Southern Fire Exchange

North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
2021-06-03
AGENDA
9:00 Opening remarks – Kevin Hiers
9:10 Welcome – Governor Brian Kemp
9:25 The State of Fire in Georgia -Tim Lowrimore
9:45 Prescribed Fire’s Role in the Oak Regeneration Process – Dr. Callie Schweitzer
10:30 Break
10:45 Using Drones with Infrared Capabilities To Monitor Fire Behavior – Cole Fagen/Amy McClave
11:15 The Role of Prescribed Fire in Shortleaf Pine – Mike Black
11:35 Lunch Break
12:05 Forest and Fire Management for Northern Bobwhites Above the Fall Line -Dr. James Martin
12:35 Before fire exclusion…fire history in North Georgia and the Cumberland Plateau -Mike Stambaugh
1:05 The Paradoxical Effects of the 2016 Wildfires on Tree Mortality-Dr. Joseph O’Brien
1:35 Break
1:50 A Case Study of Smoke in Chattanooga -Dr. Scott Goodrick
2:10 Smoke Management Guide for SE Landowners – Jennifer Fawcett/Holly
Campbell
2:30 Community Protection Program-Beyond Boundaries -Shardul Raval
2:45 Closing Remarks – Kevin Hiers
3:00 Adjourn
SAF Continuing Forestry Education credits as well as Master Timber Harvester credits will be available for those attending this meeting. Attendance will be determined by a list of individuals that sign-in to the meeting. In order to get credit for attending, you will need to register below with your license number. You will receive a confirmation email with a link unique to you. Use that link on June 3rd to log-in and attend the meeting. If you do not use your unique link, we will be unable to verify your attendance and you will not receive continuing education credits.
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Partner Webinar: Collaborative Landscape Conservation Planning: Fostering local stakeholder engagement
2021-06-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Natural resource practitioners are increasingly taking a collaborative, landscape-level approach to natural resource conservation. Despite its potential advantages, this approach faces challenges. Primary among these is ensuring ecosystem-wide goals for conservation can effectively inform local management plans and actions. This necessitates working with local stakeholders. Opportunities for local stakeholders to participate in landscape conservation planning are often limited, in part because conservation leaders are uncertain about whether, when, and how these stakeholders might most effectively participate in decision processes.
In this presentation, Catherine Doyle-Capitman will provide an overview of best practices for engaging local stakeholders and incorporating social data during collaborative landscape conservation planning. An overview of these best practices can be found in the following practitioners’ guide: Facilitating Local Stakeholder Participation in Collaborative Landscape Conservation Planning (https://prod-is-cms-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/hd/prod/353a0be0-a3a5-11eb-9909-a71e27a203e5-Doyle-Capitman.pdf)
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Partner Webinar: "Fire Breaks: Fire Suppression, the 'Light-Burning' Controversy, and the Return of Indigenous Flames"
2021-06-10 13:00 - 14:00
Historian Char Miller will be speaking about this history of fire use by Indigenous populations in what is now California and the impact of fire suppression on the land and peoples. Registration for the free Zoom event is required.
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Partner Webinar: Ethics and Professional Forestry
2021-06-17 13:00 - 14:00
Foresters have an ethical responsibility to those they serve. However, sometimes it is hard to determine where the line is between what is ethical and what may be construed as unethical. This course serves as a reminder of our ethical duties and gives examples of situations where ethics come into play.

Foresters have a responsibility to manage land for both current and future generations in an ethical fashion. This course is a refresher in ethics as they apply to forestry situations. Real life examples will be used to illustrate how tough ethical dilemmas may be handled by and to help us identify those areas that skirt the edges of ethical conduct. The North Carolina State Board of Registration for Foresters is pleased to have Butch Bailey, Extension Associate with Mississippi State University, put a new face on the traditional ethics presentation. Examples of ethics related situations from North Carolina will also be presented by the board. This course is being offered by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Foresters as a service to the professional forestry community.
No registration required, join here.

