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May 2020
Partner Webinar: Data, Science, and Methods behind the Wildfire Risk to Communities Website
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…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Air Quality and Healthy Hearts – Progress and Remaining Challenges
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…
Find out more »June 2020
Partner Webinar: Drought Decision-Making Tools You Can Use
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…
Find out more »North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
The North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council will meet June 4 online via Zoom. Register online here. Additional details can be found below. The Georgia Prescribed Fire Council, a statewide coalition of land managers, landowners, forestry consultants, conservation organizations, universities, and state and federal agencies promotes the safe use of prescribed fire as an essential natural resource management tool to ensure ecosystem health and reduce wildfire risk. The first North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council meeting was held in 2019 at North Georgia…
Find out more »SFE Webinar: Prescribed Fire in Piedmont Hardwoods
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…
Find out more »Virtual S-131 Firefighter Type I
The Natural Areas Training Academy will offer this National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) training course designed for individuals with wildland fire experience who are currently qualified as a Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2), and who desire to be qualified as a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5) in the National Interagency Incident Management System: Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1). Online material must be completed via Canvas anytime between 1 June and 15 June 2020. Expect…
Find out more »SFE Webinar: LANDFIRE Remap in the Southeast
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…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: Clarifying Science Needs for Southeastern Grasslands: The Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Beyond
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…
Find out more »SFE Webinar: Prescribed Fire 101
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…
Find out more »July 2020
National Extension Wildland Fire Initiative Quarterly Meeting
Join the National Extension Wildland Fire Initiative for our quarterly Zoom meeting. This meeting will feature brief presentations on emerging wildland fire Extension projects in Pennsylvania and Florida. We will also discuss ways NEWFI members across the country have adapted to offering wildland fire programming remotely due to restrictions related to COVID-19. Register here.
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