Southwest Fire Science Consortium

The Southwest Fire Science Consortium (SWFSC) gets emerging science on the ground by connecting scientists, land managers, and the public. By facilitating these connections, the SWFSC helps to assure that scientists are addressing the most pressing questions and managers are applying cutting-edge science and diverse knowledge in their efforts to protect communities and critical natural resources.

LATEST PRODUCTS

2023 Overview and 2024 Outlook Webinar Cover Photo

Fire in the Southwest Ep. 6: The Ebb and Flow of Public Trust Around Prescribed Fire, with New Mexico State Forester Lindsey Quam

Sean Parker, June 2020

Fire in the Sonoran Desert

Sonoran desert view showing saguaro cactus surrounded by tall buffelgrass

Fire in the Southwest Series Ep. 5: Using Wildfire To Build Resilience at the Landscape Scale, with Dr. Jose (Pepe) Iniguez

WEBINARS

Building Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptive Capacity: Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest

Building Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptive Capacity: Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest

Dec 19, 2024

In a nutshell: Dr. Connor Crouch will present on three threats facing quaking aspen in the Southwest – climate, pests and disease, and livestock browse – and three management objectives and strategies that…

Wildlife and Fire: Communication to Improve Wildlife Outcomes

Wildlife and Fire: Communication to Improve Wildlife Outcomes

Wildlife and Fire: Understanding Landscape-Scale Impacts and Conservation Through a Single-Species Lens

Wildlife and Fire: Understanding Landscape-Scale Impacts and Conservation Through a Single-Species Lens

Tribal Collaborations and Agreements: The Community Navigators Program (CNP)

Tribal Collaborations and Agreements: The Community Navigators Program (CNP)

Working on Ancestral Lands: a primer on Reserved Treaty Rights Lands (RTRL)

Working on Ancestral Lands: a primer on Reserved Treaty Rights Lands (RTRL)

A group of people in shiny hard hats gather in a burnt forest to discuss in small groups, take photos, and read the landscape.

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Southwest Research Publications

We are funded by the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).

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