Southern Fire Exchange

Fueling Collaboration 3.0: Fire and Water
2022-12-15 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Online, United States
Hosted by the Fueling Collaboration 3.0 team of partners from the eastern US Fire Science Exchange Networks and the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and Southern Research Station. Fueling Collaboration is a series of interactive panel discussions designed to connect fire managers and researchers. Each discussion will be built on questions from the registered attendees. The Fueling Collaboration 3.0 Team are working to bring people together to discuss, explore, and address the latest fire science and fire management issues across the eastern United States.More info here.
Fire and Water
Description: The changing climate is reshaping the balance of fire and water in eastern ecosystems. Drought alters soil structure and stability; combined with intense rainfall, this impacts hydrologic dynamics. This panel will explore the interconnections between fire, nutrient cycling, ecohydrology, and climate change.
Panel Moderated by: Stephanie Laseter, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Panelists:
Steven Brantly, Ph.D., Joseph W. Jones Center at Ichauway
Kathy Hawes, MBA, Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water
Randy Kolka, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
James Vose, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Registration is required. Register here.

Partner Webinar: USFS Wildland Fire Metareview
2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, United States
Analyzing 10 Years of Firefighter Safety and Wellbeing: A Metareview

As part of the Forest Service’s quest to be a learning organization, it is important for all levels of the agency to learn as much as possible from accidents and incidents. In 2015, agency leadership directed the Forest Service Innovation and Organizational Learning team (IOL) to look across multiple years of incidents and accidents to see what lessons could be learned by taking a “meta” approach to systematically reviewing past events. Looking across multiple incidents allows themes to be detected in ways that single accidents don’t allow. The resulting effort, the Wildland Fire Metareview, 2007-2016, examined accidents and incidents, including fatality incidents, in the Forest Service over a ten-year period.

The team behind the metareview is hosting a webinar, “Forest Service: Wildland Fire Metareview Overview and Discussion,” on Tuesday, December 8 at 2:00 PM ET. Register here.

SFE Webinar: Strategic Burning with a Simple Prioritization Model
2022-12-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_spjT9CRuTciSj4QiFj7N1Q?fbclid=IwAR2yHrtCNOqC-kBPlWc571BwWKH8VdsQkrZD2jdwwfGshIXrotFMPFaGcec
SFE Webinar: Strategic Burning with a Simple Prioritization Model
Presented by Dr. Joe O’Brien, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
December 8, 2022 @ 1:00-2:00 PM EST
Free Registration Here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_spjT9CRuTciSj4QiFj7N1Q?fbclid=IwAR2yHrtCNOqC-kBPlWc571BwWKH8VdsQkrZD2jdwwfGshIXrotFMPFaGcec
Webinar description:
Increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire treatments safely while meeting often conflicting management objectives can seem impossible. However, success can be achieved with a relatively straightforward strategy that leverages spatial data and a consensus on fire management priorities among stakeholders. We will use a simple but effective burn prioritization model developed for Oconee National Forest to demonstrate the approach and discuss tradeoffs that must necessarily occur when new priorities emerge. The method resulted in the near doubling of prescribed fire treatment efficiency at the Oconee and the approach is based on science, is transparent, and flexible.
Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.

Hosted by the Southern Fire Exchange in partnership with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the University of Florida.

Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.

South Florida Interagency Fire Management Council 2022 Meeting
2022-12-08 09:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Doyle Connor Building, 900 U.S. 27, Moore Haven, FL, 33471, United States
2022 South Florida Interagency Fire Management Council Annual Meeting
December 8, 2022
In person in Moore Haven, Florida
At the Doyle Conner Building
Click here for more information and registration details.
The South Florida Interagency Fire Management Council is comprised of local, state and federal wildland and prescribed fire managers and practitioners of South Florida. The purpose of the annual meeting is to discuss and share current fire management issues, practices and technical information to promote a safe utilization of fire management practices to achieve desirable environmental goals. This opportunity promotes the interagency working relationships and strengthens the cohesion of the South Florida fire community that makes this work possible.
This year the South Florida Interagency Fire Management Council Annual Meeting will be held at the Doyle Conner Building, 900 US-27, Moore Haven, FL 33471.
Attendance will provide education credit for Florida Certified Prescribed Burn Managers.
Coffee will be served, but please bring your own lunch.
Event updates and details are also available on the South Florida Interagency Fire Management Council Facebook Page.

