Southern Fire Exchange

Southeastern Partners for Plant Conservation Conference
2024-10-15 08:00 - 2024-10-18 17:00 (America/New_York)
Hosted by the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation will bring together government agencies, land managers, botanical gardens, university programs, experts, professionals, and other interested parties to build capacity and promote novel partnerships for plant conservation in the Southeast. Working with a wide range of stakeholders that represent diverse interests and perspectives, this effort seeks to stimulate collective successes in local, state, and regional plant conservation.
Conference website: https://atlantabg.org/conservation-research/outreach-education-and-training/southeastern-partners-in-plant-conservation/

15th Biennial Longleaf Conference
2024-10-08 - 2024-10-11 | Miramar Beach, Florida, Miramar Beach, FL, United States
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.

International Oak Symposium
2024-10-07 08:00 - 2024-10-10 17:00
International Oak Symposium
October 7-10, 2024 – Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

The University of Tennessee’s School of Natural Resources is proud to host an International Oak Symposium in 2024 to provide a platform to exchange information and build collaborations around the best available science and technology on oak ecology and management for a global audience. The meeting will provide innovative and progressive formats to deliver and exchange information and foster collaborations between researchers and practitioners. Field trip(s) will be offered that showcase multi-disciplinary research of the USDA Forest Service and other partners.

Link: https://naturalresources.tennessee.edu/oak-symposium/

Partner Meeting: Learning from Tribal Nations and Indigenous Practices
2024-09-26 10:00 - 14:00
Join the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, and the U.S. Forest Service for our upcoming virtual workshop “Partnering with Fire: Learning from Tribal Nations and Indigenous Practices.”
This virtual webinar is open to natural and cultural resource managers, especially from Tribal Nations in the southern United States, and others who want to learn more about the how Tribes work with fire to adapt to a changing climate. Registration is required.
Topics and speakers include:

Mark Morales, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Steven Parrish, USDA Forest Service: Choctaw Nation agreements with USDA Forest Service.
Gesse Bullock, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas fire crew and partnerships.
Mary Huffman, The Nature Conservancy: Indigenous Peoples Burning Network IPBN.

Registration link

Partner Webinar: Fire Weather Portal for the Southeast
2024-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Online, United States
The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series is held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am ET. This series is hosted by the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC), the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), and the NOAA National Weather Service. These webinars 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.
The September 24th meeting will feature a presentation on the “Fire Weather Portal for the Southeast” by Corey Davis with the North Carolina State Climate Office.
Register for the webinar.

Society of American Foresters National Convention
2024-09-17 - 2024-09-20
SAF National Convention
LOVELAND, CO • SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2024
Conference Theme: “The Resources We Manage”
The theme “The Resources We Manage” references all the considerations that forestry and natural resources professionals need to reflect on when planning and implementing decisions on the ground. Resources mean many things to land managers — the values on the landscape, the services needed like air, water, food and fiber, the budget we work within, the tools we use, and the people we work with. As the field of forestry evolves, forestry professionals are expanding their management skillsets to include expertise in new technologies, emerging forest product markets, community outreach, and other areas. Join us in Loveland, Colorado, September 17-20, 2024, to learn from your peers, grow your network within and beyond the sector, and develop as a forestry professional.
Location: SAF Convention events will be held at the Embassy Suites Loveland Hotel & Conference Center and The Ranch Events Complex.

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7th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
2024-09-16 08:00 - 2024-09-19 17:00
The International Association of Wildland Fire in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and its three regional strategy committees, invite you to save the date for the 7th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop, September 16-19, 29024 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
WFLC has affirmed that the Cohesive Strategy remains the solid framework by which all stakeholders can address barriers and identify solutions and actions for today’s complex wildland fire issues. The Cohesive Strategy Addendum Update was released earlier this year and provides a strategic look at the critical emphasis areas and key implementation challenges which were not addressed or have surfaced in the ten years since the development of the original 2014 Cohesive Strategy framework.
This event will take advantage of the unique opportunity to utilize the collective voice and brain trust of Workshop attendees to identify solutions and actions for barriers you’re experiencing, as well as for the Critical Emphasis Areas and Challenges outlined in the Cohesive Strategy Addendum that are keeping us from implementing the Cohesive Strategy at scale. The WFLC and its Western, Northeastern and Southeastern Regions will be pursuing these actions following the Workshop to help overcome barriers and provide further support for implementation of the Cohesive Strategy.

