The Forest Stewards Guild is advertising a Learn-and-Burn this spring at Holmes Educational State Forest in North Carolina. These will be demonstration burns, where participants will be paired with a burn mentor who will talk through the process with them as the burn is conducted. This is a great next step in learning about fire behavior if you have not been a part of a prescribed burn yet. For more information, contact Dakota Wagner ([email protected]). Registration link: https://forms.gle/tZndVG21xXHmSQMs7
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SFE Webinar: Emerging Technologies in Wildland Fire
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenter:
Nathan Burmester, The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina
Webinar Description: Navigating the rapid advancements in technology can be challenging, especially for those immersed in the daily demands on the fireline. Join Nathan Burmester, representing TNC North Carolina, for a concise exploration of cutting-edge technologies employed by prescribed fire managers. Additionally, discover innovative applications of older technologies that are reshaping the landscape of fire management practices. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Webinar Recording: If you can’t make the webinar, look for the recording to be posted on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Webinar Archive.
Questions? [email protected]
SFE Webinar: Climate-Driven Changes in Prescribed Fire in the Southeastern US
Climate-Driven Changes in Prescribed Fire in the Southeastern US: Burner Concerns, Needs, and Alternatives
August 17, 2023 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
A free one hour webinar from the US Forest Service, NC State University, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida IFAS.
Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
Presenter: Megan Johnson, PhD, US Forest Service ORISE Post-Doc
Webinar Description: Prescribed fire is used frequently in Southeastern landscapes to reduce wildfire risk, maintain wildlife habitat, and support fire-dependent species. Many practitioners have expressed that they are unable to burn as often as they would like due to the range of management and safety requirements. However, climate change is expected to further restrict burning opportunities in the Southeast by reducing the number of days with acceptable meteorological conditions. This webinar summarizes the findings of a recent survey of Southeastern burners intended to evaluate and describe their needs, concerns, and alternative actions if faced with fewer good burning days in the future. The implications of these alternative actions on future smoke impacts will also be discussed. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
Register Here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-m_vVUiqTM-yn114SxVh5w
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Prescribed Fire Council 2023 Annual Meeting
The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council 2023 Annual Meeting will be held on September 20-21st in Wilmington, North Carolina. The meeting will be held on the 20th and the field trip will be held on the 21st. For more information and registration information, see the North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council website.
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The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council 2023 Annual Meeting will be held September 20 at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC. A field trip will be held the following day, September 21. The Southern Fire Exchange will have fire science information and materials available for free at our table during the meeting. We hope to see you there!
Continue ReadingSFE Live from the Field: North Carolina WTREX
The recording of the newest SFE Live from the Field at the North Carolina Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (WTREX) is now available on our SFE YouTube channel!
🐾 In our “SFE Live from the Field” programs, we’re connecting with fire practitioners and scientists from across the South as they tackle management challenges, develop new knowledge, and more fire forward. Live From the Field programs are shorter and less formal than our SFE Fire Science Webinar Series. Click here to subscribe to our SFE mailing list to be notified about future SFE Live from the Field events.
🌻 In this SFE Live from the Field, Carrie McCullen, Jennifer Fawcett, and Jessica Ilse discuss their experience participating in the 2023 WTREX in eastern North Carolina. Over 14 days in early March, participants trained in wildland fire management while leading prescribed fires on over 1,000 acres. Read more about the event here.
🌾 Speakers:
Jennifer Fawcett – NC State University
Carrie McCullen – North Carolina Forest Service
Jessica Ilse, USDA Forest Service
PBA Research Presentation: “Over the Hills and Through the Woods: Social Capital in Prescribed Burn Networks”
Check out this recorded research presentation by Dr. Aaron Russell with the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. Dr. Russell studied how prescribed burn associations (PBAs) in Oklahoma and North Carolina work and connect. This presentation could help those who work with PBAs to think about methods for strategically expanding and improving the organizations. Thanks to Laurel Kays for sharing this presentation! – Over the Hills and Through the Woods: Social Capital in Prescribed Burn Networks
Continue Reading6th Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (WTREX) Heading to North Carolina in 2023
The 6th Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (WTREX), will take place next year (February 20-March 3, 2023) in southeastern North Carolina. Please see the below PDF announcement, which includes more information and a link to the online application form. Also, see below for a four-page document from 2019 that gives some background on WTREX, and you can check out the 2022 WTREX StoryMap.