Partner Webinar: Seasonal Burning Effects on Plant Communities in Florida
2022-12-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online, United States
When Burning Matters: Seasonal Effects on Plant Communities in Florida – Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 3-4pm ET
*Note: Rescheduled from a previous time. Correct date/time is Thursday, December 1st from 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET.*
Hosted by UF/IFAS Nature Knowledge
This month, Dr. Raelene Crandall, Fire Ecology Lab in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences at The University of Florida, will discuss the effects of burning during different seasons on plant populations and communities. Even if you are not a fire practitioner and just want to know why you occasionally see smoke, this program will provide general information about fire regimes in the southeast and highlight some benefits of using fire for land management and restoration.
Register here in advance to receive webinar link. See the attached flyer and feel free to distribute; this program is open to anyone at no cost, but pre-registration is required. Recordings of this program will be available online approximately 2 weeks after the webinar. Over 20 previous program recordings are currently available now.
The Nature Knowledge program hosts expert speakers to share current scientific knowledge on topics affecting nature in Florida, supported by UF/IFAS Natural Resources Extension and hosted by Shelly Johnson. This program provides continuing education for IFAS Extension personnel, volunteers, and program participants, college/university faculty and students from across Florida, natural resource professionals, and environmental educators.
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Wildfire Resilient Structures (WiReS) Conference - copy
2022-11-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, 92108
The UC Davis WiReS Conference will shape the future; bringing greater attention to long-term and short-term solutions for improving wildfire resilience of buildings worldwide. Wildfires are an ever-present and increasing threat to the well-being of the world population, infrastructure and economy, particularly in the U.S. Western states. WiReS will focus on how we can better prepare and respond to this formidable challenge.
This inaugural conference is being organized by the UC Davis Air Quality Research Center and the UC Davis Climate Adaptation Research Center. Are you interested in getting involved as a volunteer? Please contact the Conference Manager, Olivia Schlanger, at oschlanger@ucdavis.edu.

5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
2022-11-14 - 2022-11-18 | DoubleTree by Hilton, Asheville – Biltmore, 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC, 28803, United States
5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop

Keeping Pace with Reality: Boldly Embracing the Challenges and Undertaking the Hard Work

November 14-18, 2022
View the event website here.

Fueling Collaboration 3.0: Talking About Fire
2022-11-10 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Online, United States
Registration Required. Register here.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
From building firelines to researching fire trends over time, fire management and science require great communication to be successful. Our panel will share their experiences and tips on how to effectively talk about fire to gain support and build a collaborative network. We’ll address your questions about fire science communication and discuss best practices for defining objectives, connecting with your audience, and tools/resources that can help along the way.

Fueling Collaboration is a series of interactive panel discussions designed to connect fire managers and researchers. Each discussion will be built on questions from the registered attendees. The interagency project team is working to bring people together to discuss, explore, and address the latest fire science and management issues across the eastern United States.

Virginia Learn to Burn: Using Fire to Manage Your Land
2022-11-10 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Learn to Burn: Using Fire to Manage Your Land

Hosted by: the Virginia Prescribed Fire Council, Pulaski County Parks & Recreation, Virginia Forest Landowner Education, and New River-Highlands Resource Conservation & Development Area

November 10, 2022
Dublin, VA
9:00 – 5:00
Check-in begins at 8:30
$15 – includes lunch
This one-day workshop will outline benefits of using fire as a management tool on your property, where to go, and who to contact when you need assistance, and how burns are conducted safely and successfully. You will also have the chance to actively participate in a prescribed burn (weather permitting).

Target Audience: Private landowners who are interested in using prescribed burning to safely and effectively meet their woodland management goals.
Please direct any questions to Jennifer Gagnon (540-231-6391, jgagnon@vt.edu).
Webpage: Learn to Burn Workshops | Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program | Virginia Tech (vt.edu)
Online registration: Online Registration | Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program | Virginia Tech (vt.edu)
Flyer and mail-in registration: 2022RxFire.pdf (vt.edu)