Partner Webinar: Post-Fire Emergency Assessment Processes (Part 2)
2024-09-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Host: Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc., USDA Forest Service and others.
Description: Flooding and debris flows can be one of the most damaging and deadly processes of the post-fire landscape. Burned area emergency rapid assessments determine the level of threat posed by post-fire conditions to critical values within and downstream of the burned area and develop appropriate actions to manage unacceptable risk. The BAER assessment team evaluates the effects of the ﬁre on the landscape and estimates the potential risk to life and safety, as well as risk of damage or loss to critical transportation infrastructure. Satellite-derived data, field observations, and predictive modeling help to inform post-fire hazard-mitigation efforts. Field verification of remotely sensed data and professional evaluation of conditions on the ground are critical for post-fire management. The second webinar is intended to be a more interactive session to discuss ways in which the process can be used or adapted to meet a wide range of needs outside of federal government.
Series Website: https://aftertheflames.com/post-fire-emergency-assessment-processes/
Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_thwa4DkLR3munrDe_Oe97g#/registration

Partner Webinar: Post-Fire Emergency Assessment Processes (Part 1)
2024-09-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Host: Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc., USDA Forest Service and others.
Description: Flooding and debris flows can be one of the most damaging and deadly processes of the post-fire landscape. Burned area emergency rapid assessments determine the level of threat posed by post-fire conditions to critical values within and downstream of the burned area and develop appropriate actions to manage unacceptable risk. The BAER assessment team evaluates the effects of the ﬁre on the landscape and estimates the potential risk to life and safety, as well as risk of damage or loss to critical transportation infrastructure. Satellite-derived data, field observations, and predictive modeling help to inform post-fire hazard-mitigation efforts. Field verification of remotely sensed data and professional evaluation of conditions on the ground are critical for post-fire management. In the first of two webinars, we will discuss the post-fire assessment process used for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) program and how it has been adapted to help rapidly determine post-fire emergency situations using case studies from the United States, Greece, Portugal, and Canada. The second webinar is intended to be a more interactive session to discuss ways in which the process can be used or adapted to meet a wide range of needs outside of federal government.
Series Website: https://aftertheflames.com/post-fire-emergency-assessment-processes/
Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NphXMFI4T5KKJASUeFe3DA#/registration

Partner Webinar: Managing Longleaf for our Future - A new Longleaf Pine Climate Smart Guide
2024-09-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy, The Longleaf Alliance, and Clemson University
Description: In this webinar for landowners and forestry practitioners, experts from multiple agencies in the southeast will provide context as to why longleaf pine is a climate-smart species, and what management practices make a climate-smart forest. Presenters will provide an overview of the guide and give information on the technical resources and financial assistance available to help any landowners begin or enhance their longleaf pine forest.
Registration Link
Webinar Flier (pdf)

