The American Association of University Women has several fellowships and grants that are currently accepting applications.
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Infrastructure Bill & Wildland Fire
A Wildfire Today piece addresses the wildland fire funding included in the infrastructure bill currently being considered in Congress. The bill included $20 million for the Joint Fire Science Program as of last Thursday.
Continue ReadingWestern Wildfire News Coverage
As Western wildfires continue, various news outlets continue to cover the fires, their causes, and fire management more broadly. Below are some recently published stories.
Meet the people burning California to save it (New York Times)
Beetles, drought, and fires are a ticking time bomb in the West (Vox)
For FEMA head, trip to wildfire regions reaffirms drive to address climate change (Axios)
Continue ReadingMissoula Fire Lab Storymap
The Missoula Fire Laboratory has released a storymap covering wildland fuel science that integrates fire behavior and fire ecology.
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Reddit Ask Me Anything With Dr. Raelene Crandall
Join us on Reddit today at Noon for an Ask Me Anything with Southern Fire Exchange Co-PI Dr. Raelene Crandall. Ask her anything about prescribed fire research or any other fire topics.
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Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2018
An update to a USFS data publication contains a spatial database of wildfires that occurred in the United States from 1992 to 2018. It is the fourth update of a publication originally generated to support the national Fire Program Analysis (FPA) system.
View full information and the dataset here.
Continue ReadingUSFS Chief Randy Moore – Inaugural Message
Newly sworn in USFS Chief Randy Moore’s inaugural message can now be viewed.
Continue ReadingNew SFE Playlist: Webinars and Videos for Beginning Burners
A new playlist on the SFE YouTube channel provides recorded webinars and videos that are particularly helpful for beginning burners, including private landowners.
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