Partner Webinar: Can restoration of of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?
2022-11-08 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, United States
Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?
November 8, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Hosted by the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Science Consortium and the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange
The Wildlife Society and The Society of American Foresters continuing education credits (1 hour Cat 1) anticipated.
Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrcuqoqT8pGdzK0DdqiqvRRblIf9w98lFQ
A unique Zoom Meeting link will be emailed to you. Enter the meeting room beginning at 12:45 pm (central time) on the day of the webinar.
Webinar abstract: Over the past century, fire suppression has facilitated broad ecological changes in the composition, structure, and function of fire-dependent landscapes throughout the eastern US, which are in decline. These changes have likely contributed mechanistically to the enhancement of habitat conditions that favor pathogen-carrying tick species, key wildlife hosts of ticks, and interactions that have fostered pathogen transmission among them and to humans. While the long-running paradigm for limiting human exposure to tick-borne diseases focuses responsibility on individual prevention, the continued expansion of medically important tick populations, increased incidence of tick-borne disease in humans, and emergence of novel tick-borne diseases highlights the need for additional approaches to stem this public health challenge. Another approach that has the potential to be a cost-effective and widely applied but that remains largely overlooked is the use of prescribed fire to ecologically restore degraded landscapes that favor ticks and pathogen transmission. We examine the ecological role of fire and its effects on ticks within the eastern United States, especially examining the life cycles of forest-dwelling ticks, shifts in regional-scale fire use over the past century, and the concept that frequent fire may have helped moderate tick populations and pathogen transmission prior to the so-called fire-suppression era that has characterized the past century. We explore mechanisms of how fire and ecological restoration can reduce ticks, the potential for incorporating the mechanisms into the broader strategy for managing ticks, and the challenges, limitations, and research needs of prescribed burning for tick reduction.

This webinar will include findings from the following publication: Gallagher, Michael R., Kreye, Jesse K., Machtinger, Erika T., Everland, Alexis, Schmidt, Nathaniel, and Skowronski, Nicholas S.. 2022. “ Can Restoration of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems Reduce Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease Prevalence in the Eastern United States?.” Ecological Applications 32( 7): e2637. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2637

SFE Webinar: UAS / Drones for Prescribed Fire Ignitions
2022-11-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
SFE Webinar: UAS for Prescribed Fire Ignitions

A free one hour webinar from Raven Environmental Services, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenter:
Brett Lawrence, Project Manager – Drone and GIS Services, Raven Environmental Services
Webinar Description: This webinar will share how the incorporation of UAS aerial ignition into a private prescribed burning program impacted operations between 2019 and 2021. The speaker will share some insights into how using UAS changed burn planning and how it mitigated challenges relating to fire operations. The presentation will include the quantitative impacts of using the UAS, as well as case studies from some specific prescribed burns. Finally, the speaker will share limiting factors that they continue to encounter when using the UAS on burns. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.

Register: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RxiMcLcOTOejQX9v-nO-gw

Partner Webinar: National Wildfire Resilience Public Opinion Research Briefing
2022-11-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual

14th Biennial ​Longleaf Conference
2022-10-25 08:00 - 2022-10-28 17:00 (America/New_York) | Wilmington, North Carolina, 301 North Water Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
14th Biennial Longleaf Conference
October 25-28, 2022
​Hotel Ballast, Wilmington, North Carolina
“The Biennial Longleaf Conference, sponsored by The Longleaf Alliance, is a regional conference that is focused on the restoration and conservation of the longleaf ecosystem that once dominated the landscape within the southeastern United States. The conference provides the opportunity for people from all over the southeast to get together, share, learn, and celebrate longleaf. It also serves as a rallying spot for several other organizations and government agencies seeking to stage additional events in order to better collaborate on the conference topics.”
“This conference is open to individuals, private landowners, land managers, wildlife biologists, conservation groups, consultants, university researchers, forestry professionals, agency and outreach personnel who share an interest in restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem. On average, attendance ranges from 250-400 depending on conference location. The conference also draws from 25-35 exhibitors and vendors.”
More information here.

North Florida Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
2022-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | UF/IFAS Jackson County Extension Office, 2741 Penn Ave. Suite 3, Marianna, FL, 32448, United States
Save the date for the 2022 North Florida Prescribed Fire Council Fall Meeting
Registration coming at a later date. The meeting will be held at the Jackson County UF/IFAS Extension Office.

Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management
2022-10-04 - 2022-10-07 | University of Florence Santa Apollonia Building, Via S. Gallo, 25, Florence, 50129, Italy
The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) are partnering with Regione Toscana and University of Florence to host the Fire Ecology Across Boundaries conference in Florence, Italy October 4-7, 2022.
View the event website here.

Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
2022-09-29 | Tifton, GA, Tifton, GA, United States
The 2022 Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Annual Statewide Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 29th at the Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. Continuing Forestry Education credits and Master Timber Harvester credits will be available. Registration and more information.