Partner Webinar: What Determines Water-Quality Response after Wildfire?
2024-09-10 16:00 - 17:00
USGS Webinar: Fire and Water: What determines water-quality response after wildfire?
Host: US Geological Survey
Date: Tuesday, September 10th at 4-5 pm ET
Speaker: Sheila Murphy, Research Hydrologist, USGS Water Resources Mission Area
Summary: Wildfires can increase the risk of flooding, erosion, and degraded water quality, which can damage infrastructure, increase treatment costs for drinking water providers, and impair stream ecosystems. However, the reported nature and extent of water-quality effects after wildfire have varied widely, from massive increases in the amount of sediment, nutrients, and metals delivered to downstream waters to no noticeable change. Given the wide range of potential post-wildfire effects on water supplies, water providers and land managers need accurate guidance on what to expect in their watersheds to enable plans for minimizing impacts on water supplies. This presentation will describe selected USGS work linking post-wildfire water-quality response to climate, land cover, geology, catchment hydrology, and other factors. Given the predicted ongoing risk of wildfire to water supplies, it is imperative to develop capacity to predict, monitor, and mitigate wildfire effects on our water resources.
Join the webinar here (Microsoft Teams).
The USGS Fueling Discovery with USGS Wildland Fire Sciences series is open to the public! Please feel free to forward to those who may be interested.

Partner Webinar: Crisis Communication - What do we say when things go wrong?
2024-06-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Online, United States
Crisis Communication: What Do We Say When Things Go Wrong?
Thursday, June 26 1-2:30 PM ET
Hosted by The FLN and Fire Networks
Communication professionals and fire practitioners with significant media experience will discuss challenges and success in communicating about fire through media outlets. Panelists will share their experiences and provide suggestions for those looking to begin or improve communication through various forms of media.
Following a moderated panel discussion, there will be time for audience Q/A.
Panelists:

Brigette Coleman-Williams, TNC Arkansas Director of Marketing and Communications

Jenifer Bunty, National Forests in North Carolina Public Affairs Specialist

Katie Sauerbrey, The Nature Conservancy in Oregon Fire Program Director

Parker Titus, The Nature Conservancy in Colorado Fire Program Manager

Questions? Laurel.kays@tnc.org
Register here: https://tnc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6kKUNcsOSaSc3YGMKsh6ig#/registration
Series Description:
The FLN and broader Fire Networks are excited to announce our upcoming Talking Fire Webinar Series. This 3-part series will feature panel discussions with communication experts and fire practitioners addressing various aspects of working with media outlets to communicate about our fire work. You can view information about the full series here: https://firenetworks.org/series/talking-fire-webinar-series/ Registration is required for each webinar.

14th North American Forest Ecology Workshop
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-27
“Integrating goals: balancing dynamic forest management objectives”
The 14th North American Forest Ecology Workshop (NAFEW) will take place June 24 – 27, 2024 in Asheville, NC
The format of the meeting will be different from past years, as we will kick off the meeting with all day field trips on Monday followed by a plenary talk in the evening. Sessions will be offered all day Tuesday, half day Wednesday, and all day Thursday. Local field trips will be offered Wednesday afternoon and workshops will occur throughout the week. A banquet is planned for Tuesday evening.
More information and registration.

2024 Association of Consulting Foresters National Conference
2024-06-22 - 2024-06-25 | Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, 1000 Tournament Players Club Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 32082
The 2024 ACF National Conference will be held June 22-25 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Florida Chapter looks forward to welcoming you to Florida’s Historic Coast, which combines Old World charm with a rich cultural and culinary scene. Located on the scenic A1A, you’ll find a blend of laid-back luxury and natural beauty in the local forests and white quartz sand beaches.

Partner Webinar: Talking Fire - Working with the Media
2024-05-30 13:00 - 14:30
Working with the Media: How to Know Your Messages and Communicate Them
Thursday, May 30 1-2:30 PM ET
Hosted by The FLN and Fire Networks
Communication professionals and fire practitioners with significant media experience will discuss challenges and success in communicating about fire through media outlets. Panelists will share their experiences and provide suggestions for those looking to begin or improve communication through various forms of media.
Following a moderated panel discussion, there will be time for audience Q/A.
Panelists:

Lorena Williams is a Public Affairs Specialist and Public Information Officer for the San Juan National Forest in Colorado.

Bob Crimian is a program manager for COMPASS, a science communication organization that champions, connects, and supports diverse scientist leaders to improve the well-being of people and nature.

