webinar
SFE Webinar: Statutory, Regulatory and Legal Constraints on Prescribed Fire in the USA
A free one hour webinar from the University of Nebraska, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida. Presenter: Carissa Wonkka, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Webinar Description: While fire is recognized as necessary to maintain many of the ecosystem services humans depend on, policies […]
Partner Webinar: Engaging Local Communities to Restore Fire-adapted Ecosystems
Webinar Summary: Nationwide, the frequency and scale of catastrophic wildfires are growing at alarming rates, challenging forest and rangeland managers’ abilities to maintain ecologically resilient landscapes and fire-safe communities. To meet these demands, research and extension professionals are devising interactive and novel programs to engage and build capacity among landowners, agency land managers and decision-makers, […]
Partner Webinar: Listening to the Flow – Discoveries from Wildland Fire Acoustics
Host: Lake States Fire Science Consortium Presenter: Kara Yedinak, Forest Products Lab, USDA - Forest Service Abstract: Sound is a fundamental part of our experience when interacting with the world around us. So fundamental in fact, that we often forget to question what it is we are hearing. Our long relationship with all aspects of […]
SFE Webinar: The Case for Prescribed Fire Science
A free one hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida. Presenter: Morgan Varner, Ph.D., Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL Webinar Description: Recently and historically the majority of wildland fire science funding and research have focused on addressing questions associated with managing and responding to uncontrolled […]
Partner Webinar: Improving Firefighter Safety Tools
Host: Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service Presenter: Dr. Matt Jolly, Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service Abstract: Safety tools for wildland firefighters. Connection Information: Click here to join the webinar. Audio: 888-844-9904, Access 1625330#
SFE Webinar: Longleaf Pine Forest Patch Dynamics
A free one hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida. Presenter: Kevin Robertson, Ph.D., Fire Ecology Program Director, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. Webinar Description: It has long been observed that longleaf pine juveniles (between the “grass stage” near the ground to about head-high) tend […]
SFE Webinar: QUIC-Fire: A Fast-Running Simulation Tool for Prescribed Fire Planning
A free one hour webinar from Los Alamos National Lab, US Forest Service Southern Research Station, Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida. Presenters: Rodd Linn, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Lab, Scott Goodrick, Ph.D., USFS Southern Research Station, and Kevin Hiers, Tall Timbers Research Station Webinar Description: Recent advances […]
SFE Webinar: Overview of the North Carolina Climate Science Report: Implications for Wildland Fire
A free one hour webinar from North Carolina State University, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida. Presenter: Rebecca Ward, Assistant State Climatologist, Raleigh, North Carolina Webinar Description: The North Carolina Climate Science Report, published in March 2020, is a scientific assessment of historical climate trends and potential future climate change in NC. […]
Partner Webinar: Air Quality and Healthy Hearts – Progress and Remaining Challenges
Host: US EPA Air and Energy Research Program Presenters: Dr. Wayne Cascio, director of EPA’s Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA), Dr. Ana Rappold, CPHEA statistician, and Dr. Cavin Ward-Caviness, CPHEA computational biologist. Abstract: EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Air and Energy National Research Program is working to assess the impact and […]