Partner Webinar: Connecting Main Street to Mountaintops: Urban land protection as part of a comprehensive landscape conservation strategy
2021-06-24 14:00 - 15:00
A comprehensive approach to landscape conservation must include urban spaces and communities, as much as it includes large wild places and rural communities. For nearly fifty years, The Trust for Public Land has been a leader in land protection and park creation, working with communities across the American landscape to advance equity, health, and climate resilience. Leaders from TPL’s parks and schoolyards teams will share insights on effective strategies for using park creation, spatial analysis, and community engagement as part of a conservation approach that strengthens and improves the livability of our cities while connecting them to a larger surrounding landscape that spans regional and, ultimately, national borders.
Presenters:
Danielle Denk, Program Director and Schoolyard Initiative Lead
Linda Hwang, Director of Strategy and Innovation
Robert Kent, Texas State Director
Michael Giammusso, National Lands Initiative Lead
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SFE Webinar: Restoring the Pine Barrens - Attitudes towards restoration of a threatened ecosystem in the U.S. South
2021-06-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
SFE Webinar: Restoring the Pine Barrens – Attitudes towards restoration of a threatened ecosystem in the U.S. South
Description: Fire is a critical element for the restoration of native longleaf pine forests in the southern United States. This research explored public interest in restoration of this threatened ecosystem and the application of prescribed fire, a key component of restoration. We report on a project conducted across eight southern states with the following objectives: (1) to identify if prescribed fire has kept pace with demand for planting longleaf following disaster events and (2) to identify landowners’ and public interest in ecological restoration using science-based prescriptions and how managers may use this information to increase prescribed burning. To address these objectives, we collected data from key informant interviews and a public telephone survey. Results demonstrated several important predictors of social barriers to prescribed burning and types of landowners most likely to burn in longleaf ecosystems. We conclude with a discussion about ways to increase dialogue among stakeholders to help them understand the risks and benefits of appropriate ecosystem management using fire. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.
Scheduled Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET June 29, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Jason Gordon, University of Georgia
Dr. John Willis, US Forest Southern Research Station
Webinar Partners: US Forest Service Southern Region, the University of Georgia, the Southern Fire Exchange, NC State University, and the University of Florida.
Webinar Target Audience: Natural Resource Managers, Park Rangers, Public Information Officers, Outreach Specialists, Cooperative Extension Agents
Webinar Registration Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sBibA3bvSmuWBUgCdHymag

Partner Webinar: Bat Responses to Silvicultural Treatments
2021-06-29 13:00 - 14:00
Researchers have been studying bat responses to silvicultural treatments since the mid-1980s, but research on the effects of silviculture on bats has increased greatly over the past decade. This webinar will present a synthesis of this research which includes the effects of regeneration harvests, thinning, gap formation, plantation forestry, and prescribed fire on bats. Dr. Loeb will also present the results of a recent review which compares the effects of prescribed fire and wildfire on bats. The talk will conclude with a discussion of the major gaps in our knowledge and where our research efforts need to be concentrated in the future.
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Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar
2021-07-13 10:00 - 11:00
The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am ET. This series is hosted by the Southeast Regional Climate Center, in partnership with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the NOAA National Weather Service. These webinars will provide the region 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 agriculture production, water resources, wildfires and ecosystems.
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Workforce Resilience Ignite Talk: Fitness and Wellness for Performance in Wildland Firefighting
2021-07-14 16:00 - 17:00
Presented by Joe Sol, Exercise Physiologist U.S. Forest Service and Brent Ruby, Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Montana
Joe and Brent will share their research on sustainment and maintenance throughout
the fire season.
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Partner Webinar: Using fire regimes as ecosystem indicators: SEFireMap, Southeast Conservation Blueprint, and other applications
2021-07-15 10:00 - 11:00
Join the webinar on Microsoft Teams here.
More information on the webinar series here.

