Partner Webinar: Improving Firefighter Safety Tools
2020-05-14 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Host: Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service
Presenter: Dr. Matt Jolly, Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service
Abstract: Safety tools for wildland firefighters.
Connection Information: Click here to join the webinar. Audio: 888-844-9904, Access 1625330#

SFE Webinar: Longleaf Pine Forest Patch Dynamics
2020-05-14 13:00 - 14:00
A free one hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Presenter: Kevin Robertson, Ph.D., Fire Ecology Program Director, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.
Webinar Description: It has long been observed that longleaf pine juveniles (between the “grass stage” near the ground to about head-high) tend to become established in dense clusters limited to open areas away from canopy trees. Recent detailed fire history mapping efforts at the Wade Tract in south Georgia, have shown that longleaf pine regeneration tends to occur within canopy gaps that experience lower fire frequency and severity. This research has implications for fire management for longleaf pine regeneration, suggesting that burning under conditions that allow for some patchiness following longleaf mast years (abundant seed production) is important for natural recruitment.
Following the webinar there will be time reserved for audience questions.
Registration required. Registration Link

Partner Webinar: Wildfires and Insurance: How to Protect Your Property from Wildfire
2020-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
Host: National Fire Protection Association
Presenters: Faraz Hedayati, PhD, IBHS Research Engineer, Daniel Gorham, P.E., IBHS Research Engineer
Abstract: The wildfires of 2017 and 2018 underscored the risk that wildfires can pose to many communities throughout the United States. With increasing wildfire risks for many comes the reality that preparedness is a year-round endeavor. However, reducing your risk can be affordable and practical. Research from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) shows a variety of low-cost, do-it-yourself actions can reduce common structural vulnerabilities and increase the chances of a home or business surviving a wildfire. Wildfire experts from IBHS will join NFPA on May 20 (10-11 AM PDT) to outline how affordable weekend projects can have a significant impact on your wildfire risks.

EPA Tools and Resources Webinar: Wildland Fire Community Engagement and Data Visualization Tools
2020-05-20 15:00 - 16:00
In recent years, smoke from wildland fires has affected populations both near and far from the fire locations. A public health response to smoke intrusion presents a complex challenge, and many communities are aiming to develop effective smoke preparedness and response plans. In response, EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) developed the Wildland Fire Research Framework 2019-2022 which supports a breadth of research and outreach designed to help federal, state, local and tribal organizations prepare and respond to public health impacts from wildland fires.
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Partner Webinar: Fighting Fire with Fire: Restoring Traditional Indigenous Practices for Ecological Stewardship
2020-05-21 12:00 - 13:30
Environmental Law Institute Webinar: Fighting Fire with Fire: Restoring Traditional Indigenous Practices for Ecological Stewardship
Panelists:
Cynthia R. Harris, Director, Tribal Programs; Deputy Director, Center for State, Tribal, and Local Environmental Programming, Staff Attorney, Environmental Law Institute, Moderator
Michael Connor, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Frank Lake, Research Ecologist, US Forest Service
Matthew S. Reischman, Assistant Deputy Director, Resource Protection, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Bill Tripp, Deputy Director of Eco-Cultural Revitalization, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources
Webinar Description: In 2018, six wildfires in California caused approximately $12 billion in property damage and tragically claimed over a hundred lives. As climate change continues to drive hotter, drier, and more combustible conditions, the fire season in the western portion of the United States is becoming longer, more intense, and costlier.
For millennia, indigenous peoples have used prescribed fires – intentionally setting precisely timed, low-intensity fires to clear biomass – as a means to manage forest ecosystems as well as being an important cultural practice. Historically, as non-indigenous people expanded westward, state and federal authorities effectively banned tribes from this practice.
Click here to Register by May 19
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SFE Webinar: QUIC-Fire: A Fast-Running Simulation Tool for Prescribed Fire Planning
2020-05-21 13:00 - 14:00
A free one hour webinar from Los Alamos National Lab, US Forest Service Southern Research Station, Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Presenters: Rodd Linn, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Lab, Scott Goodrick, Ph.D., USFS Southern Research Station, and Kevin Hiers, Tall Timbers Research Station
Webinar Description: Recent advances in wildland fire behavior models (e.g. FIRETEC) utilizing high spatial and temporal resolution fluid dynamics calculations have facilitated complex modeling of fire-atmospheric feedbacks. Unfortunately this fire modeling approach requires exceptional computational resources that are unlikely to be available to most wildland fire managers. QUIC-Fire is a new physics-based cellular automata fire spread tool that that offers advanced fire modeling capabilities without the demand for extraordinary computational resources. QUIC-Fire is a new step towards expanding next generation fire model access to a wider audience of practitioners and users. Following the webinar there will be time reserved for audience questions.
For more information:
Check out a QUIC-Fire YouTube video from Los Alamos National Lab.
Read the March 2020 QUIC-Fire publication in the journal Environmental Modeling and Software.
Registration required. Registration Link

Partner Webinar: Using the Wildfire Risk to Communities Website
2020-05-21 14:00 - 15:00
Host: LANDFIRE
Presenter: Greg Dillon, Frank Fay, Jim Menakis, Kelly Pohl, Joe Scott
Abstract: See a demonstration of the new Wildfire Risk to Communities website, including use of the interactive maps, charts, and resources available for every community, county, and state in the U.S. Learn how the website and downloadable resources can help community leaders such as elected officials, community planners, and fire managers prioritize actions to mitigate risk.