Eytan Krasilovsky is the deputy director for the Forest Stewards Guild based out of the Southwest office

Questions? Laurel.kays@tnc.org
Register here: https://tnc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BVt24vgLTwW3BWL_mV3qIg
Series Description:
The FLN and broader Fire Networks are excited to announce our upcoming Talking Fire Webinar Series. This 3-part series will feature panel discussions with communication experts and fire practitioners addressing various aspects of working with media outlets to communicate about our fire work. You can view information about the full series here: https://firenetworks.org/series/talking-fire-webinar-series/ Registration is required for each webinar.

18th International Congress of Combustion By-Products and their Health Effects
2024-05-19 08:00 - 2024-05-22 17:00
The International Congress on Combustion By-Products and Their Health Effects (also known as “The PIC Congress”) provides a unique platform for discussion between chemists, engineers, toxicologists, and biomedical researchers regarding the most pressing issues related to combustion pollutants and their associated health impacts. Combustion-derived pollutants are recognized as one of the primary causes of environmental degradation and human health effects. The first PIC Congress was organized in 1990 at the National Institute of Health facility in Bethesda, MD, USA. The Congress is now a biennial event held in international locations such as Germany, Sweden, China, and South Korea. In 2022 it was held in the United Kingdom and in 2024 we are excited to host the 18th International Congress in the United States.
This year the Congress will begin with Registration and a Welcome Reception on the evening of Sunday, May 19th, 2024. The scientific program will be held over 2.5 days, and include plenary speakers, oral presentations, and poster presentations.
The theme of the 18th Congress is “Fire emissions & Community Impacts at the Wildland Urban Interface and Disaster Sites”. These thematic sessions will include the following:
1. Wildland fires– fate & transport of combustion byproducts; firefighter health risks
2. Community based research at the Wildland Urban Interface
3. Air quality monitoring following the East Palestine, OH Train Derailment Research
4. Community based research in East Palestine, OH
5. New and emerging combustion pollutants

SFE Webinar: Hot Spots and Hot Moments in Prescribed Fire Across the SE US
2024-05-02 13:00 - 14:00
A free one-hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida IFAS.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenter: Karen Cummins, Geospatial Database Administrator, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Webinar Description: Prescribed fire is an important land conservation tool to meet ecological, cultural, and public safety objectives across terrestrial ecosystems. While estimates of prescribed burning in the U.S. exceed 11 million acres annually, tracking the extent of prescribed fire is problematic for several reasons and prevents an understanding of spatial and temporal trends in landscape patterns of prescribed fires. The overall purpose of the Southeastern US Prescribed Fire Permit Database is to temporally map and analyze the frequency of prescribed burns throughout the southeast. The database revealed that burning is highly concentrated within the southeast region, presumably reflecting local land ownership categories and associated land management objectives. These analyses provide the first region-wide summary of fine-scale patterns of prescribed fire in the United States. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Webinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive.
Questions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org

Registration information here.

Partner Course: Fire & Longleaf 301 - Advancing Fire Management Goals in Longleaf Ecosystems
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-03
Fire & Longleaf 301: Advancing Fire Management Goals in Longleaf Ecosystems

Date: May 1, 2024 – May 3, 2024
Time: 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Time Zone: America/New_York
Location: Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Cost: $75.00 – $125.00
Contact: Karen Zilliox Brown

More information and registration.

