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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210612
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SUMMARY:RX-341/301 Prescribed Fire Preparation & Implementation
DESCRIPTION:Objectives \n\nDescribe prescribed fire planning policies and guidelines.\nIdentify & describe the processes involved in preparing a prescribed fire plan.\nDevelop\, defend\, & review a prescribed fire burn plan for technical accuracy.\n\nNomination form here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/rx-341-301-prescribed-fire-preparation-implementation/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210604
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210125T141354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163043Z
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SUMMARY:North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:AGENDA\n9:00 Opening remarks – Kevin Hiers\n9:10 Welcome – Governor Brian Kemp\n9:25 The State of Fire in Georgia -Tim Lowrimore\n9:45 Prescribed Fire’s Role in the Oak Regeneration Process – Dr. Callie Schweitzer\n10:30 Break\n10:45 Using Drones with Infrared Capabilities To Monitor Fire Behavior – Cole Fagen/Amy McClave\n11:15 The Role of Prescribed Fire in Shortleaf Pine – Mike Black\n11:35 Lunch Break\n12:05 Forest and Fire Management for Northern Bobwhites Above the Fall Line -Dr. James Martin\n12:35 Before fire exclusion…fire history in North Georgia and the Cumberland Plateau -Mike Stambaugh\n1:05 The Paradoxical Effects of the 2016 Wildfires on Tree Mortality-Dr. Joseph O’Brien\n1:35 Break\n1:50 A Case Study of Smoke in Chattanooga -Dr. Scott Goodrick\n2:10 Smoke Management Guide for SE Landowners – Jennifer Fawcett/Holly\nCampbell\n2:30 Community Protection Program-Beyond Boundaries -Shardul Raval\n2:45 Closing Remarks – Kevin Hiers\n3:00 Adjourn \nSAF 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. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/north-georgia-prescribed-fire-council-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Meetings,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210601T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210601T173000
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CREATED:20210511T171436Z
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SUMMARY:Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective Film Screening & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and Desert Research Institute for a film screening of\, Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective. Inhabitants follows five Native American Tribes across deserts\, coastlines\, forests\, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices. For millennia Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes\, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain traditional land management practices. From deserts\, coastlines\, forests\, mountains\, and prairies\, Native communities are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. As the climate crisis escalates these time-tested practices of North America’s original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world. \nRegister here. \nParticipants will be given exclusive access to the film at no cost to watch prior to the panel discussion. The live panel discussion on June 1st will feature film participants and other experts working on Tribal climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. The link to view the film will be sent to you upon registering for the event and will remain open until June 8th. \n11am AK/ 12pm PT/ 1pm MT/ 2pm CT/ 3pm ET \nFilm Crew Acknowledgement\nCosta Boutsikaris: Co-director & cinematographer\nAnna Palmer: Co-director & producer\nEmmanuel Vaughan-Lee: Executive producer\nBen-Alex Dupris: Producer & advisor
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/inhabitants-an-indigenous-perspective-film-screening-panel-discussion/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210605
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210506T131824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T131824Z
UID:3399-1622505600-1622851199@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Fire and Fuels Monitoring Virtual Training Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by Lakes States Fire Science Consortium and Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium\nLead Instructor: Brian Stearns\, Huron-Manistee National Forests \nThis 4-day\, virtual- and field-based training is open to all professional affiliations\, and will introduce participants to: \n\nTools for selecting metrics that match management/restoration objectives\nDeveloping site-specific protocols for sampling\nDeveloping a monitoring handbook and monitoring protocols/program for your local ecosystems\nHow to establish long-term monitoring and quantitative/qualitative data for wildfire risk assessment\nEvaluating the need for prescribed burns and other fuels treatments\n\nField measurements will be conducted independently on home units\, then data will be analyzed in the virtual classroom setting. \nAttendance is limited. To register\, contact Joe Marschall ASAP at oakfirescience@gmail.com. No registration fee.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/fire-and-fuels-monitoring-virtual-training-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210525T125505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163044Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Collaborative Fire Management Case Studies from the Colville National Forest