Northeast-Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Council Coordinating Group (NE-MW-RPFCCG) Virtual Networking Forum
2022-09-28 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Northeast-Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Council Coordinating Group (NE-MW RPFCCG)
Virtual Networking Forum
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
1:00 to 2:30 PM EASTERN / 12:00 to 1:30 PM CENTRAL

Join this regional virtual meeting to learn about learn and burn events and prescribed fire communication resources. While this working group is based outside of the southeastern US, the two guest speakers come from North Carolina and Florida.
No registration is required
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Partner Webinar: Bladen Lakes Isolated Wetlands Restoration Workshop
2022-09-21 13:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Bladen Lakes Isolated Wetlands Restoration Workshop
Sept. 21, 2022
1:00 – 4:30 PM ET
Online (Sept. 21) and Optional In-Person (Sept. 22)
Note: This hybrid workshop consists of two parts, a webinar (Sep. 21, 2022) and a limited capacity (30 participants) field tour in the Bladen Lakes, NC region (Sep. 22, 2022). The field tour will visit Suggs Mill Pond game land, the Broadwell property, and Bladen Lakes State Forest. To register for the webinar please click on “Register Now”. To register to participate in the limited capacity (30 People) field tour email Julian Wilson, julian.wilson@ncagr.gov. Field tour participation will be capped at 30 participants on a first-come basis. A waiting list will be maintained.
Isolated wetlands are critically important to conserving ecosystem biodiversity in the Southeast. They provide many ecosystem services, to include improving water quality. They are a vital natural resource, important in maintaining biodiversity and essential for wetland-dependent wildlife. Participants in the webinar will learn about restoration of isolated webinars. Presenters will discuss priority amphibians, plants, and natural communities, and will review restoration needs and strategies, including the use of fire in wetlands.
Register for the webinar
Webinar Agenda

Welcome, introduction, and participant poll – Jeff Hall (NCWRC), Julian Wilson (NCFS)
Importance of Bladen Lakes region for wetland restoration – Jeff Marcus (TNC)
Splendid Isolation: The importance of isolated wetlands to herpetofauna in North Carolina– Jeff Beane (NCMNS)
Rare Plants of Isolated Wetlands in Southeastern NC – Katherine Culatta (NCPCP)
Isolated wetland natural communities– Mike Schafale (NCNHP)
Habitat degradation, restoration strategies, & examples from FL – Mike Sisson (NCWRC)
Examples of wetland restoration in NC – Jeff Humphries (NCWRC)
Fire and wetland management – Ken Shughart (NCWRC)
Round Robin overview of key conservation lands in region

Bladen Lakes State Forest – Hans Rohr (NCFS)
Bay Tree Lake/Jones Lake/Singletary Lake State Parks – Ed Corey (NCSP)
Suggs Mill Pond & Whitehall Game Lands – Ken Shughart
Key private lands (Broadwell/Bayfields) – Richard Broadwell

Overview of field trip logistics and objectives
Closing remarks

Partner Webinar: The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland Urban Interface
2022-09-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Report Webinar: The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface
3:00 – 4:00 PM ET Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Register for the webinar here
Hosted by the US National Academies of Sciences
Wildfires in America are becoming larger, more frequent, and more destructive, driven by climate change and existing land management practices. Many of these fires occur at the wildland-urban interface (WUI), areas where development and wildland areas overlap and which are increasingly at risk of devastating fires as communities continue to expand into previously undeveloped areas. Unlike conventional wildfires, WUI fires are driven in part by burning of homes, cars, and other human-made structures, and in part by burning vegetation. The interaction of these two types of fires can lead to public health effects that are unique to WUI fires.
This report evaluates existing and needed chemistry information that decision-makers can use to mitigate WUI fires and their potential health impacts. It describes key fuels of concern in WUI fires, especially household components like siding, insulation, and plastic, examines key pathways for exposure, including inhalation and ingestion, and identifies communities vulnerable to exposures. The report recommends a research agenda to inform response to and prevention of WUI fires, outlining needs in characterizing fuels, and predicting emissions and toxicants.
Join project staff and members of the committee for a public release webinar about the new report on Tuesday, September 20th from 3:00PM to 4:00PM EDT.
Join this public release webinar for the new consensus study report, The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface Report.

