Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)

Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) Webinar by Jermey Bailey, Fire Learning Network The Nature Conservancy December 2013 TREX: A Cooperative Burning and Collaborative Fire Training Program

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Increasing Post-Wildfire Planted Seedling Survival

In a nutshell: Tips for planting trees after severe fire in the Southwest, we learn how microclimates, nurse plants, and biochar impact survival of seedlings. We also learn how these techniques can be scaled-up to improve replanting efforts across an entire landscape. Description: Across the southwestern United States, high-severity wildfire is resulting in increasingly large …

ArcBurn Fire Effects on Cultural Resources

ArcBurn Fire Effects on Cultural Resources JFSP Activity 2014 An innovative, multi-disciplinary project that provides tools and guidelines for reducing damages to cultural resources from wildfires and fire management activities. ArcBurn serves as a model across agencies, tribes, and regions. Information generated is especially critical as climate changes alter wildfire patterns and fire behavior.

2019 Cultivating Pyrodiversity- 8th AFE International Fire Ecology & Management Congress

The Association for Fire Ecology is excited to be hosting this event in Tucson, Arizona in cooperation with the Southwest Fire Science Consortium. Presentations will feature the latest in research results, applications, case studies, and lessons learned, and special sessions will be designed to unify science and application and to create opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. …

May 2, 2019: New reforestation practices for post-wildfire landscapes- building early resilience

Presenter: Jens Stevens, PhD, US Geological Survey Date: May 2, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT The increasing frequency and severity of fire and drought events have negatively impacted the capacity and success of reforestation efforts in many dry, western forests. Challenges to reforestation include the size, cost, and safety concerns of replanting large areas with standing …

March 27, 2013: The Fire Season Outlook for 2013 and How It’s Built

Presenter: Chuck Maxwell, Fire Meteorologist, Southwest Coordination Center, Predictive Services Chuck Maxwell will discuss how Predictive Services develops seasonal fire potential predictions and what the outlook is this year for the Southwest.  Join this webinar to get an inside view of the data and methods that go into fire season predictions, and equally important where …