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will provide examples of successful cross-cultural partnerships for managing fire and building community resilience in a changing climate. In this webinar\, USFS fire ecologist and tribal liaison Monique Wynecoop will share two case studies from the Colville National Forest\, in which the Spokane and Colville Tribes and non-tribal partners conducted collaborative\, interdisciplinary fire management projects that incorporated diverse values\, cultures and knowledges to meet multiple fire management goals. Monique will share lessons learned for building trust with tribal communities and conducting collaborative fire management through a restorative justice lens with tribes as beneficiaries. \nRegister for the webinar here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-collaborative-fire-management-case-studies-from-the-colville-national-forest/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210524T161722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163046Z
UID:3466-1622037600-1622041200@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Learn about the New 'Compare Weather' Function in IFTDSS
DESCRIPTION:Compare and View up to Five Weather Scenarios to evaluate affects on Fire Behavior. Only in the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) can you run fire behavior models and compare the outputs side-by-side. Easily view on the map\, change the inputs and re-run to explore the impacts of weather on fire behavior outputs. Great for enhancing your burn plans\, NEPA documents or understanding and calibrating model outputs. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-learn-about-the-new-compare-weather-function-in-iftdss/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210529
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210506T130353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T130353Z
UID:3391-1621814400-1622246399@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:RX-410: Smoke Management Techniques
DESCRIPTION:This course leads students through the ecological and historical role of fire\, characteristics of smoke and the health\, safety and visibility impacts of smoke. Other topics include public relations\, legal requirements\, meteorology\, fuel consumption\, smoke production dispersion\, and operational smoke management strategies. This course is designed to be interactive in nature. It contains a panel discussion\, several exercises designed to facilitate group and class participation and case studies from a variety of fuel types and political challenges. The Pre course work assignment is designed to familiarize students with the NWCG Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed Fire\, PMS 420-2\, and air quality regulations that impact prescribed fire programs. \nThis online version of RX-410 has been produced by an interagency group of smoke professionals. \nFull information and registration here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/rx-410-smoke-management-techniques/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210527
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20200513T140355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T140355Z
UID:1610-1621728000-1622073599@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals Conference has been rescheduled for May 23-26\, 2021 in Corvallis\, OR. Updates and information will continue to be posted on the original event website: https://www.anrep2020.org/
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/association-of-natural-resource-extension-professionals-conference/
LOCATION:CH2M HILL Alumni Center\, Corvallis\, OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210507T131503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163048Z
UID:3403-1621519200-1621522800@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Stewart Udall and the Politics of Environment and Race
DESCRIPTION:Stewart Udall left a profound impact on land conservation and racial issues. As the U.S. Interior Secretary during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations he successfully advocated for the creation of many national parks and monuments\, and encouraged Lady Bird Johnson to undertake a national beautification program. He led the way for most of the environmental legislation we now take for granted\, including the Clean Air and Water and Wilderness Acts\, Wild and Scenic Rivers and National Trails Acts\, and the National Historical Preservation Act\, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. He also fought for pesticide reduction and mining reclamation\, endangered species protection\, gas mileage requirements\, and rapid transit systems. \nBy no means was his work limited to the land. As Secretary and in his private life Udall also worked for racial justice. He fought successfully to end Jim Crow era segregation at the University of Arizona and broke with the Mormon Church over its refusal to allow Blacks in the priesthood. As Secretary\, he hired the first African American rangers in our national parks\, forced the Washington Redskins (now the Washington Football Team) to integrate their team\, championed self-determination for Native Americans\, and fought for redress and compensation for Navajo uranium miners and other victims of the atomic age. \nDiscussing this transformative yet underappreciated figure will be John de Graaf\, director of the upcoming PBS film “Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty.” \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-stewart-udall-and-the-politics-of-environment-and-race/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210521
