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Apr 23 2024
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources launched its Prescribed Fire Program in the fall of 2021 with the goal of reintroducing a cost-effective tool with a high rate of success for forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction in the dry…
Apr 16 2024
Abstract: As fire disasters in California increase in severity and frequency, the costs accumulate for federal, state, and local governments, insurers, residents, and communities. While the costs of wildfires are difficult to quantify, the 2018 Carr fire…
Apr 15 2024
University of Idaho is offering a virtual S-290 (Intermediate Fire Behavior) course this spring ($300 registration fee). The course is self-paced in the Wildland Fire Learning Portal with live discussions on April 15th to 19th …
Apr 15 - 19 2024
Fuel, Fire and Smoke: Evolving to Meet Our Climate Challenge
Wildfires present an increasing challenge to humanity and the ecosystems and atmosphere we depend on. The ability of societies to respond to larger and more destructive wildfire events and…
Apr 11 2024
Speaker: Kathleen Stutzman
Bio: Kathleen is a graduate research assistant in the Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in forestry from the University of…
Apr 7 2024
The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center (NIPFTC) Mixed Module 20-Day Session is a program designed to give individuals an opportunity to increase their prescribed fire practitioner skills and gain confidence in their own ability to…
Apr 6 2024
This is an educational and hands-on training opportunity for community members on prescribed fire and controlled burning techniques, holding, suppression and mop up procedures. The goal of the event is to expand the knowledge base and skillset of the…
Apr 2 2024
Abstract: Prescribed fire has undergone major transformation in California over the last decade or two, evolving from a mostly agency-led practice with limited visibility to a statewide grassroots movement, engaging and being led by a diversity of…
Apr 2 2024
Wildfires are becoming bigger and more severe around the world, overwhelming firefighters’ capacity to control them. Prescribed fires can be used to safely introduce fire in the landscape and regulate fire regimes through fuel management and by…
Apr 2 - 4 2024
Confluence is the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s premier community-building and learning event, open to practitioners, researchers, community members, and students working in the collaborative conservation field.
Meet new…