SFE Webinar: Overview of the North Carolina Climate Science Report: Implications for Wildland Fire
2020-05-27 13:00 - 14:00
A free one hour webinar from North Carolina State University, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Presenter: Rebecca Ward, Assistant State Climatologist, Raleigh, North Carolina
Webinar Description: The North Carolina Climate Science Report, published in March 2020, is a scientific assessment of historical climate trends and potential future climate change in NC. The report was authored by North Carolina-based climate experts and was informed by the 4th US National Climate Assessment, the 5th IPCC Assessment Report, and up-to-date published research in credible scientific journals. This webinar will briefly describe the report’s development process before diving into the findings relevant for understanding fire potential and risk: what trends have been observed in NC over the past century, what can we expect over the next few decades to the end of the century, and what is our level of certainty in the projected changes. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Registration required. Registration Link

Partner Webinar: Air Quality and Healthy Hearts - Progress and Remaining Challenges
2020-05-28 14:00
Host: US EPA Air and Energy Research Program

Presenters: Dr. Wayne Cascio, director of EPA’s Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA), Dr. Ana Rappold, CPHEA statistician, and Dr. Cavin Ward-Caviness, CPHEA computational biologist.
Abstract: EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Air and Energy National Research Program is working to assess the impact and improve our understanding of air pollution morbidity and mortality in vulnerable populations, including individuals with cardiovascular disease. Exposure to airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with adverse cardiovascular health events including heart attacks, stroke, and death―particularly among those with pre-existing conditions. However, a better understanding of the relationship between air pollution and cardiovascular health is needed to develop strategies to protect vulnerable people with heart and vascular disease.
This webinar provides an overview of newly published research by EPA scientists and their colleagues that helps fill key knowledge gaps. The findings, published in leading scientific journals, offer new insights into the progress made to protect at-risk individuals with chronic health problems. The research also identifies remaining environmental health challenges, such as determining risks faced from sustained exposure to elevated PM2.5 from wildfire smoke, which is being observed due to more frequent and larger wildland fires in the United States.

Additional information about the webinar can be found here.

Partner Webinar: Data, Science, and Methods behind the Wildfire Risk to Communities Website
2020-05-28 14:00 - 15:00
Host: LANDFIRE
Presenter: Greg Dillon, Frank Fay, Jim Menakis, Kelly Pohl, Joe Scott
Abstract: Learn about the science and data used to calculate and map wildfire risk nationwide in the new Wildfire Risk to Communities website. Hear from the project’s technical lead about the use of LANDFIRE and other input datasets, the methods for modeling and mapping wildfire risk, and the data products available through the website. See a demonstration of the website and how to download geospatial and tabular data.

Partner Webinar: Drought Decision-Making Tools You Can Use
2020-06-03 14:00 - 15:00
Host: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Presenters: Rebecca Ward, North Carolina Assistant State Climatologist, Katherine Hegewisch, Research Scientist at the University of Idaho, Jeff Marti, Drought Coordinator, Washington Department of Ecology
Abstract:
Learn about two toolkits that support drought monitoring and drought decision-making across the lower 48 states: the Integrated Water Portal and The Climate Toolbox.
The Integrated Water Portal brings together water data from several different agencies into a map-driven data exploration and visualization tool that is designed to support drought monitoring at state and basin scales. This site allows users to quickly explore regional and local water conditions with a focus on surface and near-surface supplies.
The Climate Toolbox is a set of mapping/graphing tools that can be used to explore climate/hydrology data in real-time with comparisons to the past and insight into the future (sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasts and future projections) at gridded locations.
The presentation will also feature users’ perspectives, including how the State of Washington’s Drought Coordinator uses The Climate Toolbox for state drought monitoring.
Additional information about the webinar can be found here.