Partner Webinar: Towards Advancing the Prediction of Wildland Fuels Combustion through Detailed Kinetics
2024-04-30 17:00 - 18:00
5:00 PM ET April 30, 2024
Hosted by the California Fire Science Exchange
Abstract: Wildfires are becoming an increasing issue, raising concern about direct infrastructure and property damage as well as indirect effects related to their emissions. In this context, a fundamental understanding of the burning processes of wildland fuels is crucial for the modeling and prediction of both fire behavior as well as related emissions. Current fuel consumption parameterizations used in wildfire models usually oversimplify fuel consumption processes, such as flaming and smoldering combustion regimes, and fuel properties, like fuel elements’ size and moisture content. In this seminar, a physics-based modeling framework developed to describe biomass combustion and emissions will be presented. Biomass is represented through its fundamental constituents, such as lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, water, and extractives. A detailed reaction kinetic model is coupled with a multi-region single-particle model and is adopted to investigate the process of biomass degradation, including char oxidation. The validation of the modeling framework with experimental data from literature is performed at various scales, including thermogravimetric experiments and particle-scale experiments of pyrolysis and combustion. Additionally, preliminary results of its applicability for the construction of detailed parameterizations for large-scale wildfire applications, such as WRF-SFIRE coupled atmosphere-fire model, will be discussed.
Presenter: Chiara Saggese received her PhD in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from Politecnico of Milan in 2015. After working as a postdoctoral fellow on experiments and kinetic modeling of real fuel combustion chemistry and emissions at Stanford University, she joined the Reaction Dynamics Group in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2019. Her research activity spans from the development of kinetic models of conventional and sustainable fuels to the kinetic modeling of pollutants formation in combustion processes. Within the current transition to a decarbonized transportation system, she is focusing on modeling soot formation from sustainable aviation fuels. Lately, her research focus has expanded to the investigation of wildland fuels combustion and emissions to inform sub-models present in large-scale wildfire applications.
Register here.

Partner webinar: Sifting through selective science and misinformation for collaborative forest management
2024-04-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Online, United States
Sifting through selective science and misinformation for collaborative forest management
Apr 24, 2024, 03:00 PM
Hosted by: Rocky Mountain Research Station and Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes
Description: Join us for an upcoming land manager and public land partner-focused panel webinar dedicated to examining selective science use, some of the impacts to land management, and methods for reducing misinformation in collaborative forest management. Our panel will provide short talks on their perspectives, and address questions and issues provided by attendees. Discussion and Q&A during this session will facilitate information exchange between all attendees.
Registration and more information.

Partner Webinar: Talking Fire - Learning from the Media
2024-04-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Online, United States
Learning from the Media: A Conversation with Journalists
Wednesday, April 24 1-2:30 PM ET
Hosted by the FLN and Fire Networks

Panelists:

April Ehrlich, Oregon Public Broadcasting
M.R. O’Connor, Ignition author and freelance journalist
Roberto Rosales, photojournalist & photography professor, University of New Mexico

The FLN and broader Fire Networks are excited to announce our upcoming Talking Fire Webinar Series. This 3-part series will feature panel discussions with communication experts and fire practitioners addressing various aspects of working with media outlets to communicate about our fire work. You can view information about the full series here: https://firenetworks.org/series/talking-fire-webinar-series/ Registration is required for each webinar.
Register for the webinar here.

2024 Florida SAF / UF SFFGS Spring Symposium: “From the Ground Up”
2024-04-16 - 2024-04-17 | Austin Cary Forest, 10625 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32609, United States
2024 FL SAF / UF SFFGS Spring Symposium: “From the Ground Up”
April 16-17, 2024
UF Stern Learning Center at Austin Cary Forest Campus
If you’ve already registered, thanks and we look forward to seeing you at the Symposium. If not, there’s still time to reserve your spot. Join us for the 2024 Spring Symposium to explore reforestation and restoration techniques for various land management objectives. From the ground up, we’ll dig into site preparation, prescribed fire, species and genetics, and bring it all together in case studies featuring new technologies and various land management objectives. This event is a fun and educational tradition, and a great place to network with fellow forestry and natural resource professionals.
The Spring Symposium is sponsored by the University of Florida / IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the Florida Division Society of American Foresters. The meeting will also include an update from Florida Forest Service Director, Rick Dolan; FL Division SAF Awards, our social and dinner on April 16, and FL Division SAF Business Meeting on the morning of April 17.
The 2024 Spring Symposium is approved for a total of 7.5 Cat. 1 SAF CFEs. Registration is on Eventbrite. For those needing overnight accommodations, a block of rooms is being set up at the Best Western hotel in Waldo as well as the Best Western Gateway Grand hotel in Gainesville. Details are posted in the event packet and registration site.
Register online at: https://2024-flsaf-sffgs-spring-symposium.eventbrite.com
The 2024 Spring Symposium event packet with full agenda, directions, hotel blocks, and other details is linked here.
Calling all sponsors: if your company or organization is interested in sponsoring the 2024 Spring Symposium, please contact the Symposium Sponsor/exhibitor Chair, Kari Hurst, KariH@nrpsforesters.com
Questions about the 2024 Spring Symposium can be addressed to the event Co-Chairs:
Chris Demers, UF/IFAS SFFGS, cdemers@ufl.edu, (352) 846-2375
Marshall Hilton, Florida Division SAF Chair, mhilton@thinkf4.com