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210226T134359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T134359Z
UID:3037-1621296000-1621555199@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join to learn all about starting a burn program in a landscape\, and a road map to get more fire on the ground.  We’ll also hear from established burn programs on what has worked well (or not) and discuss firing techniques\, smoke and fire effects. \nMore information coming soon.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/southern-blue-ridge-fire-learning-network-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210520
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210430T130808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T130808Z
UID:3376-1621296000-1621468799@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:S-231 Engine Boss (Single Resource)
DESCRIPTION:S-231 Engine Boss (Single Resource) 2021 \nTuesday\, May 18\nWednesday\, May 19\n8:00am-5pm \nThis is a skill course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of the duties associated with Engine Boss\, Single Resource (ENGB). Topics include engine and crew capabilities\, and limitations\, information sources\, fire size up considerations\, tactics and wildland/urban interface. \nObjectives: Perform the tasks of an Engine Boss in making the tactical decisions required to safely manage an engine on an incident. \nTUITION COST: $75.00 (All course materials included)\nInstructor: William Cirone\nLocation: Manatee Technical College\nMichael G. Johnson Fire Academy\n5530 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.\nBradenton\, FL 34212 \nRegister: https://manateeschools.revtrak.net/MTC/fire/#/list \nQuestions about the course? Please call Willie Cirone 973-332-6797 \nKelly Gairing 941-752-8100 Ext 2008 or email: gairingk@manateeschools.net
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/s-231-engine-boss-single-resource/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210522
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210415T201604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T201604Z
UID:3307-1621209600-1621641599@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:21st Annual National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the NTFAQ Planning Committee and all of us at the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)\, the National Tribal Air Association (NTAA)\, and the Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center (TAMS Center)\, it is our pleasure to open registration to the 21st Annual National Tribal Forum on Air Quality.  This year we are pleased to bring our conference to you virtually\, with recorded and live presentations from tribal environmental professionals\, U.S. EPA leadership and staff\, and many others who are helping to advance air quality protection throughout Indian Country. \nOur conference theme is “50 years of the Clean Air Act and How Traditional Wisdom Can Lead Us Into the Future”.  Throughout the NTFAQ conference we will be weaving in the voices of Native youth and elders – a reminder to us all of the importance of the work we do. The tapestry of tribal air quality programs is rich and diverse\, much like the traditions and languages of Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages.  It is in this spirit that we invite you to join us for the 2021 NTFAQ and say thank you\, Mvto (Muscogee)\, Pilamaya (Lakota)\, Miigwech (Ojibwe)\, Wa do (Cherokee)\, Quyana (Yup’ik)\, Yokoke (Choctaw)\, Ahéhee’ (Dine’)! \nFor questions please email us at NTFAQ@nau.edu. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/21st-annual-national-tribal-forum-on-air-quality-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210426T131629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163049Z
UID:3357-1620817200-1620824400@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Working Lands for Wildlife - The Long View: Sustaining Our Oak Forests
DESCRIPTION:This FREE working lands webinar hosted by Ruffed Grouse Society &American Woodcock Society and the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife program will educate landowners and natural resource professionals on working lands conservation programs intended to benefit wildlife species and promote forest diversity. \nThis webinar has been approved for the following. Please register here to receive credit. \n\n2 CFE credits (category 1) with the Society of American Foresters\n2 CEUs (category 1) of the Certified Wildlife Biologist® Renewal/Professional Development Certificate Program for participation in the webinar\nUSDA-NRCS Conservation Planner Certification\n\nRegister here. \nThroughout history\, oak forests have been appreciated for their enormous ecological\, economic\, and social value. These benefits are widely acknowledged by foresters\, wildlife biologists\, hunters\, conservationists\, and landowners. \nHowever\, successfully managing oak forests is no easy task. It requires knowledge\, forethought\, and patience. Due to land-use history\, fire suppression\, and poor or