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Short Course: Physical Science of Forests, Climate Regulation, and Forest Carbon

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A new short course, curated by Michigan State University’s Forest Carbon and Climate Program, will develop foundational knowledge in the relationship between climate regulation, forests, and forest carbon. In five modules, the course covers the 1) Carbon Cycle and Storage, 2) Humans, the Global Carbon Cycle, and Terrestrial Sinks, 3) Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Storage, 4) Forest Ecosystem Carbon Pools and Fluxes, and 5) Disturbances and their Carbon Impact. Each module will outline its respective learning objectives. Course content will include recorded presentations, links to online resources, and recommended reading.

Date:  January 26, 2021, Available at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT
Duration:  Six weeks, self-paced
Fee:  $175 for SAF Members; $220 for Nonmembers
CFEs:  3.5 CFEs in Category 1
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SFE Webinar Recording: Importance of Management for Stabilizing Long-Term Carbon Under Extreme Fire Weather

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The recording of the SFE webinar on Importance of Management for Stabilizing Long-Term Carbon Under Extreme Fire Weather is now available on the SFE YouTube channel. Originally recorded on November 5, 2020, the webinar addresses how future extreme fire weather may alter future fire conditions, and how to spatially optimize prescribed fire and timber harvest to manage wildfire risk.

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SFE Webinar: Low-Severity Fires Protect Carbon Stores in Global Peatlands

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Host: Southern Fire Exchange, Duke University, University of Florida.

Presenter: Neal Flanagan, Ph.D., Duke University

Abstract:

Severe wildfires can cause smoldering ground fires that oxidize entire carbon stores and threaten peatlands around the globe. However, low‐severity surface fires can physically protect soil organic matter by thermally altering surface carbon chemistry, thus creating a slower cycling carbon pool that positively affects long‐term carbon balances in peatlands worldwide.

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