An article (Flammable invasive grasses are increasing risk of devastating wildfires) in the special grass issue of Science Magazine described how non-native invasive grasses are driving dramatic changes in fire regimes around the world. From Australia to Argentina, to the United States, non-native grasses are producing highly flammable fine fuels that are altering fire behavior and fire frequency in native ecosystems. The story features research on cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) from Dr. Luke Flory at the University of Florida.
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New SFE & UF/IFAS Fact Sheet Explores Bees and Fire in the Longleaf pine ecosystem
A new fire science sheet synthesizes the science on the relationships between native bees and fire in the longleaf pine ecosystems of the southeastern US. Developed by Nicole Mitchell, Sarah Anderson Weaver, and Dr. Raelene M. Crandall at the University of Florida / IFAS, the full-color fact sheet includes species-specific profiles for some of the most common bees in the region.
Bees and Fire: How does fire in longleaf pine savannas affect bee communities?
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR454
Virtual Workshop – From Flames to Forests: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining Our Forests and Wildlife
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
Continue ReadingSFE Herbert Stoddard Webinar Recording Available
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).
Continue ReadingTall Timbers Firebird Newsletter New Issue
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.
Continue ReadingMissoula Fire Lab Storymap
The Missoula Fire Laboratory has released a storymap covering wildland fuel science that integrates fire behavior and fire ecology.
Continue ReadingPartner Webinar: Passenger Pigeons: A Force of Forest Disturbance
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.
Continue ReadingAFE Fire Congress Updates: Fire Ecology Special Collection, Call for Proposals
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:
- Call for Proposals for special sessions and workshops open through June 15
- Special collection of articles from the Congress will be published in AFE’s peer-reviewed journal, Fire Ecology
- Sponsorships and exhibit hall will be available in-person and virtually
- FAQs’s about registration, hybrid format, and more
2019 Fire Congress Video
The Association for Fire Ecology has released a video covering the 2019 Fire Congress held in Tucson, Arizona.
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