7th International Fire Behavior and Fuel Conference
2024-04-15 08:00 - 2024-04-19 17:00
7th International Fire Behavior and Fuel Conference
April 15-19th, 2024
Boise, Idaho
Canberra, Australia
Tralee, Ireland
Conference website

Partner Webinar: Responding to Climate Change through Silviculture in the East
2024-04-10 14:00 - 15:00
SCIENCEx ADAPTIVE SILVICULTURE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time

SCIENCEx Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change will address a variety of climate adaptive silviculture concepts, using examples from across the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change Network. Presentations will cover an overview of the network, responding to climate change through silviculture, forest assisted migration, and expanding the application of adaptive silviculture. Webinar attendees will learn from a range of research scientists, managers, and other network collaborators.
The Forest Service Research and Development SCIENCEx webinar series unites scientists and land managers from across the Forest Service and beyond.

Webinar Description:

Climate impacts in eastern U.S. forests |​ Mike Gavazzi
Impacts of hurricane-driven disturbances at the Jones Center at Ichauway Adapted Silviculture for Climate Change site | Joshua Puhlick
Responding to climate-driven hydrologic change in an urban silviculture experiment | Marcella Windmuller-Campione

Register here.

Partner Webinar: California’s Prescribed Fire (R)evolution: Changing Hearts, Minds, and Landscapes
2024-04-02 17:00 - 18:00
5:00 PM ET, April 2, 2024
Hosted by the California Fires Science Consortium
Description: Prescribed fire has undergone major transformation in California over the last decade or two, evolving from a mostly agency-led practice with limited visibility to a statewide grassroots movement, engaging and being led by a diversity of partners, including NGOs, ranchers, Indigenous practitioners, and other community leaders. This movement has been simultaneously organic, bubbling up at the local level, and impressively strategic, pairing local community organizing with state-level liability changes, new qualifications pathways for practitioners, and major investments in cutting-edge concepts, like the state’s $20 million Prescribed Fire Claims Fund. The change during this period has been monumental, representing an evolution in the way we think about and implement prescribed fire in California, but it also represents a revolution—the result of a groundswell of passion, purpose, and pressure from the most affected communities. This presentation will share insights on California’s prescribed fire evolution/revolution, and reflect on where it might go from here.
Presenter: Lenya Quinn-Davidson is the Fire Network Director for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Lenya’s focus is on the human connection with fire, and increasing resiliency of California’s landscapes and communities. Lenya works at various scales, including locally with private landowners and communities members; at the state level, where she leads UCANR’s Fire Network and collaborates on policy, research, and community-based burning; and nationally/internationally, through her leadership on Women-in-Fire Training Exchanges (WTREX). Lenya is passionate about using fire to inspire and empower people, from ranchers and scientists to agency leaders and young women, and everyone in between.
Register Here