SFE Webinar: Prescribed Fire in Piedmont Hardwoods
2020-06-10 13:00 - 15:00
A free two hour webinar from the North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council, the Southern Fire Exchange, NC State University, and the University of Florida.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenters:
Sharon Bischof, North Carolina State Parks
Chris Moorman, NC State University
Dan Dey, US Forest Service Northern Research Station
Webinar Description: There is increasing interest in using prescribed fire to restore and maintain Piedmont ecosystems dominated by hardwood species. This webinar will address several topics relevant to those using prescribed fire in Piedmont hardwood ecosystems, including the history of North Carolina Piedmont hardwood ecosystems, wildlife impacts for game and non-game species, and silvicultural considerations. This webinar is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council, but will cover information relevant for fire practitioners in many areas of the South. A subsequent field tour in Central North Carolina will be scheduled once restrictions related to COVID-19 have been lifted. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.
Registration is required. Registration link.

SFE Webinar: LANDFIRE Remap in the Southeast
2020-06-17 13:00 - 14:00
A free one hour webinar from LANDFIRE, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Presenter: Jim Smith, Ph.D., TNC LANDFIRE Director
Webinar Description: LANDFIRE Remap is a multi-year effort to improve the usability of the product suite by recreating base LANDFIRE products using new plot information, new imagery and production techniques. Presenter Jim Smith, TNC LANDFIRE Program Lead, will review LANDFIRE product offerings, describe what has changed, what has not changed from previous versions, and provide information on future program plans, all from the perspective of a user in the Southeast US. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Following the webinar there will be time reserved for audience questions.
Registration required. Registration Link

Partner Webinar: Clarifying Science Needs for Southeastern Grasslands: The Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Beyond
2020-06-18 10:00 - 11:00
Host: South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Presenters:
Jennifer Cartwright, USGS Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Dwayne Estes, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
Rua Mordecai, South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint
Abstract:
Grasslands are plant communities that have few or no trees, or have open canopies that allow for the development of a grassy groundcover. Grasslands in the southeastern U.S. support rare plant and animal species and in some cases qualify as global or regional hotspots of biodiversity. Yet the Southeast’s grasslands have been reduced by approximately 90% since European settlement, as the result of agriculture, urbanization, and fire suppression. Today, climate change represents an additional stressor that may pose direct and indirect threats to grassland-related biodiversity. We will discuss results from a region-wide workshop of scientific and conservation professionals exploring the challenges to grassland species conservation in the southeastern U.S., with emphasis on clarifying the research and data needs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and state agencies related to Species Status Assessments (SSAs) for imperiled grassland species. We will then focus in on challenges in the Piedmont – a region with one of the greatest declines in grasslands across the entire Southeast.
Additional information about the webinar can be found here.

SFE Webinar: Prescribed Fire 101
2020-06-24 13:00 - 14:30
A free one hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, the Southeast Prescribed Fire, Smoke and Air Quality Working Group and the University of Florida.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenter: Kevin Robertson, Ph.D., Fire Ecology Program Director, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.
Webinar Description: This webinar will provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts of ecology and practice related to prescribed fire in the Southeastern U.S. This webinar is intended to provide non-practitioners with information regarding the “how” and “why” of prescribed fire in the region. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.
Registration required. Register here.

Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Heat Vulnerability Tool
2020-07-14 10:00 - 10:45 | Virtual
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 water supply and ecosystems. The July 14 webinar will also feature a presentation on a tool to mitigate heat stress by making informed decisions on scheduling exertional outdoor activities.
Register here.

Partner Webinar: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Prescribed Burning Atlas
2020-07-14 21:00 - 22:00 | Virtual
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 of fire simulations, the Atlas compares the level of risk reduction achieved from different combinations of prescribed burning techniques and compares the costs of different mitigation options and their effect on reducing the likelihood of life loss, property loss and environmental values, as well as the effects of climate change on prescribed burning effectiveness. This webinar will provide you with the full details and a guided tour of the Prescribed Burning Atlas, explaining how the website can support organisations to make the best decisions about where and how to undertake prescribed burning for different areas across New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland.
Additional information about the webinar can be found here.

Partner Webinar: Perspectives on Prescribed Fire Management in Longleaf
2020-07-16 10:00 - 11:00
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 as one of the primary tools in such efforts. However, the use of prescribed fire to maintain or restore biodiversity and historic ecological conditions in longleaf pine ecosystems while also reducing wildfire risk may be increasingly difficult as the longleaf landscape is becoming more developed and projected climate changes are expected to restrict prescribed burning opportunities.
Here, we present the initial results of a survey designed to provide baseline information on the criteria used for prioritizing potential burn sites, current burning practices and limitations, and expectations for future changes in burning constraints. Based on responses from more than 300 fire managers across the Southeast, our results clarify overall patterns and subregional trends in the seasonal and diurnal timing, goals, and associated risk calculations associated with their longleaf pine burn programs and point toward a number of challenges that regional fire managers expect to face over the next 50 years.
Additional information about the webinar can be found here.

