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August 2020
Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Updated Hurricane Outlook
Host: National Integrated Drought Information System Presenter: Sandra Rayne, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Jeff Dodur, NWS Southeast River Forecast Center, Pam Knox, University of Georgia, Chip Konrad, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Vivek Shandas and Joey Williams, CAPA Strategies 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…
Find out more »EPA Tools and Resources Webinar – Air Pollution and Heart Disease
Host: EPA Office of Research and Development Presenter: Wayne E. Cascio, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, EPA Office of Research and Development Abstract: Over the past 50 years to meet its mission of protecting human health and the environment, EPA has worked to ensure that all Americans have access to clean air, land and water. Environmental law, policy and science have afforded the U.S. improved environmental quality across all media with attendant benefits to…
Find out more »SFE Webinar: Northern Bobwhites & Fire – A Perfect Match
Host: University of Georgia, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative, Working Lands for Wildlife, Quail Forever, East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture, the Southern Fire Exchange and the University of Florida. Presenter: James Martin, Ph.D., University of Georgia Abstract: Since Herbert Stoddard Northern Bobwhites and prescribed fire have been strongly connected. However, prescribed fire, bobwhite ecology, and local site conditions need to be aligned for optimal bobwhite population response. This talk will discuss the context of fire frequency, scale, and seasonality for…
Find out more »September 2020
Partner Webinar: The Future of Drought in Texas: What do Researchers and Stakeholders Need to Know?
Host: National Integrated Drought Information System, Texas A&M University, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Presenter: Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist, Texas A&M University Abstract: Long‐range water planning is complicated by factors that are rapidly changing in the 21st century, including climate, population, and water use. Climate projections indicate the latter half of the 21st century may be even drier in some parts of the United States than even the most arid centuries of the last 1,000 years that included…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar and ENSO Update
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. These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Air potato and Brazilian peppertree in the southeast: Where do we stand?
Host: Southern Regional Extension Forestry Presenter: Dr. Carey Minteer, Assistant Professor, University of Florida Abstract: Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) and Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) are two non-native species harming natural ecosystems in Florida and other regions in the southeastern United States. Dr. Carey Minteer (University of Florida) will provide a general overview of the introduction, range, impact and possible management strategies for these species. No registration required, join here.
Find out more »SFE Webinar: Growing-Season Prescribed Fires & Ground Nesting Birds
Growing Season Fire & Ground-Nesting Birds - Answers for Longleaf Restoration Host: Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange and the University of Florida. Presenter: Jim Cox, Tall Timbers Research Station Abstract: Millions of dollars have been spent over the past 20 years on reforestation of longleaf pine forests. Restoration will take time coupled with frequent and repeated application of prescribed burning. Burning is absolutely critical to restoration, but an appreciable number of individuals and groups now limit their…
Find out more »SFE Webinar: Fire-Ties that Bind: The Natural and Cultural Heritage of Controlled Burning in the Southland & the Rekindling of Global Fire Culture
SFE Webinar: Fire-Ties that Bind: The Natural and Cultural Heritage of Controlled Burning in the Southland & the Rekindling of Global Fire Culture Host: South Carolina DNR, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative, Working Lands for Wildlife, Quail Forever, Amsa Yoga, the Southern Fire Exchange, Joint Fire Science Program and the University of Florida. Presenter: Johnny Stowe, South Carolina DNR Abstract: All across North America, and beyond, people are gathering to Share the Flame. Resilient embers have been re-kindled, passionately nurtured in…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Drought Assessment Webinar
The webinar will provide updated information on the climate, water, and drought status of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. This drought assessment webinar is brought to you by the Auburn University Water Resources Center and the National Integrated Drought Information System. Presentations from: Florida Climate Center ADECA Office of Water Resources USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center NWS Southeast River Forecast Center US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Register for the webinar here.
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Warming Temperatures, Extreme Heat, and Nighttime Warming
The second in a series on climate change in North Carolina, this webinar will be co-hosted by the State Climate Office of North Carolina and North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies. This webinar is scheduled for September 25, 2020, from 10-11:30 AM ET. Register for the webinar here.
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