Partner Webinar: SFE FireMap 2.0
2022-09-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
SE FireMap 2.0 Webinar:
Tuesday, September 20th
2:00 PM ET
Free and open to all.
Register now for a free and open webinar on the Southeast (SE) FireMap on Tuesday, September 20th!
Join us to learn about the SE FireMap and what we’re doing to make this decision-support tool even more useful for resource managers. Led by USDA-NRCS, Tall Timbers Research, and USGS.
Expanding & Updating the SE FireMap
When: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
At: 2 PM US/Eastern
Where: On Zoom – Register here
Webinar Description:
The SE FireMap is a fire mapping system that uses remote sensing to track prescribed fire and wildfire activity throughout the southeast. A beta version of the SE FireMap was released in early 2021 and an expanded SE FireMap 2.0 will be released by Spring 2025. SE FireMap 2.0 will provide annually updated information to increase the effectiveness of fire planning and conservation practices.
During this webinar, we will walk through SE FireMap 1.0, discuss the development of SE FireMap 2.0, and outline ways users can provide input on its development. Q&A will follow a brief presentation. The SE FireMap was developed with funding from USDA-NRCS.
Registration is required on Zoom

SFE Live from the Field: Protecting Giant Sequoias
2022-09-09 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Online, United States
SFE Live from the Field: Protecting Giant Sequoias from the Ground Up
Let’s take a field trip out West! Join us this Friday, September 9th from 12:00 – 12:30 PM ET for our first SFE Live from the Field with Ludie Bond, Florida Forest Service Public Information Officer and Gretchen Fitzgerald, Sequoia National Forest Ecosystem Staff Officer.
Ludie Bond is a long-time friend of the Southern Fire Exchange currently assigned to support the Giant Sequoia Emergency Response effort on the Sequoia National Forest in California. She and Gretchen Fitzgerald will explain current and ongoing efforts to protect giant sequoia from wildfire and return prescribed fire to the groves.
Register here.

Alabama Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
2022-09-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Clanton, AL
Alabama Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
September 8, 2022
Clanton, Alabama
Registration: https://www.alaforestry.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1663409&group&fbclid=IwAR3e12QUWQZJKTNd3-5u-XstnGZJOo8IvQ2MMoFKV2FkG_cjshnUfRan77E

South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
2022-09-07 - 2022-09-08
From the South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council:
The upcoming South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting will be held on September 7-8, 2022 in Clemson, SC.
Sept. 7 — Field Day in the Clemson and Upstate Area
Sept. 8 — Annual meeting at the T. Ed Garrison Arena in Clemson, SC.
Registration information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-sc-prescribed-fire-council-meeting-clemson-sc-tickets-391249306207
For questions, please contact: Derrick Phinney (dphinne@clemson.edu) or TJ Savereno (asavere@clemson.edu​).

Natural Areas Conference
2022-09-06 - 2022-09-08
The Natural Areas Conference will be coming to Duluth, Minnesota in 2022. Duluth is located right on the shore of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. The northeast area of Minnesota is renowned for its natural areas, offering boreal and hardwood forest, extensive lakes, bogs and wetlands, as well as savanna and upland prairie.
More information will be available soon on the event website.

SFE Webinar: New Research Towards Improving the Wildland Fire Shelter
2022-08-31 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
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:
Dr. Roger Barker, Burlington Distinguished Professor of Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University
Dr. Joe Roise, Professor of Forestry, Operations Research and Fire Science, North Carolina State University
Webinar Description: For the wildland firefighter, deploying a shelter is the last thing they want to do – it’s the final resort, the last line of defense. While there’s no such thing as ‘fire-proof,’ NC State University researchers are seeking to develop new fire shelters that can buy more time. They were able to demonstrate that new fire shelters could increase the time to failure by as much as 30 seconds – time that could be critical for survival. This webinar will discuss the recent science in the design and structure of wildland fire shelters. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.
Registration: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uQRCFhrRSo2y8YPydd_CvQ

Partner Webinar: National Academics Climate Conversations Wildfire Webinar
2022-08-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Climate Conversations Webinar: Wildfire
August 25 | 3:00PM – 4:00PM EDT
Register to join the webinar
Climate change is increasing the frequency, severity, and extent of area burned by wildfires in the U.S., putting more people at risk of exposure to fire itself and to smoke, which can travel thousands of miles and affect the health of millions of people. A.R. “Ravi” Ravishankara (Colorado State University) will moderate a conversation between Sarah Coefield (Missoula City-County Health Department) and Erica Fischer (Oregon State University) about how planners and decision makers are coping with these challenges and working to protect the built environment and human health.
The conversation will be webcast on the Climate Conversations: Wildfire webpage on Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 3-4pm ET. Closed captioning will be provided. The conversation will include questions from the audience and will be recorded and available to view on the page after the event.
Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level, cross-cutting, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to national policy action on climate change.

