5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
Keeping Pace with Reality: Boldly Embracing the Challenges and Undertaking the Hard Work
November 14-18, 2022
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Southern Area RT-300 Burn Boss and Agency Administrator Refresher (Rescheduled)
The Southern Area Burn Boss Refresher RT-300 will be held at the Chattanooga, Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN. Event registration can be found here.
Continue ReadingVirtual 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 ReadingUpcoming Partner Virtual Workshop: From Flames to Forests – Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining our Forests and Wildlife
Our Southern Fire Exchange co-PI Dr. Kevin Robertson (Tall Timbers Research Station) is presenting at an upcoming virtual workshop hosted by the Ruffed Grouse Society, American Woodcock Society, Southern Blue Ridge Prescribed Burn Association, and NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife. Fire science, fire ecology, and wildlife management topics will be discussed.
“From Flames to Forests: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining Our Forests and Wildlife“
Date: Tuesday, June 7th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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
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 Learning Network Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy
1:25 PM: Panel Discussion with Lecturers
Continue ReadingLouisiana Prescribed Fire Workshop
LA Ecological Forestry Center, Florien, LA
For more information, contact me at khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
Continue ReadingLouisiana Prescribed Burning School
The LA Ecological Forestry Center (LEAF), the SW LA Forestry Association, the LSU AgCenter, the LA Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF), and the LA Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF)will be having a school to enable forest landowners to burn their lands safely and legally. Topics will include fuels, burning techniques, proper tools, optimal weather conditions, smoke management, liability management, planning, fire behavior and more.
This training will begin the process of becoming LA Certified Burn Manager. The completion of five prescribed fires and their documentation will complete the process. The cost is $100. Class size is limited to the first 25 applicants. Please make check payable to SW LA Forestry Association, and send to LSU AgCenter, PO Box 609, DeRidder, LA 70634. For questions, please call 337-463-7006 or email khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu
Continue ReadingWhere There’s Fire, There’s Smoke: Air Quality and Prescribed Burning in Florida
SFE staff recently rewrote a University of Florida / IFAS EDIS fact sheet titled “Where there’s fire, there’s smoke: Air quality and prescribed burning in Florida.” The fact sheet provides research-based information on the composition, movement, and impacts of prescribed fire smoke. For prescribed burners, the fact sheet also provides tips and resources for managing smoke responsibly.
Continue ReadingNew SE US Fire Ecology Video for Kids: “Take a walk with Burner Bob”
“Take a walk with Burner Bob®, prescribed burner Shan Cammack, and their spunky fire ecologist friends as they visit The Fire Forest. Along the way, they meet many of Burner Bob®’s other friends who thrive when their longleaf home is burned regularly. With videography and custom animation, this video will engage viewers of all ages. Please share with the your networks.”
Job: TNC Alabama Coastal Fire Program Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy of Alabama has advertised an Alabama Coastal Fire Program Coordinator Position. Description: “The Coastal Fire Program Coordinator directs and supports prescribed fire planning and operations, oversees training and qualifications of crew members at the local level, and builds partner support for prescribed fire management in South Alabama and NW Florida. This position is responsible for implementation of prescribed fire on TNC managed lands to restore native habitats and in supporting increased prescribed fire on other conservation lands that have been identified as management priorities. This position will be based out of our Mobile or Splinter Hill Bog Preserve Offices.”
Visit the TNC employment page more information.
Continue ReadingTexas A&M Wildland Fire Job Opportunities
Texas A&M intends to hire multiple wildland fire positions this spring. See position descriptions listed on PDF fliers here and here. For more information and additional information visit the Texas A&M employment page.
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