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May 16 2024
Presenter: Holly Nowell, Ph.D., Geospatial Lab Director and Assistant Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
The southeastern United States includes a wide range of fire-dependent ecosystems on public and private lands. Across the…
May 2 2024
Speaker: Trevor Roper
The increasing abundance and range of tick populations and tick-borne pathogens pose a growing public health threat. This highlights the need for sustainable land management techniques near human settlements to control tick…
May 1 2024
Dr. Jones and Dr. Lashley will discuss ways prescribed burning for forest management can impact game species, such as deer, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, and woodcock.
Apr 30 2024
Abstract: Wildfires are becoming an increasing issue, raising concern about direct infrastructure and property damage as well as indirect effects related to their emissions. In this context, a fundamental understanding of the burning processes of…
Apr 23 2024
Controlling fire was the first major technological advance made by early humans. These days, fire is still used as a management tool, but (usually!) under more prescribed conditions than in the Paleolithic. Prescribed fire is carried out in many…
Apr 12 2024
Wildfires pose a mounting challenge for communities across Canada. But how close is the risk, and where is it likely to come from? Understanding firesheds – the potential areas where wildfires could originate and spread toward communities – is essential…
Apr 9 2024
In the first webinar of the Wildlife and Fire in the Southwest Webinar Series, a panel of experts will discuss and share their experiences with fire effects on wildlife, managing for habitat in controlled burning, and different mindsets in the fire and…
Apr 3 2024
Join Dr. Serra J. Hoagland, CWB, Acting National Program Lead Tribal Research, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, and Vern Northrup, Retired Fire Operations Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Artist, and Fond du Lac Band of…
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…