Partner Webinar: Passenger Pigeons: A Force of Forest Disturbance
2021-07-29 13:00 - 14:30
Join the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Manager and Scientists to learn how this extinct species impacted forests in the U.S. Presentations by Dr. Ian Thompson (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and Dr. Ben Novak (Lead Scientist, Revive & Restore) will introduce the cultural and ecological significance of passenger pigeons. This webinar will consider what their disappearance means in terms of ecological disturbance processes and the implications for forest and fire management today.
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Partner Webinar: Flash Drought Webinar Series: Current Understanding and Future Priorities
2021-08-03 14:00 - 15:00
Droughts are often categorized as ‘flash’ droughts when they develop or intensify in a matter of weeks (though defining flash droughts continues to be an area of active debate). The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are pleased to announce a series of three webinars to help climate professionals and operational service providers better understand this phenomenon, its defining characteristics and how it varies by region and season, its impacts on agricultural and other stakeholders, and the potential for improved monitoring, prediction, and planning/response tools (datasets, maps, etc.).
This webinar, the second in the series, will showcase the following presentations and discussion by NIDIS staff on key takeaways from the December 2020 Workshop, with an emphasis on priority activities to advance flash drought monitoring, prediction, and planning/response.
NIDIS Flash Drought Workshop: Key Takeaways and Priorities – Joel Lisonbee and Molly Woloszyn, NOAA-NIDIS
Additional reflections on the workshop and on priority actions to advance flash drought research:
Mike Hobbins, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Amanda Cravens, USGS Fort Collins Science Center
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SFE Webinar: Potential Impacts of Prescribed Fire Smoke on Air Quality, Public Health, and Socially Vulnerable Populations in the Southeastern U.S.
2021-08-12 13:00 - 14:00
A free one hour webinar from North Carolina State University, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenters:
Sadia Afrin, Graduate Research Assistant,
Dept. of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Fernando Garcia Menendez, Assistant Professor
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
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Webinar Description: While prescribed fire is an essential land management tool in the Southeast, its impacts on air quality and public health remain uncertain. This webinar will cover a recent project that used burn permit records, air quality modelling, and epidemiological associations between fine particulate matter concentrations and multiple health endpoints to examine these impacts, with a focus on case studies in Georgia and North Carolina. Results show not only potential health impacts from prescribed fire, but call for greater attention to the characterization of prescribed fire impacts, potential air quality benefits of land treatment, and the communities most exposed to fire-related smoke. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.

Partner Webinar: Optimizing Ecosystem Services from Longleaf Pine: Balancing Carbon Sequestration with Watershed Health
2021-08-30 14:00 - 15:00
Longleaf pine forest conservation and restoration are critical priorities for protecting threatened and endangered species, and can also benefit landowners interested in improving game habitat. Restoring and managing frequent-fire longleaf pine may also benefit water yield, or the quantity of rainfall that makes it into streams, rivers, and groundwater. This webinar will summarize evidence that fire-managed longleaf pine forests consume less water than other forest types in the southeast, and has potential to improve water yield in southeastern watersheds. Potential tradeoffs of longleaf pine management for water yield, such as reduced carbon sequestration, will be presented. Balancing carbon and water benefits will be discussed in the context of the latest available science on forest carbon and water, and the relative value of these important ecosystem services at local, national, and global scales.
No registration required, join the webinar here.

Facebook Live: Wildfire Safety
2021-08-31
Tune in on August 31 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time as experts – Susie Kocher, Stephen Quarles and Yana Valachovic – go live to answer questions about wildfire safety.
Watch on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Facebook page.

Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Air Quality and Health
2021-09-14 10:00 - 11:00
Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! 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.