lacking forest management we are gradually losing our oak forests throughout the Central Hardwood Region and Eastern United States. \nIn this webinar\, we will take the “Long View” by looking back in time to see how human history has influenced the oak forests we have today. This historical grounding will allow us to look forward and consider how our actions today can ensure we restore and sustain oak forests into the future. \nTo do this\, we must first gain a comprehensive understanding of the history of our oak forests in the Central Hardwood Region and learn about their widespread value to people\, deer\, grouse\, songbirds\, and pollinators. We will then look more closely at current research and how these dynamic forests grow and change in the face of natural and human disturbances. Speakers will then share practical examples of far-reaching\, thoughtful forest management on family land and how those examples can be replicated to perpetuate our oak forests throughout their range.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-working-lands-for-wildlife-the-long-view-sustaining-our-oak-forests/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T110000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210430T165658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163050Z
UID:3382-1620727200-1620730800@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-southeast-climate-monthly-webinar-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210528
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210510T130243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T130243Z
UID:3405-1620691200-1622159999@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Satellite Observations and Tools for Fire Risk\, Detection\, and Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Fires are a growing concern\, especially in regions with longer fire seasons\, expanded wildland/urban interfaces\, and severe and frequent droughts. Anthropogenic fires are commonly used to clear grassland and agricultural land prior to the planting season\, and forests are often cleared using fires so the land can be repurposed for other uses. Whether naturally-occurring or anthropogenic\, fires produce a significant change in the structure and reflectance of vegetation and soil properties and atmospheric chemistry. Remote sensing can be used to monitor pre-\, during-\, and post-fire conditions; including weather and climate conditions\, fuel characterization\, fire risk\, smoke detection\, monitoring\, and forecasting\, fire behavior\, and the post-fire landscape. This 6-part\, intermediate training will provide lectures and case studies focused on the use of Earth observations for operational fire monitoring: pre-\, during-\, and post-event. \nMore information and registration here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/satellite-observations-and-tools-for-fire-risk-detection-and-analysis/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210514
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210416T190326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T190326Z
UID:3310-1620691200-1620950399@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Fire and Forest Meteorology Virtual Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Registration: https://www.ametsoc.org/meet/atreg/ \nAMS Committee on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology represents the membership on the subdiscipline surface-atmosphere exchange with a focus on feedbacks between the land surface and lower atmospheric processes (atmospheric surface layer)\, and how these influence climate\, weather variability\, and atmospheric impacts to near-surface atmospheric turbulent transport\, forests\, agricultural systems\, and ecosystems in general. The 13th Fire and Forest Meteorology Symposium will occur virtually and includes a number of topics\, which can be viewed here. \nFor more Information:\nhttps://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/meetings-events/ams-meetings/13-fire-and-forest-meteorology-virtual-symposium/
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/fire-and-forest-meteorology-virtual-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210513
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210420T155435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T155435Z
UID:3329-1620691200-1620863999@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Winds\, Water and Wildfires Southeast Region Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join NACD for the upcoming Winds\, Water and Wildfires Virtual Summits this coming May. Disasters such as high winds\, wildfires and flooding cause significant damage to natural resources in the South\, North\, East and West. \nConservation districts are uniquely positioned to assist communities with planning and preparedness before\, during\, and after disasters. Our sessions will allow you to see how conservation districts are working together with all community members to conquer the challenges facing private landowners. Success happens when landowners and agencies come together to meet the needs of our local communities. \nThese needs are identified in the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. \nFor questions\, please contact NACD’s Natural Resource Policy Specialist Mary Scott at mary-scott@nacdnet.org. \nClick here to register for the Southeast Region’s summit on May 11 & 12 (two half-day events).
