Watersheds in the Southwest can be greatly impacted by wildfire events. This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the sections and materials in our May 2025 synthesis. Check it out and learn about nature-based solutions, case studies, and other resources that can help ameliorate post-fire flooding. Find the full working paper here.
Wildland fire prevention is underfunded despite its proven value. This fact sheet covers best practices of prevention education, engineering, enforcement, and administration.
In a nutshell: Presenters from University of Arizona will discuss how wildland fire managers use decision support tools and how those weather and climate tools can be revised or reinvented to better fit managers’ needs. Date and time: Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:00am AZ / 12:00pm MT Description: Three short presentations about recent work …
Most wildfire prevention science is over thirty years old and as such needs to be updated to reflect today’s diverse recreationalist user groups. Read our fact sheet to learn more about what kind of studies are needed to connect with those who visit our wildlands.
In a nutshell: Presenters discuss the reactions and resilience of two mesic and xeric species to climate variability in Saguaro National Park to consider what their adaptive patterns may look like under hotter and drier conditions in the near future. Recorded on: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Description: At the upper elevations of Saguaro National Park, …
Watersheds in the Southwest can be greatly impacted by wildfire events. Read our synthesis to learn about nature-based solutions, case studies, and other resources that can help ameliorate post-fire flooding.
Recorded on: May 20, 2025 at 11:00-12:30 (fire analysts) and May 22, 2025 (prescribed fire planning) Description: These webinars are a two part series of trainings for the Behave Fire Modeling System. These webinars go over changes in version 7 from the RMRS Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program, and look forward at future releases. …
Scientists, land managers, and students gathered at the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference to discuss the challenges posed by the alterations to the historic fire regime in the Sonoran Desert. This fact sheet summarizes the key insights and proposed solutions that emerged from these discussions, highlighting the urgent need for informed and adaptive fire management …
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The Southwest Fire Science Consortium has recognized the growing need for science on how to protect the sensitive ecology of the Sonoran Desert from the dual, and related, threats of invasive grass spread and wildfire. We have worked diligently on collaborative efforts aimed at meeting the need of land managers in the Desert. Read the …
The Southwest Fire Science and others have partnered over the last five years to create and grow the Fire Ecology Learning Lab (FELL), a placed-based and standards-aligned K-12 curricula. FELL is a success story, especially over the last two years, when, with additional funding and resources, FELL reached 16,000+ students in the Southwest. Read more …
Read more “The Fire Ecology Learning Lab: Preparing the next generation for wildfire challenges”