Please share this announcement far and wide, and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, and professional affiliations to apply! Though WTREX has a focus on women in fire, the coordinators are truly committed to bringing together as diverse a group as possible, including men, non-binary people, international participants, and people from all walks of life.
Applications are due November 18, 2022. If you have any questions, contact Jennifer Fawcett at NC State University Extension Forestry ([email protected]).
Continue ReadingPartner Webinar: Bladen Lakes Isolated Wetlands Restoration Workshop
Bladen Lakes Isolated Wetlands Restoration Workshop
Sept. 21, 2022
1:00 – 4:30 PM ET
Online (Sept. 21) and Optional In-Person (Sept. 22)
Note: This hybrid workshop consists of two parts, a webinar (Sep. 21, 2022) and a limited capacity (30 participants) field tour in the Bladen Lakes, NC region (Sep. 22, 2022). The field tour will visit Suggs Mill Pond game land, the Broadwell property, and Bladen Lakes State Forest. To register for the webinar please click on “Register Now”. To register to participate in the limited capacity (30 People) field tour email Julian Wilson, [email protected]. Field tour participation will be capped at 30 participants on a first-come basis. A waiting list will be maintained.
Isolated wetlands are critically important to conserving ecosystem biodiversity in the Southeast. They provide many ecosystem services, to include improving water quality. They are a vital natural resource, important in maintaining biodiversity and essential for wetland-dependent wildlife. Participants in the webinar will learn about restoration of isolated webinars. Presenters will discuss priority amphibians, plants, and natural communities, and will review restoration needs and strategies, including the use of fire in wetlands.
Webinar Agenda
- Welcome, introduction, and participant poll – Jeff Hall (NCWRC), Julian Wilson (NCFS)
- Importance of Bladen Lakes region for wetland restoration – Jeff Marcus (TNC)
- Splendid Isolation: The importance of isolated wetlands to herpetofauna in North Carolina– Jeff Beane (NCMNS)
- Rare Plants of Isolated Wetlands in Southeastern NC – Katherine Culatta (NCPCP)
- Isolated wetland natural communities– Mike Schafale (NCNHP)
- Habitat degradation, restoration strategies, & examples from FL – Mike Sisson (NCWRC)
- Examples of wetland restoration in NC – Jeff Humphries (NCWRC)
- Fire and wetland management – Ken Shughart (NCWRC)
- Round Robin overview of key conservation lands in region
- Bladen Lakes State Forest – Hans Rohr (NCFS)
- Bay Tree Lake/Jones Lake/Singletary Lake State Parks – Ed Corey (NCSP)
- Suggs Mill Pond & Whitehall Game Lands – Ken Shughart
- Key private lands (Broadwell/Bayfields) – Richard Broadwell
- Overview of field trip logistics and objectives
- Closing remarks
North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
From the registration page:
Join the North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council and NC Longleaf Coalition for their joint 2022 Annual Meeting at Millstone 4-H Camp in Ellerbe, NC!
The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council will host our 2022 Annual Meeting in the Sandhills region! This meeting will be co-hosted with the NC Longleaf Coalition and will include:
- Meeting August 10, Millstone 4-H Camp (coffee, snacks, and lunch provided) View the draft agenda here
- Social August 10 (Drink tickets and shuttles to/from hotel provided), Railhouse Brewery
- Field trip August 11, Sandhills Game Lands, Camp Mu-Sha-Ni, private land (water, snacks, and lunch provided) View the draft agenda here
There is a hotel room block available at $78.90/night at the SureStay Plus Hotel By Best Western Southern Pines Pinehurst Mention “NC Prescribed Fire Council” when contacting the hotel (910-692-0640) to make your reservation. In order to receive the discounted rate, reservations must be made by July 8. Other hotels in the area are available, however shuttles to and from the social will only be offered at the Best Western.
Society of American Foresters CFEs are expected for both the meeting and field trip.
A silent auction will be held at the in-person meeting, and those with items to donate should contact Terry Sharpe at [email protected] or Carmella Stirrat at [email protected]. There will also be a photo slideshow for both in-person and virtual attendees, and those with photos to contribute can send them to Thomas Crate at [email protected].
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