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SUMMARY:Webinar: Fire in Southern Pine Systems
DESCRIPTION:Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series\nHosted by the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point\nSelect Wednesdays at 9:30-11 a.m. ET\n  \nClick here to register for “Fire in Southern Pine Systems” hosted on January 3\, 2024\nThis webinar will explore the ecology of southern pines\, the reintroduction of fire into fire-adapted ecosystems\, and the legacy of prescribed fire and how the “old” links with the “new” with burning in longleaf pine. Participants will discover the importance of the Tall Timbers Private Lands Fire Initiative and hear about​ the cutting edge technology of the Southeast fire map\, which helps​ with both on the ground management and re​search. \n \n  \nPresenters:\nGeo​rge Jensen\, Southwest Georgia Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator\, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conserva​ncy \n\nGeorge Jensen\, originally from Savannah\, Georgia\, grew up in Berlin\, Wisconsin. George attended the University of Wisconsin\, Stevens Point\, where he studied Wildland Fire Science and Conservation Biology under Dr. Ron Masters. ​During this time\, George had heavy involvement in the UWSP interagency fire crew\, where he was an officer for two years; George burned with the crew in Wisconsin\, Oklahoma\, Chicago\, Florida\, Georgia\, and\, South Carolina. George also worked for the federal government on a fuels module and helit​​ack crew and did fire with WDNR. Upon graduation\, George took a job as a Conservation Biologist for the Endangered Resources section of the WNDR and was also on the state burn team. George was also private lands biologist for the private sector in central Wisconsin. George attended graduate school for forestry at Mizzou under Dr. Ben Knapp. George worked his master’s tenure at the Jones Center at Ichauway\, where he researched how Resistance\, Resilience\, and Transition silviculture treatments affect fire behavior and effects in longleaf pine ecosystems during atypically hotter and drier days. He also studied fine-scale fire effe​cts in patches of longleaf pine. Currently\, George works for ​Tall Timbers as the Southwest Georgia Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator and is an Adjunct professor of ecology at Thomas University in Thomasville\, Georgia. \n​​Holly Nowell\, Ph.D.\, Project Research Scientist\, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conserva​ncy \nDr. Holly Nowell\, born and raised in Wichita\, Kansas\, was interested in weather from an early age. She held several internship positions at the National Weather Service Office located in Wichita\, and at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt\, Maryland\, before graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Earth and Planetary Science from Washington University in St. Louis. She continued her studies at Florida State University where she obtained two master’s degrees\, one in Geographic Information Systems and the other in Meteorology\, and a doctorate in Meteorology. Her thesis and dissertation\, under the guidance of Dr. Guosheng Liu\, focused on studying the backscatter radiation of aggregate snowflakes in the microwave region. Dr. Nowell switched gears with her postdoctoral position under Dr. Christopher Holmes\, also at Florida State University\, to focus on the issue and difficulty in the satellite detection of fires in the Southeast United States. As a postdoc\, she also participated in NASA/NOAA FIREX-AQ field campaign by providing ground support and conducting field research into pre- and post-burn fuels at the Blackwater River State Forest\, Florida. Additional studies included examining the impacts of emissions from smoke plumes resulting from prescribed burning on air quality and public health in South Florida. Currently\, Dr. Nowell works for Tall Timbers as a Project Research Scientist on the Southeast FireMap project\, a joint venture with the USGS to improve satellite detections of fires in the Southeast US region using Landsat and Sentinel satellites. ​ \n  \nModerator:\n​​​Michael Tiller\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor of Forest and Fire Management\, College of Natural Resources\, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point \nMichael grew up in Northern California where he enjoyed an active outdoor lifestyle hunting\, fishing\, camping\, and skiing in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains and coastal redwoods. He enjoyed a 10-year career with Cal Fire serving as a Firefighter and Fire Apparatus Engineer. In 2006​​​\, he moved to College Station\, Texas where he attended Texas A&M University and earned a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. After completing his B.S. degree\, he attended Stephen F. Austin State University where he earned an M.S. degree in Environmental Science and Ph. D. in