The Texas A&M Forest Service is hiring multiple Resource Specialist positions and a Fire Coordinator. Positions will be open April 5-15, with full information and application instructions at https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/jobs/
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Job: Land Management Technician, Palm Bay, FL
Job Summary:
This is work providing technical assistance to the District’s forest, fire and land management programs.
Job duties include:
• Operates and maintains fire management equipment under a wide variety of conditions to provide support within the Bureau of Land Resources; installs and maintains pre-suppression fire lines; ensures that fire lines are in compliance with the applicable Silvicultural BMP’s; provides dozer/plow equipment stand-by during prescribed fire operations; assists with wildfire suppression operations.
• Assists with forest and land management projects including marking timber, cruising timber, site preparation, and reforestation; conducts wildlife and plant surveys, recreational infrastructure maintenance, road maintenance, boundary maintenance and posting projects; assists with the coordination of contractors to ensure contract specifications are followed.
• Operates and maintains equipment utilized in support of fuels management and restoration projects such as farm tractors with mower, roller choppers, harrows, tillers, mulchers, Marsh Masters, airboats, etc.
Webinar Recording: Leading towards a more inclusive Wildland Fire Community “Just because it has always been does not mean it has to continue to be”
The IAWF webinar, Leading towards a more inclusive Wildland Fire Community “Just because it has always been does not mean it has to continue to be,” featuring SAF CEO Terry Baker is now available to watch on-demand.
Continue ReadingJob: Regional Engagement Fellow, COMPASS SciComm
COMPASS seeks motivated candidates for the one-year, 3/4-time position of Regional Engagement Fellow to play an integral role in our Policy and Science Solutions program.This is a 3/4-time, exempt position at approximately 30 hours per week and based in the Pacific Northwest, preferably in Oregon. If additional funding is secured, this position may have the opportunity to transition to a full-time position. The rate of pay is $34,000 to $39,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications. This position includes the option to enroll in the COMPASS medical and dental plans with a 25% employee contribution. The position includes employee Paid Time Off.
Continue ReadingIAWF News: Women in Fire Map, Origins of IAWF, & More
The latest International Association of Wildland Fire newsletter includes a number of resources and stories relevant to the Southern fire community, including the following:
- Women in Fire Storymap – add your pin!
- The Origins of IAWF (by Dale Wade)
- Gender Equity and Equality in Wildfires
SFE Webinar April 16: Introduction to the Southeast FireMap
The SE FireMap is a new fire mapping system for the Southeastern United States. Developed with funding provided by the USDA NRCS, SE FireMap uses a remote sensing based approach to track both prescribed fire and wildfire activity on public and private lands across the range of the longleaf pine. SE FireMap is being developed as a critical decision support tool to maximize the effectiveness of fire management practices across boundaries, ecosystems, and jurisdictions. This webinar will introduce the SE FireMap, describe the source of the fire data, and explore the current opportunities to use the data. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.
Presenters:
Bridgett Costanzo, Working Lands for Wildlife Coordinator-Eastern US, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Joe Noble, Geospatial Program Director, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Lucas Furman, SE FireMap Technical Oversight Team Lead, The Longleaf Alliance
Registration will be available soon.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Continue ReadingNatural Areas Association Seeks Board Members
The Natural Areas Association is seeking individuals passionate about natural areas to join its Board of Directors.
Continue ReadingNFPA Launches Plan to End Community Destruction by Wildfire
Outthink Wildfire, a new plan from the National Fire Protection Association, calls for ending the destruction of communities by wildfire in 30 years. Achieving that goal will require a coordinated effort among all levels of government and the cooperation of residents in fire-prone areas.
Continue Reading2021 AFE Fire Congress: Call for Proposals Is Now Open
The Association for Fire Ecology will host the 2021 Fire Congress with Tall Timbers at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, November 30 to December 4, 2021. The Fire Congress will offer an exciting blend of in-person and virtual learning opportunities for fire managers, natural resource professionals, policy and administrative leaders, and the academic and research community. It is shaping up to be a groundbreaking and meaningful event that participants can join either in person or virtually!
See the full Call for Proposals here.
Continue ReadingSFE Webinar March 24: Potential Applications of Prescribed Burn Associations for Family Forest Landowners
SFE Webinar: Potential Applications of Prescribed Burn Associations for Family Forest Landowners
Thursday, March 24, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Presenter:
Nick Biemiller, Forest Conservation Director, Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society
Prescribed burn associations (PBAs) are cooperative units of private landowners that pool resources to achieve scale that allows them to overcome barriers to prescribed burning. PBAs are currently most common among ranchers in the Great Plains to manage grasslands, however there is growing interest in the replication of PBAs to the application of family forest landowners in the eastern and western United States.
This study identified major structural themes associated with PBAs in the United States and analyzed interactions between those themes using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis framework. The interactions between PBA structural themes were contextualized based on biophysical, socioeconomic, and demographic differences between ranchers in the Midwest and family forest landowners elsewhere in the country, providing insight for practitioners and policy-makers to improve strategic planning for PBA expansion and replication.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
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