Post-Fire Archives - Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Fire in the Southwest Series Ep. 4: The Shifting Role of the Forest Stewards Guild in an Era of Megafires, with Zander Evans

by swfscPodcasts July 1, 2024July 1, 2024No Comments

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to episode four of our Fire in the Southwest Series, supported by the Southwest Fire Science Consortium as well as the Arizona Wildfire Initiative! Today’s guest, Zander Evans, is the executive director of the Forest Stewards Guild, which has a mission of promoting ecologically-, economically-, and socially-responsible forestry as a means of sustaining the integrity of …

Fire in the Southwest Series Ep. 1: Southwest Fire Regimes and Post-Fire Community Support with Mary Stuever

by swfscPodcasts May 31, 2024June 26, 2024No Comments

EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to the first part of our six-episode series all about the Southwest, sponsored by the Southwest Fire Science Consortium and the Arizona Wildfire Initiative! In our introductory episode for the series, we spoke with Mary Stuever, who is the Cimarron District Forester for New Mexico State Forestry. Mary has a breadth of …

Arizona Wildland Urban Interface Summit

by swfscEvents, Workshops May 21, 2024July 3, 2024No Comments

The AZ WUI Interface Summit will be in Tucson, Arizona from December 4-6, 2024. Registration opens August 1st.

Post-Wildfire Recovery Through The Principles of Engineering with Nature

by swfscWebinars February 2, 2024February 22, 2024No Comments

In a nutshell: Following a severe wildfire, recovery efforts can benefit from using “Engineering With Nature” principles to utilize existing materials on the landscape for slope stabilization, erosion control, and stream restoration. Learn about the successes and lessons learned with these techniques in Santa Clara Canyon, NM after the destructive Las Conchas Fire. Recorded on: …

Post-Fire

by swfscLearn November 13, 2023November 13, 2023No Comments

A group of people stands at a lookout point gazing into the fire footprint. They see many burned trees and the vegetation greening up.

Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire: One Year Later

by swfscField Trips, Story Maps October 15, 2023February 12, 2024No Comments

The Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire was a devastating event for New Mexico. Many communities were affected, and while this fire was unique, it will not be for long. Climate change and the effects of a century of fire exclusion mean that fires like this one are increasingly likely. We must understand what happened in …

A man in a baseball cap sits in a burned forest planting plants.

Increasing Post-Wildfire Planted Seedling Survival

by swfscWebinars June 27, 2023February 8, 2024No Comments

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 …

A smoke plume coming up on the east side of a peak.

Public Experiences and Perceptions with Wildfire and Flooding, A Case Study of the 2019 Museum Fire

by swfscWebinars April 18, 2023February 8, 2024No Comments

IN A NUTSHELL: Gain insights into public perceptions on wildfire and post-fire flooding with suggestions on how to improve information exchange. Description: The greater Flagstaff area in northern Arizona has experienced multiple wildfires in recent years that have resulted in post-wildfire flooding. These events galvanized collaborative efforts to reduce hazardous fuels on steep slopes and …

Geomorphic Recovery and Post-Fire Flooding Implications from Museum Fire

by swfscWebinars December 22, 2022February 12, 2024Comments are Disabled

Research on post-fire debris flows and geomorphology of Museum Fire, Flagstaff, AZ with implications across the Southwest.

2021 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview November 29, 2022February 12, 2024No Comments

This report is the 9th in a series of annual overviews available from the Southwest Fire Science Consortium and the Ecological Restoration Institute. The goal of this overview is to provide a concise summary of the fire season and to facilitate comparison with past fires and fire seasons.