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7th Fire in Eastern Oaks Conference

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7th Fire in Eastern Oaks Conference

Held Virtually

December 6-8th, 2022

Save the date for the 7th Fire in Eastern Oaks Conference presented by the Joint Fire Science Program funded Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium and Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists.

Check out these links to papers associated with some previous conferences:

“Fire in eastern oak forests: delivering science to land managers”
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/18405

“Proceedings of the 3rd fire in eastern oak forests conference”
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/17287

“Proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference”
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/41830

“Restoring Fire in Eastern Oak Savannas and Forests”
https://www.springeropen.com/collections/EAFire

 

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Virtual Workshop – From Flames to Forests: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining Our Forests and Wildlife

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Virtual Workshop

From Flames to Forests: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining Our Forests and Wildlife

Presented by the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society

June 7, 2022
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET

From Flames to Forest: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining our Forests and Wildlife

 

Registration link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/from-flames-to-forests

Continuing Education Credits (pending approval) Society of American Foresters, Wildlife Society, USDA-NRCS

 

Agenda
Tuesday, June 7th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM: “Welcome and Introduction” Charlie Faires, Forester, Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society

11:10 AM – 11:35 AM: “Fire History Paradigms: What’s “Natural”?” Dr. Kevin Robertson, Fire Ecology Research Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station

11:35 AM – 12:00 PM: “Forest and Fire Ecology: Understanding the Relationship Between Forests and Fire”  Dr. Heather Alexander, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology, Auburn University

12:00 PM – 12:05: Break

12:05 PM – 12:30 PM: “Disturbance Dependent Wildlife: Fire as a Tool for Wildlife Management” Dr. Ben Jones, President and CEO, Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society

12:30 – 12:55 PM: “Managing Forests with Fire: Fire as a Silvicultural Tool” Dr. Tara Keyser, Research Forest and Director of the Center for Forest Restoration and Management, United States Forest Service

12:55 PM: Break

1:00 PM – 1:25 PM: “A Community of Practice: Implementing Prescribed Fire at Scale” Adam Warwick, Southern Blue Ridge and Fire Leaning Network Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy

1:25 PM: Panel Discussion with Lecturers

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SFE Herbert Stoddard Webinar Recording Available

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The recording of our recent SFE webinar “Herbert Stoddard and the Origins of Ecosystem Management” with Jim Cox from Tall Timbers Research Station is now on our SFE YouTube Channel. Thanks to those who could join us for the live event! Remember, we try to record all of our webinars and post them on our YouTube Channel within a few weeks. If you can’t get the Zoom event to work, you can also watch most of our webinars live on our Facebook Channel (not eligible for CFEs).

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Tall Timbers Firebird Newsletter New Issue

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The new issue of the Firebird features new Stoddard Bird Lab research on the fire-dependent Frosted Elfin butterfly and declining Common Ground Dove, but also takes time to look back at decadal changes that have occurred among the birds of the Red Hills based on long-term monitoring efforts. 

Read the issue here.

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Partner Webinar: Passenger Pigeons: A Force of Forest Disturbance

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Join the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Manager and Scientists to learn how this extinct species impacted forests in the U.S. Presentations by Dr. Ian Thompson (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and Dr. Ben Novak (Lead Scientist, Revive & Restore) will introduce the cultural and ecological significance of passenger pigeons. This webinar will consider what their disappearance means in terms of ecological disturbance processes and the implications for forest and fire management today.

Register here.

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AFE Fire Congress Updates: Fire Ecology Special Collection, Call for Proposals

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The Association for Fire Ecology has released several important updates related to the upcoming Fire Congress that will be held in Destin, FL November 30 – December 4:

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