye​ar. \n  \nBrendan Woodall\, Wisconsin Private Lands Biologist\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program \nBrendan grew up in Missouri\, where he attended the University of Missouri – Columbia and graduated with a B.S. in Forestry and a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife. Brendan first cut his teeth with learning and implementing prescribed fire in college. Since graduating\, he has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – PFW Program helping private landowners restore and enhance wildlife habitat in central Wisconsin. He has assisted with over 50 prescribed burns and 13 wildfires totaling over 10\,000 acres on both public and private land. This experience helps him to consider the potential for prescribed fire as a management tool when creating wildlife habitat restoration plans​. \n  \n  \n\n\nModerator:\n​​​Michael Demchik\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Forestry\, College of Natural Resources\, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point \nMichael Demchik grew up in southern West Virginia in unincorporated Pond Fork. With the freedom to explore the outdoors\, a mountain on one side and a stream on the other\, a future career in natural resources just made sense. Demchik is cu​rrently a professor of silviculture at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His previous positions included an Extension Forester specializing in farm forestry in Minnesota\, a state Maple Syrup and Non-Timber Forest Products specialist in Pennsylvania\, and a number of other jobs ranging across federal\, state\, and private industries in West Virginia\, Maryland\, Pennsylvania\, Minnesota\, and Wisconsin.  ​ \n\n  \n  \nFuture Webinars Include:\nMarch 6\, 2024 – Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States\nApril 3\, 2024 – Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States\nMay 1\, 2024 – Fire and Game Species\nJune 5\, 2024 – Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes\nJuly 10\, 2024 – Fire and Climate Change\nAugust 7\, 2024 – Case Studies: Prescribed Fire and Red Pine\nSeptember 4\, 2024 – Case Studies: Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation\nOctober 2\, 2024 – Workforce Development \n  \n  \nThis Session Is Generously Sponsored By:\n  \n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/webinar-prescribed-fire-as-a-restoration-tool-for-savanna-communities/
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SUMMARY:Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Click here to register for the Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion:\nSuccessfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration\n  \nLand management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless\, the persistent disparities between the realms of science and management often impede effective collaboration. In this panel\, we will draw inspiration from successful case studies in the eastern United States\, where land managers and scientists have forged pioneering partnerships\, yielding tangible advancements in the field. \n  \nModerators:\nHelen MohrUSDA Forest Service\, Southern Research StationDr. David GodwinSouthern Fire Exchange \nPanelists:\nComing Soon
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/successfully-bridging-the-gap-eastern-us-models-of-fire-science-and-management-collaboration/
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Climate Adaptation Strategies for Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:As part of the monthly webinar series Ecological Forestry in the Context of Climate Change \nTuesday\, February 20\, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET \nHosted by: USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub \nDescription: Steve Jack with the T.L.L. Temple Foundation present on longleaf pine systems and fire regimes. This session will focus on fire adaptation like managing out of balance fire regimes\, resetting fire return intervals\, and the synergistic effects of wind and fire with a look at hurricane interactions. \nRegistration Information
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-climate-adaptation-strategies-for-longleaf-pine-ecosystems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T130000
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Pine Savanna Restoration and Ecosystem Services
DESCRIPTION:A free one hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station\, the Southern Fire Exchange\, and the University of Florida IFAS. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. \nPresenter:\nCinnamon Dixon\, Fire Ecologist\, Tall Timbers Research Station \nWebinar Description: It is expected that restoring southeastern pine savannas will boost ecosystem services. However\, the success of this restoration depends on how well we can restore ecosystems and their services\, the speed at which ecosystems are restored\, and the tradeoffs between restored ecosystems and other typical land uses. In this presentation\, we’re comparing the services provided by pine savannas at various stages of restoration with those from reference pine savannas\, as well as other common land uses like row-crop agriculture\, improved pasture\, pine plantations\, and unmanaged forests. This presentation will be of interest to anyone working to manage old field ecosystems in the South. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker. \nWebinar Requirements: A reliable internet connection and speakers / headphones are required to participate. Webinar audio will be broadcast directly to your computer and may be available via a call-in number. See registration email for more details. Webinar participants do not need a microphone or video camera. \nWebinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar\, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive. \nQuestions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org \nRegister for the webinar here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__CRTsHZsSNuT2leFXvbfdA
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-pine-savanna-restoration-and-ecosystem-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T130000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Increasing Prescribed Fire Capacity in the Central US
DESCRIPTION:Increasing Prescribed Fire Capacity in the Central US \nHosted by: Great Plains Fire Science Exchange and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium \nSpeakers: Chuck Stanley\, NRCS\, Carissa Wonkka\, University of Florida\, Wes Buchheit\, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever \nThursday\, Feb 22nd\, 12 PM Central \nRegister for the webinar via Zoom
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-increasing-prescribed-fire-capacity-in-the-central-us/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T170000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Reflections from 20 Years of Examining the Social Dynamics of Fire Management
DESCRIPTION:5:00 PM ET\, Thursday\, February 22\, 2024 \nSarah McCaffrey\, Ph.D.\, Retired Social Scientist\, USDA Forest Service \nHosted by the International Association of Wildland Fire\, Association for Fire Ecology\, and Pau Costa Foundation \nDescription: Sarah McCaffrey\, PhD\, retired in 2022 after 20 years as a fire social scientist with the US Forest Service where her research focused on understanding the social dynamics of fire management.  This included research projects that examined the role of risk perception and risk attitudes\, social acceptability of prescribed fire\, homeowner mitigation decisions\, evacuation decision making\, risk communication\, and agency-community interactions during fires.  Since retirement she has been involved with a number of research and practitioner efforts to improve future fire outcomes including as an adviser to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Wildfire Resilience Initiative and Board member for Fire Adapted Colorado.  She received her PhD in 2002 from the University of California at Berkeley where her dissertation examined Incline Village\, Nevada homeowner views and actions in relation to defensible space and fuels management. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uf1j-BIxTHq2jL3IawWZ5w#/registration
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-reflections-from-20-years-of-examining-the-social-dynamics-of-fire-management/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T130000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Working with Private Landowners to Increase Prescribed Fire Capacity
DESCRIPTION:Working with Private Landowners to Increase Prescribed Fire Capacity \nSpeakers: Morgan Treadwell\, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo\, Jennifer Fawcett\, North Carolina State Extension\, and Brian Teeter\, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever \nWednesday\, Feb 28th\, 12 PM Central \nRegister here: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkf-urrTMtE92oaWdNjDJKFqCdJ0HkH08G#/registration
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-working-with-private-landowners-to-increase-prescribed-fire-capacity/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T130000
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Emerging Technologies in Wildland Fire
DESCRIPTION:A free one-hour webinar from The Nature Conservancy\, the Southern Fire Exchange\, and the University of Florida IFAS. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. \nPresenter:\nNathan Burmester\, The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina \nWebinar Description: Navigating the rapid advancements in technology can be challenging\, especially for those immersed in the daily demands on the fireline. Join Nathan Burmester\, representing TNC North Carolina\, for a concise exploration of cutting-edge technologies employed by prescribed fire managers. Additionally\, discover innovative applications of older technologies that are reshaping the landscape of fire management practices. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker. \nWebinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar\, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive. \nQuestions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org \n\n\nRegister for the webinar here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S_DfsLDWRXSq0Vdy4LpaWQ
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-emerging-technologies-in-wildland-fire/
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