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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Air Quality and Health
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought\, floods\, and tropical storms\, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires\, agriculture production\, disruption to water supply\, and ecosystems.\n\nThe September 14 webinar will also feature a presentation on the interactions between climate\, air quality\, and health.\nRegister here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\nClimate Overview and Hurricane Outlook Update\nSandra Rayne | Southeast Regional Climate Center\n\nWater Resources Overview\nJeff Dobur/Todd Hamill | NWS Southeast River Forecast Center\n\nAgriculture Impact Update\nPam Knox | University of Georgia\n\nInteractions Between Climate\, Air Quality\, and Health\nNyahsa Dunkley | State of Georgia Climate Office
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-southeast-climate-monthly-webinar-air-quality-and-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210915T150000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Strategies for Effective Health Risk Communication During Wildfire Smoke
DESCRIPTION:Air pollution and wildfire smoke can have immediate and lasting health effects. Individuals who are regularly exposed to poor air quality may report different health behaviors and conditions than those who are less exposed. EPA researchers set out to determine whether self-reported protective behaviors or health conditions differed by air quality. \nTo conduct this research EPA scientists developed Smoke Sense\, a citizen science project which provides real-time information on wildfire smoke and air quality and allows users to engage in citizen science by reporting their experiences with smoke\, heath symptoms\, and exposure-reducing behaviors. \nThrough the participation of citizen scientists\, EPA seeks to understand the relationship between health risk communication strategies and individuals’ adoption of health protective behaviors. The study explores the role of risk perceptions and personal motivations for engagement and changing behavior. \nSmoke Sense also demonstrates effective use of technology for health research and risk communication. Using a mobile app\, Smoke Sense advances methodology for rigorously collecting data during emergent and dynamic conditions while simultaneously encouraging adoption of exposure-reducing behaviors. \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-strategies-for-effective-health-risk-communication-during-wildfire-smoke/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T130000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar Series: Wildfire: Weather\, Water\, Weeds\, Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we seek to better understand wildfire effects on communities and the health of our watersheds! Expert panelists will share recent education efforts\, guidelines\, and research on the physical\, cultural and ecological conditions related to increasing frequency and scale of wildfires in our region.\nThurs. Sept. 16th\, 2021 | 9am-12pm\nThurs. Sept. 30th\, 2021 | 9am-12pm\nThurs. Oct. 14th\, 2021 | 2pm-5:30pm\n\n​Register here. \nSince our symposia after the Griffith Park Fire in 2007 and after the Station Fire in 2009\, Council for Watershed Health (CWH) has sought to continue convenings around local fire preparedness\, defensible space\, environmental impacts\, and the increasing frequency of wildfires in our region. It is our goal to contribute to a shared understanding amongst stakeholders on the watershed issues of the day\, gather lessons learned and disseminate best practices and strategies for healthier watersheds. \nEach of the three webinars will consist of short presentations and moderated panel discussions by leading experts in Wildland Fire Research\, Land Management\, Air Quality\, Water Quality\, Flood Control\, Weeds and Wildlife\, Land Use Planning\, and Utility Services. \nWith this Symposium\, we will: \n\n\nExamine agency/utility wildfire safety\, mitigation measures and resiliency planning for future fire weather \n\n\nLearn about research focused on wildfire effects on water quality (sediment\, contaminants) and water supply in our region and how we can improve our practices \n\n\nDiscuss how forests\, shrublands and rivers are recovering or being impacted by invasive plants and biodiversity loss \n\n\nUnderstand how state and local agencies are preparing and responding to increased threat of wildfire \n\n\n\nWho will attend?\nPlanning and Public Works Professionals\, Water Resources Professionals\, Land Managers Public Health Professionals\, Local Business Leaders\, Civil Engineers\, Regulators\, Land Managers\, Researchers\, Education and Extension Specialists\, Public Health Professionals\, Developers\, Landscape Architects\, Community Based Organizations\, Academics\, Students\, and any and all other interested parties.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-series-wildfire-weather-water-weeds-wildlife/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T190000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Wildfire in the Western US: Causes\, Consequences\, & Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:Large fires are becoming more frequent and severe across the western US. Since 1984\, annual burned forest area has increased by about 1\,100%. Lives\, property\, and livelihoods are routinely threatened and burned landscapes can be left ecologically transformed. \nWhat is causing recent trends in fire activity? What will forests of the future look like? How can modeling wildfires and forest response guide adaptation strategies? These are among the questions to be explored. Panelists will also discuss the importance of tailoring fire and forest management to the local context\, considering regionally specific factors like forest type\, environmental conditions\, and the presence of people. \nPanelists will include: forest ecologist Winslow Hansen (Cary Institute)\, fire ecologist Phil Higuera (University of Montana)\, and natural resource sociologist Catrin Edgeley (Northern Arizona University). \nThis event will include time for audience Q&A. Free and open to all. \nRegistration is required.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-wildfire-in-the-western-us-causes-consequences-adaptation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T133000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: ITEP's Status of Tribes & Climate Change (STACC) Report