Forestry\, both with a research focus on understory fuel flammability in forest and rangeland ecosystems. Michael also served as a Wildland Urban Interface Specialist for the Texas A&M Forest Service for 2-years where he was actively engaged with fuels management and prescribed burning. He recently accepted an Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology position at UW-Stevens Point where he leads the fire science program and serves as an adviser for the UWSP Fire Crew. \n  \nFuture Webinars in this Series Include:\nFebruary 7\, 2024 – Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Savanna Communities\nMarch 6\, 2024 – Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States\nApril 3\, 2024 – Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Beyond the Lake States\nMay 1\, 2024 – Fire and Game Species\nJune 5\, 2024 – Prescribed Fire in Urban Landscapes\nJuly 10\, 2024 – Fire and Climate Change\nAugust 7\, 2024 – Case Studies: Prescribed Fire and Red Pine\nSeptember 4\, 2024 – Case Studies: Prescribed Fire and Interfering Vegetation\nOctober 2\, 2024 – Workforce Development \n  \n\nThis Session is Generously Sponsored By\n\n \n  \n 
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/webinar-fire-in-southern-pine-systems/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Phenology of Fire: Listening to the Plants and Animals (Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion)
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nClick here to register for the Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion:\nPhenology of Fire: Listening to the Plants and Animals.\n  \nSeason of fire. Opening the burn window. Both of these focus on one of the elements that make up a fire regime – frequency\, intensity/severity\, extent/scale\, and seasonality. Decades of spring-and/or autumn-centric fire can cause a site or landscape to respond very differently than when burned repeatedly across all flammable seasons. Summer burns can produce differing fire effects including increased species richness averages\, biomass\, and stem counts (especially forbs)\, and breaking up the plant species dominance resulting from dormant season burn windows. Panelists will bring fresh voices to how we can learn from listening to our fire-dependent plants and animals and let the fire effects lead us toward desired outcomes. \n  \n\nPanel Includes:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Brian Sturtevant (Moderator)Dr. Brian Sturtevant is a Research (Landscape) Ecologist with Northern Research Station of the US Forest Service in Rhinelander\, Wisconsin\, where he has worked for 21 years.  His expertise lies in broad-scale interdisciplinary investigations of forest dynamics and disturbance ecology\, with an emphasis on fire and insect disturbance\, using a combination of field study\, analyses of spatial datasets\, and landscape simulation modeling.  His specific fire expertise includes human drivers of fire ignitions\, fire severity assessments and mapping\, and vegetative response to both wildfire and controlled burning. He also serves on the advisory board and technical committee for the landscape disturbance and succession model\, LANDIS-II. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Todd Aschenbach (Panelist)Dr. Todd Aschenbach is a professor of natural resources management at Grand Valley State University in West Michigan. His teaching and research interests focus on wildland fire and ecological restoration. He also works as an on-call wildland firefighter for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and conducts wildfire research with the US Forest Service’s Fire Behavior Assessment Team. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nTyler Briggs (Panelist)Tyler Briggs works as the Fire Manager for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission.  He has been with the Commission since 2011.  He is an NWCG Type 2 Burn Boss\, Incident Commander Type 4\, as well as an Engine\, Crew and Firing Boss.  He earned a Master’s degree in Geography from the University at Albany and a BS in Geography from SUNY Oneonta.  Tyler is a native of Cuylerville\, NY where he attended York Central School. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Donald Hagan (Panelist)Dr. Donald Hagan (he/him/his) is an applied ecologist who studies the effects of fire on population\, community and ecosystem-level processes in forest ecosystems. He conducts most of his research in the southern Appalachian and Piedmont regions\, but he has also worked extensively in the SE Coastal Plain\, Florida\, the Northern Great Plains\, and in the tropical dry forests of coastal Ecuador. Current research projects are supported by the Joint Fire Science Program\, the US Forest Service\, the National Park Service\, and the Department of Energy. Hagan is passionate about teaching and mentoring and is heavily involved with Clemson’s Creative Inquiry undergraduate research program. He also