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/winds-water-and-wildfires-southeast-region-summit/
CATEGORIES:Symposiums
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210512
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210409T182631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T182631Z
UID:3255-1620691200-1620777599@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Kentucky Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Information will be posted on the Kentucky PFC website when available.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/kentucky-prescribed-fire-council-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T140000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210426T132423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163052Z
UID:3364-1620306000-1620309600@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Fighting Fire with Fire: Rx Fire Toolbox to Combat Identified Social Barriers
DESCRIPTION:Elevated fuel loads together with projected hotter and drier climatic conditions will likely lead to more frequent erratic wildfires in the western USA. Recognition that changing climate and decades of fuel accumulation are increasing the risks of wildfire has led to calls for fire management reform\, including the widespread use of prescribed fire to reduce fuel loads. However\, this shift in fire management emphasis is failing to be widely adopted due to social and regulatory barriers to using fire. To ensure fire management reform is broadly adopted on private land in the western states\, the attitudes of stakeholders towards the use of prescribed fire as a wildfire reduction tool need to be clearly understood. \nPresenter: Dr. Urs Kreuter \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-fighting-fire-with-fire-rx-fire-toolbox-to-combat-identified-social-barriers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T140000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210422T131916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163054Z
UID:3346-1620306000-1620309600@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Fire Suppression and Mesophication of Upland Oak Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Historically pyrophytic and open-canopied upland oak landscapes across the central and eastern U.S. are shifting to closed-canopied forests dominated by shade-tolerant\, often fire-sensitive species. Mesophication\, a hypothesized process initiated by intentional fire exclusion by which these encroaching species progressively create conditions favorable for their own persistence at the expense of pyrophytic species\, is commonly cited as causing this structural and compositional transition. While many forest ecologists and land managers accept the mesophication hypothesis as evidence for these shifts\, the reason for these changes is not clear and many questions remain. In this presentation\, we will consider current evidence for mesophication plus knowledge gaps and potential future research that considers which tree species and tree traits create self-perpetuating conditions and under what conditions tree-level processes might affect forest flammability at broader scales. The goal is to promote research that can better inform restoration and conservation of oak ecosystems experiencing structural and compositional shifts across the region. \nPresenter:\nDr. Heather Alexander\, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology\, Auburn University \nRegister here. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-fire-suppression-and-mesophication-of-upland-oak-landscapes/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210420T123452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T123452Z
UID:3324-1620295200-1620320400@southernfireexchange.org
SUMMARY:Using Soil Moisture Information to Better Understand and Predict Wildfire Danger: A Symposium for Researchers and Fire Managers
DESCRIPTION:This free online symposium will highlight the latest advances in using soil moisture information to better understand and predict wildfire danger. These recent discoveries are revealing the potential for soil moisture estimates from in situ monitoring stations\, remote sensing\, and models to improve fire danger predictions and to advance our understanding of fire behavior. \nThis interactive symposium will provide researchers and fire managers a unique opportunity to connect with others\, to learn about ongoing research in this area\, and to discuss ways to move forward with new research and end uses. \nThe symposium will run from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CDT and from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. CDT on May 6\, 2021. \n 
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/using-soil-moisture-information-to-better-understand-and-predict-wildfire-danger-a-symposium-for-researchers-and-fire-managers/
CATEGORIES:Symposiums
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210508
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210316T123145Z
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SUMMARY:Louisiana Prescribed Burning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Prescribed Burning Workshop: Wednesday (8 AM – 4:30 PM)\, Thursday (8 AM – 4:30 PM)\, Friday (8 AM – 12 Noon)\, May 5-7\, Louisiana Ecological Forestry Center (formerly Hodges Garden)\, Florien\, LA 71429. \nThe LA Ecological Forestry Center\, the SW LA Forestry Association\, the LSU AgCenter\, and the LA Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) will be having a workshop to enable forest landowners to burn their lands safely and legally. Topics will include fuels\, burning techniques\, proper tools\, optimal weather conditions\, smoke management\, liability management\, planning\, fire behavior and more. \nThis training will begin the process of becoming LA Certified Burn Manager. The completion of five prescribed fires and their documentation will complete the process. The cost is $100. Class size is limited to the first 20 applicants. Please make check payable to SW LA Forestry Association\, and send to LSU AgCenter\, PO Box 609\, DeRidder\, LA 70634. For questions\, please call 337-463-7006 or email khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/louisiana-prescribed-burning-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T130000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210317T170234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163055Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Bobwhite Quail Lunch and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Join the Sewee Longleaf Conservation Cooperative in this virtual webinar for a conversation with SC’s bobwhite quail experts. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-bobwhite-quail-lunch-and-learn/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210508