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first webinar of a series which will focus on the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) report\, a new report written by a working group and convened by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes & Climate Change Program. STACC seeks to uplift and honor the voices of Indigenous peoples across the U.S. to increase understanding of Tribal lifeways\, cultures\, and worldviews; the climate change impacts Tribes are experiencing; the solutions they are implementing; and ways that all of us can support Tribes in adapting to our changing world. Over 90 authors from different entities including the authors of 34 personal Tribal narratives contributed to the publication of the first STACC Report. It was written for diverse audiences including Tribal managers\, leaders\, and community members; the authors of future National Climate Assessments; federal and state agencies and decision makers; and non-governmental organizations. This first webinar will focus on introducing the Report and will give you a chance to hear from key authors of the Report. \nRegister here. \nWe are pleased that our following relatives and colleagues will join us. \n1) Ann Marie Chischilly\, Esq.\, ITEP Director and Interim Vice President of the Office of Native American Affairs (ONAI) at Northern Arizona University \n2) Dara Marks-Marino\, WattTime\, Environmental Justice Analyst\, former ITEP team member and STACC Report Lead \n3) Kyle Whyte\, PhD – Professor of Environment & Sustainability & George Willis Pack Professor – University of Michigan and STACC Report Lead Author \n4) Rachael Novak\, BIA Tribal Resilience Coordinator\, BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Program (invited) \n5) Coral Avery\, Natural Resource Specialist-BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Program and Tribal Youth & Climate Liaison\, NW Climate Adaptation Science Center
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-iteps-status-of-tribes-climate-change-stacc-report/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T130000
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Moving to Hybrid Events - A Discussion with Natural Resource Professionals
DESCRIPTION:SFE Webinar: Moving to Hybrid Events – A Discussion with Natural Resource Professionals\nSeptember 23\, 2021 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET \nHosted by NC State University Forestry Extension and the Southern Fire Exchange \nWe’ll hear from presenters from around the country who will share their personal experiences and lessons learned in moving their natural resource programs to a hybrid platform. They will cover various types of hybrid events\, including meetings\, trainings\, workshops and large-scale conferences\, and how to ensure accessibility. This event is open to everyone\, but is targeted for natural resources professionals who are considering organizing hybrid events in the future. \n\nAs COVID-19 continues to impact the United States\, organizations are adjusting and adapting to meet their organizational needs. They are looking to blend traditional ways\, such as in-person meetings\, with technology\, such as video conferencing\, to provide content to their audience and meet their organizational needs. Some organizations have quickly adapted to the blending of traditional methods with technology to meet their needs\, while others continue to look for solutions. The experiences and lessons learned herein can be used or adapted to effectively plan and conduct hybrid programs.  Registration information here.\n\n\nPresenters
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-moving-to-hybrid-events-a-discussion-with-natural-resource-professionals/
LOCATION:Online\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210929T140000
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Flash Drought Webinar Series: Emerging Tools for Flash Drought Monitoring and Prediction
DESCRIPTION:Droughts are often categorized as ‘flash’ droughts when they develop or intensify in a matter of weeks (though defining flash droughts continues to be an area of active debate). The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are pleased to announce a series of three webinars to help climate professionals and operational service providers better understand this phenomenon\, its defining characteristics and how it varies by region and season\, its impacts on agricultural and other stakeholders\, and the potential for improved monitoring\, prediction\, and planning/response tools (datasets\, maps\, etc.). \nThis webinar\, the third in the series\, will include the following presentations on emerging tools for flash drought monitoring and prediction from NOAA and other institutions: \nExperimental Subseasonal Tools to Support Flash Drought Monitoring and Prediction at CPC – L. Gwen Chen\, NOAA Climate Prediction Center\nUpcoming Product: Week-2 Flash Drought Forecasts – Brad Pugh\, NOAA Climate Prediction Center\nSurvey of Other Emerging Flash Drought Tools – Trent Ford\, University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign \nRegister here.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-flash-drought-webinar-series-emerging-tools-for-flash-drought-monitoring-and-prediction/
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