Partner Webinar: Preparing for the “big one”: prescribed fire as a strategic fuel reduction tool
2024-04-02 12:00 - 13:30
Preparing for the “big one”: prescribed fire as a strategic fuel reduction tool
April 2, 2024 900 – 1030 PST | 1800 – 1930 CET
Hosted by the California Fire Science Consortium
Wildfires are becoming bigger and more severe around the world, overwhelming firefighters’ capacity to control them. Prescribed fires can be used to safely introduce fire in the landscape and regulate fire regimes through fuel management and by building landscape resilience. Is this approach working?
This week, four fire experts will discuss how fire and resource managers are using prescribed fire to prevent wildfire spread. They will discuss strategic goals and tactics, tradeoffs between broad landscape resilience and local fuel management, and whether prescribed fire intensities are enough to affect outcomes.
Presenters:

Tessa Oliver Manager of the Western Cape Umbrella Fire Protection Association, South Africa
Jorge Andres Saavedra Corporacion Nacional forestal, CONAF, Chile
Marta Miralles, Catalan Fire Service, Spain
Stephen Fillmore, Fuels Operations Specialist USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, USA

Register here.

SFE Webinar: Increasing Large Wildfires in the Eastern United States
2024-03-28 13:00 - 14:00
A free one-hour webinar from the University of Florida IFAS and the Southern Fire Exchange.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenter:
Victoria M Donovan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Forest Management, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida IFAS | West Florida Research and Education Center
Webinar Description: This webinar provides an overview of changing large wildfire regimes in the eastern U.S., highlighting increasing wildfire number, size, and total area burned within regions of the southeast. In addition, the presentation will discuss how changing wildfire dynamics impact public wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface. This presentation will summarize the findings from a recent publication (https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107051). Following the presentation, there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Webinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive.
Questions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org
Register for the webinar here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Jldn-K4SCOJmgTaUP-yBQ

Partner Webinar: Beyond PM2.5: The Other Effects of Wildfires on Air and Water Quality
2024-03-19 15:00 - 16:00
March 19, 2024 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET
Beyond PM2.5: The Other Effects of Wildfires on Air and Water Quality
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More information and previous webinars
Wildland fire smoke impacts millions of people in the US every year. While the negative impacts of PM2.5 on air quality and human health are well established, wildland fires mobilize other pollutants that impact EPA’s mission areas of clean air and clean water, with implications for human health. This webinar will discuss a wide range of effects of wildland fire on air and water quality, including emerging science on the topic (e.g., pollutants mobilized through the burning of human infrastructure). Finally, the webinar will discuss how this research can inform public communications on the risks of wildland fire and approaches to mitigate those risks.
Presenter: Steve LeDuc, Amara Holder, and Seth Newton, EPA’s Office of Research and Development
Moderators: Sherri Hunt, EPA’s Office of Research and Development
Attendees will have the option of receiving a certificate of attendance for live webinars. Acceptance of certificates is contingent on state and/or organization requirements—EPA cannot guarantee acceptance.

SFE Webinar: Emerging Technologies in Wildland Fire
2024-02-29 13:00 - 14:00
A free one-hour webinar from The Nature Conservancy, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida IFAS.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenter:
Nathan Burmester, The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina
Webinar Description: Navigating the rapid advancements in technology can be challenging, especially for those immersed in the daily demands on the fireline. Join Nathan Burmester, representing TNC North Carolina, for a concise exploration of cutting-edge technologies employed by prescribed fire managers. Additionally, discover innovative applications of older technologies that are reshaping the landscape of fire management practices. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Webinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive.
Questions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org

Register for the webinar here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S_DfsLDWRXSq0Vdy4LpaWQ

Partner Webinar: Working with Private Landowners to Increase Prescribed Fire Capacity
2024-02-28 13:00 - 14:00
Working with Private Landowners to Increase Prescribed Fire Capacity
Speakers: Morgan Treadwell, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo, Jennifer Fawcett, North Carolina State Extension, and Brian Teeter, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Wednesday, Feb 28th, 12 PM Central
Register here: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkf-urrTMtE92oaWdNjDJKFqCdJ0HkH08G#/registration
