JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network
The fourth California Chaparral Symposium (Cal Poly SLO; May 7-9, 2024) will focus on science, management, and conservation of chaparral ecosystems.
Researchers and practitioners from all disciplines related to post-fire debris flow hazards are invited to attend a 2.5-day conference to synthesize recent research and plan for the future of science in this field. To find out more information or to register, visit: https://www.cafirescience.org/establishing-directions-in-postfire-debris-flow-science-conference
This event will include workshops, field trips, and 3 full days of presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities around the theme, “Igniting Connections: Celebrating our fire family across generations, cultures, and disciplines.”
For more information and to register, visit https://afefirecongress.org/
Part of the Fire and Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Part of the Fire and Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Part of the Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Next webinar with Dr. Phil McCormack has been postponed
The annual Yosemite Hydroclimate Meeting is scheduled for Oct. 13 - 14, 2022. We are planning of an in-person meeting in the Yosemite Auditorium, but there is always a chance of virtual....hoping not. This workshop is an excellent opportunity to describe your work in Yosemite National Park as well as the greater Sierra Nevada region.
Wildland Urban Interface 2022 Conference, March 22-24, 2022 in Reno, NV.
Please join the Southern Sierra Prescribed Fire Council for the 2021 Annual Workshop scheduled on Zoom on November 17, 2021 and in the field on November 18, 2021. View agenda and join the zoom meeting here >
IAWF continues their Workforce Resilience talk series with ‘What does it mean to be a good ally? Actions towards allyship’
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IAWF continues their Workforce Resilience talk series with ‘Fitness and Wellness for Performance in Wildland Firefighting’
IAWF continues their Workforce Resilience talk series with ‘Wildland Firefighters Mental Health and Well-being‘ Presented by a panel of 4 speakers.
The IAWF 16th Wildland Fire Safety Summit and the 6th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference will address the issues that make the global wildland fire community safe, smart and supported.
This webinar will discuss the outcomes of the 2019 Caples Fire, fire effects on legacy trees, fire management take-home messages, volunteer efforts for restoration within the Caples watershed, and avian research within the Caples restoration area.
View site for registration and more information >
This is the first in a series of Wildfire Prevention Summits. This premiere event will examine the four primary causes (Arson, Accidental, Roadside & Utility Infrastructure) of wildfire ignitions with a focus on Roadside and Utility Infrastructure ignitions in the Western United States. The intent of the Summit is to provide a venue for an exchange of dialogue regarding current issues, best practices and emerging solutions on wildfire prevention. Our speakers and panels will provide a national perspective while discussing regional, statewide and local initiatives.
Please join us on Monday, May 3, 1:00 - 2:00 PDT for this presentation on several Mojave Desert restoration research projects conducted by Dr. Abella’s lab. The talk will cover effective techniques for native plant restoration in challenging arid environments.
To register, please contact Judy Perkins at: jlperkins@blm.gov . This event is free and open to the public.
Joint presentation on 2 topics:
Dr. Marc Meyer (USFS): Framework for post-fire restoration in California’s national forests
Dr. John Williams (UC Davis): Improving the burn: a look at the California Prescribed Fire Monitoring Program so far and the challenges ahead
View Flyer PDF with more information here >
Know Innovation, supported by the National Science Foundation, is hosting a Wildfire and the Biosphere Innovation Lab to generate creative strategies and new research collaborations aimed at improving understanding of different types of fires across temporal and spatial scales, predicting feedbacks between wildfire and living systems, and improving the representation of biological processes in models.
The 5-day virtual Innovation Lab will take place May 17-19, May 21, and May 26, 2021. PI-level researchers-- biologists (molecular to global scale), engineers, Earth scientists, physical scientists, social scientists, and computer scientists-- are strongly encouraged to apply before the deadline of March 1 (lab application).
During this virtual workshop we will share case studies and lessons learned from the field, showcase multiple scales of potential operational delineations (PODs) work that have been utilized and adapted for a range of applications, identify necessary developments in collaborative fire planning and PODs, and much more.
IAWF continues their Workforce Resilience talk series with ‘Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A Practice for Challenging Times and All Times. A way of being happy. ‘ Presented by Michelle Reugebrink.
Register here >
A recent evaluation undertaken for the European Forest Institute asked how current understanding of forest systems can help policy makers to balance the apparently competing demands on forest lands. This evaluation will be summarized along with comment on the associated policy implementation. Some of the context and analysis undertaken in this study is thought to be relevant in California.
View recorded presentation on YouTube >
This four-part webinar series, taking place in February and March, seeks to raise awareness of ecological drought, share actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience and mitigate the impacts of droughts, and discuss research and management needs for future drought planning and preparedness. The series is co-hosted by NIDIS and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation and Science Center, with expert speakers from the research community, tribal nations, and government agencies.
In this talk, Dr. Jesse Miller will discuss recent research exploring post-fire plant and lichen communities across numerous wildfires that span substantial ecological gradients, using multiple approaches to characterize both fire effects (e.g., local and landscape-scale fire severity) and plant and lichen communities (e.g., phylogenetic diversity, dispersal strategies, and taxonomic diversity).
Watch recording on Youtube here >
In acknowledgement of this unique year, RVCC is adapting our approach to the 2021 Annual Meeting. We hope to generate the connection and inspiration you’ve come to expect from our in-person conference through ongoing virtual engagement, along with two high-impact virtual panel discussions. Registration for our Annual Meeting panels is open, and it's free!
Please join the Southern Sierra Prescribed Fire Council for the 2020 Annual Meeting and Outreach, “Fire as a Tool,” scheduled on Zoom on November 17, 2020 from 10:30-2:30. Registration required at http://cemariposa.ucanr.edu
Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management / online
This two-day webinar series will serve as a prelude to the full conference, which has been postponed until 2021. For more information and registration: http://fireacrossboundaries.org/2020-virtual-event/
To attend this 2 half-day virtual event, please email the organizers.
Presentation links and PDF’s now available.
How do we restore fire on ecologically significant (and strategic) acres (consistent with NRV) and expand burn duration, and often complexity, when (fire managers and decision makers) are outside the range meteorological predictive capacity to have reliable certainty?
Part of the Forest Ecology Random Lectures, open to the public
Draft agenda now posted for the 2019 annual Hydroclimate meeting in Yosemite National Park.
Event Announcement
The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
View the about page to learn more >
This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges sponsored by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
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