IFTDSS: Introduction to Quantitative Risk Assessment
2020-07-21 15:00 - 16:00
Quantitative Wildfire Risk Assessment (QWRA) is being phased into IFTDSS, it combines the likelihood of occurring, intensity when fire occurs, and the effects of fire on assets and resources.
IFTDSS. The process follows the steps outlined in GTR-315, “A wildfire risk assessment framework for land and resource management.”
This webinar will provide an introduction to the Risk Assessment workflow in IFTDSS. We will walk you through the required pieces of the Risk Assessment and show you how to work through the application so you can view the final outputs in the Map Studio.
Click here to register

Partner Webinar: Moving to Virtual Programs, A Discussion with Natural Resource Professionals
2020-07-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
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. This event is open
to everyone, but is targeted for natural resources professionals who are considering organizing virtual events in the future.
Register for the webinar here.

SFE Webinar: Low-Severity Fires Protect Carbon Stores in Global Peatlands
2020-07-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Host: Southern Fire Exchange, Duke University, University of Florida.
Presenter: Neal Flanagan, Ph.D., Duke University
Abstract:
Severe wildfires can cause smoldering ground fires that oxidize entire carbon stores and threaten peatlands around the globe. However, low‐severity surface fires can physically protect soil organic matter by thermally altering surface carbon chemistry, thus creating a slower cycling carbon pool that positively affects long‐term carbon balances in peatlands worldwide.

Partner Webinar: African American attitudes toward & experiences with controlled burning in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
2020-07-27 16:00 - 17:00
Host: Southern Blue Ridge FLN and The Fire Learning Network
Presenters: La’ Portia Perkins, Virginia Tech, Dr. Adam Coates, Virginia Tech
Abstract:
Minority landowners’ considerations are often not well represented in surveys, but may play important roles in landscapes with frequent fires from an ecological perspective and from the standpoint of wildfire safety preparedness and community response.
Join the webinar here with password 614938.
Contact Margit Bucher at mbucher@tnc.org for more information.

Partner Webinar: Understanding resiliency across forest types of the Interior West
2020-08-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Host: The Jones Center at Ichauway
Speaker: Mike Battaglia, Ph.D., USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Registration Required: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/80851896516514059

Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Updated Hurricane Outlook
2020-08-11 10:00 - 10:45
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 impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture production, disruption to water supply and ecosystems.
The August 11 webinar will also feature presentations on the updated hurricane outlook, agricultural impacts, heat vulnerability, and urban heat island mapping.
Register for the webinar here.

EPA Tools and Resources Webinar - Air Pollution and Heart Disease
2020-08-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
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 human health. Advances in clinical and population-based research methods, engineering, technology and medicine have increased our knowledge of air pollution and its constituents, the way the pollution is generated and moves in the atmosphere, as well as the impacts this pollution has on human health and ecosystems. Air research conducted and funded by EPA’s Office of Research and Development has contributed substantially over the past 50 years to establishing the Clean Air Act’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Research has linked regulated air pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter (PM) to lung and heart disease and other health problems. This research is in-part responsible for increasing the average life expectancy of Americans by approximately five to eight months according to findings from a 2009 EPA-supported study. This webinar will discuss the parallel progress of EPA science, the evolution of the technology used for studying air quality and health, and our understanding of heart disease, improvement in air quality and human health.
Registration Required: https://epawebconferencing.acms.com/tools_august2020/event/registration.html

SFE Webinar: Northern Bobwhites & Fire - A Perfect Match
2020-08-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
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 bobwhite management and restoration.
Registration Required: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2uMrdSGDQ4-AOmG6bt-7sg

Partner Webinar: The Future of Drought in Texas: What do Researchers and Stakeholders Need to Know?
2020-09-02 13:00 - 14:00
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 megadroughts.
In this webinar, Texas State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon will discuss these drought projections and related climate factors for Texas, and some barriers to the use of these projections by Texas agricultural producers, large surface water suppliers, small groundwater management districts, and regional water planning districts.
Register for the webinar here.

Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar and ENSO Update
2020-09-08 10:00 - 10:45
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 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. Presenters Climate Overview and Tropical 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 El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Update Victor Murphy | NWS Southern Region

Presenters
Climate Overview and Tropical 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
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Update
Victor Murphy | NWS Southern Region
Register for the webinar here.

Partner Webinar: Air potato and Brazilian peppertree in the southeast: Where do we stand?
2020-09-09 13:00 - 14:00
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.

SFE Webinar: Growing-Season Prescribed Fires & Ground Nesting Birds
2020-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
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 opportunities to burn to a smaller and smaller burn window. The concern often voiced is that burning from April – July is detrimental to ground nesting/grassland birds and should be avoided. Restoration targets that require frequent burning and may not be achieved if the burn window becomes too narrow. This presentation will look at the science behind the use of fire during the “lightning season” (the months of April – July) and its effects on ground-nesting birds such as quail and Bachman’s sparrow. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Registration Required: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lGveI7-rQFqRq1NtsdgG8w