works closely with the “Fire Tigers” — Clemson’s wildland and prescribed fire crew. Since 2015 he has served on the board of the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nMary Parr (Panelist)Mary Parr is an Indigenous woman\, fire practitioner\, land steward\, and graduate student. Parr is the Stewardship Manager for Pierce Cedar Creek Institute\, an environmental education center and biological field station located in Southwest\, MI. Parr manages 850 acres\, coordinates conservation efforts\, leads the prescribed fire program\, and mentors undergraduate students. Concurrently\, Parr is completing her Masters in Biology at Grand Valley State University\, Allendale\, MI\, studying plant community response to fire season and order of application in prairies and savannas of the Great Lakes Basin. Parr is a tribal member of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nMatt Vaughan (Panelist)Matt (he/him/his) is a Wildland Fire Ecologist & Practitioner who recently started in a new position as Director of Stewardship and Forestry Education with Forest Stewards & Western Carolina University based in Cullowhee\, NC USA. His background is in biogeography\, fire history\, and fire ecology\, exploring basic and applied questions of fire effects on fuels and vegetation. He is currently pursuing projects with partners engaged in active forest management\, especially involving low-shade removal (herbicide treatment) and monitoring prescribed fire effects on partner lands in the Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/phenology-of-fire-listening-to-the-plants-and-animals-fueling-collaboration-panel-discussion/
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Advanced Wiregrass Restoration and Management
DESCRIPTION:A free one-hour webinar from the University of Florida School of Forest\, Fisheries\, and Geomatic Sciences\, St. Johns River Water Management District\, and the Southern Fire Exchange. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. \nPresenters:\nDr. Raelene Crandall\, School of Forest\, Fisheries\, and Geomatics Sciences\, University of Florida.\nChris Kinslow\, St. Johns River Water Management District\nDr. Jennifer Fill\, School of Forest\, Fisheries\, and Geomatics Sciences\, University of Florida. \nWebinar Description: Wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana/stricta) plays a keystone role in the ecosystem health of imperiled longleaf pine savannas of the southeastern USA. It promotes the grass-fire feedback\, provides ecosystem services\, and promotes biodiversity. Countless efforts across the region are focused on the restoration of wiregrass on public and private lands. New research conducted in partnership with public land managers is transforming how we understand wiregrass and approach restoration projects. This webinar will discuss the latest research and practical experience from restoration projects. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. \nWebinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar\, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive. \nQuestions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org \nRegister here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E_D2btaAScKg1Q7OlTvMCQ
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-advanced-wiregrass-restoration-and-management/
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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Prescribed Burners Guide to the Fire and Smoke Map
DESCRIPTION:A free one-hour webinar from the USDA Forest Service\, EPA\, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils\, the Southern Fire Exchange\, and the University of Florida IFAS. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. \nPresenters:\nPete Lahm\, USDA Forest Service\nSim Larkin\, USDA Forest Service\nRick Gillam\, US EPA Region 4 \nWebinar Description: Prescribed burners can efficiently utilize the EPA Fire and Smoke Map to enhance their burning practices. The map provides real-time information on fire and smoke conditions across different regions. Burners can use it to assess the current air quality and regional smoke movement. By incorporating this information\, prescribed burners can strategically plan and time their burns to minimize the impact on air quality and public health. The map allows them to make informed decisions\, ensuring safer and more effective prescribed burns while supporting compliance with environmental regulations. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers. \nWebinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar\, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive. \nQuestions? Contactus@southernfireexchange.org \n\n\n\nRegister for the webinar here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HO_IHME7Sr-qObwjBBgsiw
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-prescribed-burners-guide-to-the-fire-and-smoke-map/
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