North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
2022-08-10 - 2022-08-11 | Millstone 4H Camp, 1296 Mallard Drive, Ellerbe, 28338, United States
From the registration page:
Join the North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council and NC Longleaf Coalition for their joint 2022 Annual Meeting at Millstone 4-H Camp in Ellerbe, NC!
The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council will host our 2022 Annual Meeting in the Sandhills region! This meeting will be co-hosted with the NC Longleaf Coalition and will include:

Meeting August 10, Millstone 4-H Camp (coffee, snacks, and lunch provided) View the draft agenda here
Social August 10 (Drink tickets and shuttles to/from hotel provided), Railhouse Brewery
Field trip August 11, Sandhills Game Lands, Camp Mu-Sha-Ni, private land (water, snacks, and lunch provided) View the draft agenda here

There is a hotel room block available at $78.90/night at the SureStay Plus Hotel By Best Western Southern Pines Pinehurst Mention “NC Prescribed Fire Council” when contacting the hotel (910-692-0640) to make your reservation. In order to receive the discounted rate, reservations must be made by July 8. Other hotels in the area are available, however shuttles to and from the social will only be offered at the Best Western.
Society of American Foresters CFEs are expected for both the meeting and field trip.
A silent auction will be held at the in-person meeting, and those with items to donate should contact Terry Sharpe at sharpetl@rsnet.org or Carmella Stirrat at carmella.stirrat@tnc.org. There will also be a photo slideshow for both in-person and virtual attendees, and those with photos to contribute can send them to Thomas Crate at thomas.crate@ncparks.gov.

Southern Area RT-300 Burn Boss and Agency Administrator Refresher (Rescheduled)
2022-06-13 - 2022-06-16
The Southern Area Burn Boss Refresher RT-300 will be held at the Chattanooga, Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN. Event registration can be found here.

SFE Partner Webinar: Introducing the North American Tree-Ring Fire-Scar Network
2022-06-08 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Webinar: Introducing the North American Tree-Ring Fire-Scar Network

When: June 8, 2022 at 12:00-1:00 pm central time
Presented by: Dr. Ellis Margolis, Research Ecologist, USGS Fort Collins Science Center and Dr. Christopher Guiterman, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) University of Colorado at Boulder, and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Hosted by: Joint Fire Science Program’s Fire Science Exchange Network
Register: https://umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArd-qurDgjE9bW2ACpjzczxSc6LIqsZkr0
Abstract: A recent collaboration by ~90 tree-ring and fire-scar scientists has resulted in the publication* of the newly compiled North American Tree-Ring Fire-Scar Network (NAFSN), which contains 2,562 sites, > 37,000 fire-scarred trees, and covers large parts of North America. In this publication, authors investigate the NAFSN in terms of geography, sample depth, vegetation, topography, climate, and human land use.
In this webinar presenters will present major findings from the publication, demonstrate data accessibility, highlight management applications, and discuss future steps planned for the NAFSN.
* Margolis, Q. E, Guiterman, C. H, …L. L. Yocom. in press. The North American tree-ring fire-scar network. Ecosphere.

Virtual Workshop - From Flames to Forests: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining Our Forests and Wildlife
2022-06-07 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Virtual Workshop
From Flames to Forests: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining Our Forests and Wildlife
Presented by the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society
June 7, 2022
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
From Flames to Forest: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining our Forests and Wildlife

Registration link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/from-flames-to-forests
Continuing Education Credits (pending approval) Society of American Foresters, Wildlife Society, USDA-NRCS

Agenda
Tuesday, June 7th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM: “Welcome and Introduction” Charlie Faires, Forester, Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society
11:10 AM – 11:35 AM: “Fire History Paradigms: What’s “Natural”?” Dr. Kevin Robertson, Fire Ecology Research Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station
11:35 AM – 12:00 PM: “Forest and Fire Ecology: Understanding the Relationship Between Forests and Fire” Dr. Heather Alexander, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology, Auburn University
12:00 PM – 12:05: Break
12:05 PM – 12:30 PM: “Disturbance Dependent Wildlife: Fire as a Tool for Wildlife Management” Dr. Ben Jones, President and CEO, Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society
12:30 – 12:55 PM: “Managing Forests with Fire: Fire as a Silvicultural Tool” Dr. Tara Keyser, Research Forest and Director of the Center for Forest Restoration and Management, United States Forest Service
12:55 PM: Break
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM: “A Community of Practice: Implementing Prescribed Fire at Scale” Adam Warwick, Southern Blue Ridge and Fire Leaning Network Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy
1:25 PM: Panel Discussion with Lecturers