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210419T141537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T141537Z
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SUMMARY:Basic Wildland Fire Training S-130/S-190/L-180
DESCRIPTION:The Manatee Technical College Michael G. Johnson Fire Academy in Bradenton\, FL will host a Basic Wildland Fire Training May 3-7. Tuition costs $225. \nFull information and registration can be found here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/basic-wildland-fire-training-s-130-s-190-l-180/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T120000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210412T135056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163057Z
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Prescribed Burn Associations in the Southeast - A Conversation with Experts
DESCRIPTION:A Prescribed Burn Association\, or PBA\, is a group of local landowners and other concerned citizens that form a partnership to conduct prescribed burns. PBAs are increasingly being formed and discussed in the Southeast in response to both landowner interest in conducting prescribed fire and the barriers they face in doing so. A previous SFE webinar examined recent research on the potential applications of PBAs for family forest landowners (view the recording here). While attending the previous webinar is not required\, this event is intended to serve as a follow-up conversation and will feature a panel discussion of experts from North Carolina and Oklahoma who are involved in PBAs. \nThere will be an opportunity for webinar attendees to submit questions\, and you may submit questions ahead of time to Laurel Kays at lekays@ncsu.edu. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. \nPresenters:\nJesse Wimberley\, Coordinator\, Sandhills PBA\nBenjy Strope\, Biologist\, NC Wildlife Resources Commission\nPhil Wallace\, Staff Forester – Silviculture\, NC Forest Service\nJohn Weir\, Associate Extension Specialist\, Oklahoma State University \nRegister here. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-prescribed-burn-associations-in-the-southeast-a-conversation-with-experts/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210413T125153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163059Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Bees and Fire: Do they Mix?
DESCRIPTION:Prescribed fire has been an essential tool for forest restoration in the southeastern United States. Bees are essential components of these ecosystems\, but how do bees cope with fire? This webinar looks at the evidence and gives a glimpse into recent and ongoing research in North Carolina’s fire-managed forests. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-bees-and-fire-do-they-mix/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T140000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210406T155657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163101Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: The Role of Beavers in Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery
DESCRIPTION:More information and registration here. \nRegistration is $19 for NAA members and $49 for non-members.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-the-role-of-beavers-in-wildfire-mitigation-and-recovery/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210415T123952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163103Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Assessment of Early Implementation of the US Forest Service’s Shared Stewardship Strategy
DESCRIPTION:A discussion of the first publication in a 5-year study on stakeholder perspectives of the USFS’s Shared Stewardship Strategy. Learn the factors driving state & federal choices on strategic partnerships for cross-boundary forest management\, as well as opportunities\, challenges\, and changes needed. Read the full assessment here. \nPresenters:\nCourtney Schultz\, Colorado State University\nChad Kooistra\, Colorado State University\nHeidi Huber-Stearns\, University of Oregon\nJesse Abrams\, University of Georgia \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-assessment-of-early-implementation-of-the-us-forest-services-shared-stewardship-strategy/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210407T135845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163104Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Wildfires and Air Quality (Part 2) – Smoke Sense and Smoke Ready Communities
DESCRIPTION:This webinar on Wildfires and Air Quality is part two of a two-part webinar on wildfires and addressing air impacts. This webinar will focus on the Smoke Sense citizen science project\, and the Smoke Ready Communities Research Study. Part one will be/was held on April 8\, which focused on AirNow Fire and Smoke Map\, and Sensors for Community Smoke Monitoring. \nThese webinars are part of the U.S. EPA Environmental Justice Webinar Series for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples – to build the capacity of tribal governments\, indigenous peoples and other environmental justice practitioners\, and discuss priority EJ issues of interest to tribes and indigenous peoples. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-wildfires-and-air-quality-part-2-smoke-sense-and-smoke-ready-communities/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T130000
DTSTAMP:20260609T170329
CREATED:20210407T192457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T163108Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Venus Flytrap Champions: Collaborating for Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Venus Flytrap Champions is a collaboration of  agencies and nonprofit organizations that serve as a support network for people managing Venus flytrap habitat on private property. The final webinar in the series recognizes these champions who assist landowners and land managers in the Carolinas interested in preserving populations of this rare carnivorous species. We believe landowners can play a significant role in maintaining and increasing the remaining habitat for flytraps and the other insectivorous and uncommon plant species that grow with it. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-venus-flytrap-champions-collaborating-for-conservation/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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