The September 14 webinar will also feature a presentation on the interactions between climate, air quality, and health.
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Presenters
Climate Overview and Hurricane Outlook Update
Sandra Rayne | Southeast Regional Climate Center

Water Resources Overview
Jeff Dobur/Todd Hamill | NWS Southeast River Forecast Center

Agriculture Impact Update
Pam Knox | University of Georgia

Interactions Between Climate, Air Quality, and Health
Nyahsa Dunkley | State of Georgia Climate Office

Partner Webinar: Climate change-induced wildfire effects on soil biodiversity
2021-09-14 10:00 - 11:30
This webinar will explore recent advances in Climate Change research on wildfires and impacts on soil biodiversity. With rising awareness of wildfires worldwide and the release of the IPCC report on Climate Change, and upcoming COP26 in Glasgow and UN Biodiversity Convention in China, the topic is timely. This webinar will focus on new understanding of climate-induced wildfires​, their effects on soil biodiversity and ecosystem processes, and identify research priorities for the future.
Join panelists Elizabeth Wandrag Univ. York, UK, Konstantin Gongalsky, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Marie-Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Mac Callaham, US Forest Service, Georgia, USA, as they discuss their research, major gaps ​in knowledge, and how soil biodiversity research under global changes informs future land use policy.
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Partner Webinar Series: Wildfire: Weather, Water, Weeds, Wildlife
2021-09-16 13:00 - 16:00
Join us as we seek to better understand wildfire effects on communities and the health of our watersheds! Expert panelists will share recent education efforts, guidelines, and research on the physical, cultural and ecological conditions related to increasing frequency and scale of wildfires in our region.
Thurs. Sept. 16th, 2021 | 9am-12pm
Thurs. Sept. 30th, 2021 | 9am-12pm
Thurs. Oct. 14th, 2021 | 2pm-5:30pm

​Register here.
Since our symposia after the Griffith Park Fire in 2007 and after the Station Fire in 2009, Council for Watershed Health (CWH) has sought to continue convenings around local fire preparedness, defensible space, environmental impacts, and the increasing frequency of wildfires in our region. It is our goal to contribute to a shared understanding amongst stakeholders on the watershed issues of the day, gather lessons learned and disseminate best practices and strategies for healthier watersheds.
Each of the three webinars will consist of short presentations and moderated panel discussions by leading experts in Wildland Fire Research, Land Management, Air Quality, Water Quality, Flood Control, Weeds and Wildlife, Land Use Planning, and Utility Services.
With this Symposium, we will:

Examine agency/utility wildfire safety, mitigation measures and resiliency planning for future fire weather

Learn about research focused on wildfire effects on water quality (sediment, contaminants) and water supply in our region and how we can improve our practices

Discuss how forests, shrublands and rivers are recovering or being impacted by invasive plants and biodiversity loss

Understand how state and local agencies are preparing and responding to increased threat of wildfire

Who will attend?
Planning and Public Works Professionals, Water Resources Professionals, Land Managers Public Health Professionals, Local Business Leaders, Civil Engineers, Regulators, Land Managers, Researchers, Education and Extension Specialists, Public Health Professionals, Developers, Landscape Architects, Community Based Organizations, Academics, Students, and any and all other interested parties.

Partner Webinar: Forgotten Habitat: Native Groundcover
2021-09-16 15:00 - 16:00
Nature Knowledge is a speaker series hosted by Dr. Shelly Johnson to share current scientific knowledge on topics affecting nature in Florida, supported by UF/IFAS Natural Resources Extension. This month, Megan Ellis, Private Lands Biologist from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and Landowner Assistance Program, will join us to discuss the importance of native groundcover, its decline throughout history, and what we can do to recover this forgotten habitat
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Partner Webinar: Wildfire in the Western US: Causes, Consequences, & Adaptation
2021-09-16 19:00 - 20:00
Large fires are becoming more frequent and severe across the western US. Since 1984, annual burned forest area has increased by about 1,100%. Lives, property, and livelihoods are routinely threatened and burned landscapes can be left ecologically transformed.
What is causing recent trends in fire activity? What will forests of the future look like? How can modeling wildfires and forest response guide adaptation strategies? These are among the questions to be explored. Panelists will also discuss the importance of tailoring fire and forest management to the local context, considering regionally specific factors like forest type, environmental conditions, and the presence of people.
Panelists will include: forest ecologist Winslow Hansen (Cary Institute), fire ecologist Phil Higuera (University of Montana), and natural resource sociologist Catrin Edgeley (Northern Arizona University).
This event will include time for audience Q&A. Free and open to all.
Registration is required.

Partner Webinar: ITEP's Status of Tribes & Climate Change (STACC) Report
2021-09-22 13:30 - 14:45
Join us for the first webinar of a series which will focus on the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) report, a new report written by a working group and convened by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes & Climate Change Program. STACC seeks to uplift and honor the voices of Indigenous peoples across the U.S. to increase understanding of Tribal lifeways, cultures, and worldviews; the climate change impacts Tribes are experiencing; the solutions they are implementing; and ways that all of us can support Tribes in adapting to our changing world. Over 90 authors from different entities including the authors of 34 personal Tribal narratives contributed to the publication of the first STACC Report. It was written for diverse audiences including Tribal managers, leaders, and community members; the authors of future National Climate Assessments; federal and state agencies and decision makers; and non-governmental organizations. This first webinar will focus on introducing the Report and will give you a chance to hear from key authors of the Report.
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We are pleased that our following relatives and colleagues will join us.
1) Ann Marie Chischilly, Esq., ITEP Director and Interim Vice President of the Office of Native American Affairs (ONAI) at Northern Arizona University
2) Dara Marks-Marino, WattTime, Environmental Justice Analyst, former ITEP team member and STACC Report Lead
3) Kyle Whyte, PhD – Professor of Environment & Sustainability & George Willis Pack Professor – University of Michigan and STACC Report Lead Author
4) Rachael Novak, BIA Tribal Resilience Coordinator, BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Program (invited)
5) Coral Avery, Natural Resource Specialist-BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Program and Tribal Youth & Climate Liaison, NW Climate Adaptation Science Center

SFE Webinar: Moving to Hybrid Events - A Discussion with Natural Resource Professionals
2021-09-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Online, United States
SFE Webinar: Moving to Hybrid Events – A Discussion with Natural Resource Professionals
September 23, 2021 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET
Hosted by NC State University Forestry Extension and the Southern Fire Exchange
We’ll hear from presenters from around the country who will share their personal experiences and lessons learned in moving their natural resource programs to a hybrid platform. They will cover various types of hybrid events, including meetings, trainings, workshops and large-scale conferences, and how to ensure accessibility. This event is open to everyone, but is targeted for natural resources professionals who are considering organizing hybrid events in the future.

As COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, organizations are adjusting and adapting to meet their organizational needs. They are looking to blend traditional ways, such as in-person meetings, with technology, such as video conferencing, to provide content to their audience and meet their organizational needs. Some organizations have quickly adapted to the blending of traditional methods with technology to meet their needs, while others continue to look for solutions. The experiences and lessons learned herein can be used or adapted to effectively plan and conduct hybrid programs. Registration information here.

Presenters

Partner Webinar: Flash Drought Webinar Series: Emerging Tools for Flash Drought Monitoring and Prediction
2021-09-29 14:00 - 15:00
Droughts are often categorized as ‘flash’ droughts when they develop or intensify in a matter of weeks (though defining flash droughts continues to be an area of active debate). The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are pleased to announce a series of three webinars to help climate professionals and operational service providers better understand this phenomenon, its defining characteristics and how it varies by region and season, its impacts on agricultural and other stakeholders, and the potential for improved monitoring, prediction, and planning/response tools (datasets, maps, etc.).
This webinar, the third in the series, will include the following presentations on emerging tools for flash drought monitoring and prediction from NOAA and other institutions:
Experimental Subseasonal Tools to Support Flash Drought Monitoring and Prediction at CPC – L. Gwen Chen, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Upcoming Product: Week-2 Flash Drought Forecasts – Brad Pugh, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Survey of Other Emerging Flash Drought Tools – Trent Ford, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Partner Webinar: Addressing Disaster Workforce Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021-09-30 14:00 - 15:00
For the past 18 months, emergency response personnel have dealt with the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to the regular onslaught of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and other hazards. In this webinar, panelists from the public health and emergency services sectors will discuss approaches for addressing worker burnout, promoting individual-level resilience, and mitigating the impacts of worker shortages as the COVID-19 crisis continues to evolve.
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Learn About:

How decision makers can provide support to the disaster workforce
Strategies that can promote resilience and reduce worker burnout

Speakers:

Phil Ambrose, Glendale Fire Department
Curry Mayer, Seattle Office of Emergency Management
David Miller, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Sue Ann Sarpy, Principal, Sarpy and Associates, LLC

Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar
2021-10-12 10:00 - 11:00

Partner Webinar: Giving Voice to Cultural Safety of Indigenous Wildland Firefighters in Canada
2021-10-12 12:00 - 13:00
For decades, Indigenous firefighters and fire operations staff have been engaged in wildland fire suppression activities, formally and informally. Little is known or understood about the experiences of Indigenous wildland firefighting personnel. To address this deficit, we developed an online survey and virtual circles were conducted specifically for individuals who self-identified as Indigenous and worked in wildland firefighting and/or fire operations for at least one fire season in Canada
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Research with Tribes: A Suggested Framework for the Co-production of Knowledge
2021-10-13 15:30 - 16:30
The 2021 Frederick and Joan Barkalow Distinguished Conservationist Lecture will feature Dr. Caleb Hickman, Supervisory Biologist for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He will present, “Research with Tribes: A Suggested Framework for the Co-production of Knowledge.”
Join the livestream here.

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Hickman is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, one of the three federally recognized tribes of Cherokee descent. After leaving Oklahoma, he received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Missouri Valley College, masters at Missouri State University and Ph.D. in Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hickman has authored and co-authored many publications at the edge of ecology and social science. He has also worked with a variety of species across various ecosystems before finding his dream job as the Supervisory Biologist for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Currently, with a small team, Hickman works to study and conserve a variety of game and non-game fish and wildlife species and their habitats within the Cherokee homeland. He uses a combination of science-based management coupled with a socio-ecological perspective with an eye toward preserving traditional knowledge for the tribe. Hickman enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking in the mountains, reading Cherokee history, and participating in Cherokee cultural events, including, when he is able, the traditional stickball game. He is married with two wonderful sons.

Partner Webinar: Like Wildfire: How Climate Justice Should Change Disaster Response
2021-10-14 15:00 - 16:00
As climate change advances, communities across the United States are adapting to the increased threat of wildfires. Such disasters are expected to become more frequent and severe. In this lecture, Dr. Michael A. Méndez explores why it is crucial to understand how these events amplify existing inequalities, and how to lessen the resulting harms, in particular for the most stigmatized populations, such as undocumented Latino/a and Indigenous migrants
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Partner Webinar: Winners of the Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge
2021-10-26 14:00 - 15:00
Join the EPA on October 26 as we announce the winners of the Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge. Winners will share their innovative designs for low-cost solutions that quietly and safely reduce indoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during periods when outdoor PM2.5 concentrations are high.
Register for the webinar here.
EPA and its federal, state, local and tribal partners held a Challenge competition to encourage the development of detailed plans for novel, effective, low-cost technologies to reduce indoor PM2.5 concentrations and protect public health during wildfire smoke events.
Exposure to PM2.5, an air pollutant from wildfire smoke and other sources, can be harmful to lung and heart health, especially for those with pre-existing health conditions.

Ladies & Longleaf 101
2021-10-27 09:00 - 12:00
Spend the morning virtually with Land & Ladies host, Danielle Atkins, learning from the best professional and experts on Longleaf pine reforestation and prescribed burning. Topics include:
• Where longleaf pine grows and silviculture – Karen Brown, The Longleaf Alliance
• How prescribed burn helps habitat – Danielle Atkins, Land & Ladies
• Cost share opportunities for longleaf pine and prescribed burning – Susan French, The Longleaf Alliance
• Prescribed burning strategies – Alexandra Ford, Georgia Forestry Commission
Also network with other women landowners across the Southeast and opportunities for LIVE Q&A with the speakers!
Register here.
