Events
Equity and environmental justice in wildland fire virtual workshop
Workshop registration. Day 1: Resilience in Wildfire Preparation, Response, and Recovery. Wildfires can pose disproportionate hazards to vulnerable populations. Policies and programs to increase resilience to wildfires may not reach or benefit everyone equally, and access to resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfire events can also be uneven. This session highlights…
4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference
Conference website. The Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Arizona Wildfire Initiative, and the Association for Fire Ecology are hosting the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico from November 18-22, 2024. Our conference will bring together professionals to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and discuss the latest advancements in fire ecology research and management…
Wildfires, climate change, and invasive species virtual conference
“Wildfires, Climate Change, and Invasive Species” is more than a conference; it’s a journey towards safeguarding our forests and biodiversity from the triple threat of wildfires, climate change and invasive species. This international virtual conference aims to bring together researchers, Indigenous peoples, policymakers, and practitioners to identify synergistic relationships between climate change, wildfires and invasive…
Invasives free USA, a long-term approach to managing invasive species
Webinar registration. Invasives Free USA is a new campaign focused on protecting our favorite places from invasive species. Inspired by the Predator Free 2050 program from New Zealand, this campaign requires local engagement and organization to prevent and control invasive species. This presentation will highlight examples at local, regional and national levels where landowners are…
The fire problem
Webinar recording. Join us for a watch party for a new documentary "The Fire Problem." Released by the University of Montana, the video features interviews with several Forest Service researchers.
Arizona Wildland Urban Interface Summit
Conference webpage. Join us December 4-6, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona for the AZ WUI Summit: Partnering to Build Wildfire Resilient Communities! Presented by The AZ Wildfire Initiative, Northern Arizona University School of Forestry, and the Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
How will future climate change impact prescribed fire across the contiguous US?
Webinar registration. The use of prescribed fire to manage ecosystems is increasing across the United States, but climate change threatens to impact future opportunities for prescribed fire as a result of changes in meteorological conditions and fuels. I will discuss the results of a recent study which combined prescription information from 80 sites across the…
Fire eruption: First results from the California Canyon fire experiment
Webinar registration. The California Canyon Fire Experiment is the first large-scale field experiment that observed fire eruption. The experiment was conducted in a steep canyon near Salinas, CA on 24 October 2022. A large suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments were deployed including micrometeorological towers, Doppler radar and lidar and airborne infrared imaging…
A Community on Ecosystem Services
Visit conference website. ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services represents a dynamic and growing international assembly of professionals, researchers, and policy-makers involved with ecosystem services. The ACES Conference provides an open forum to share experiences, methods, and tools for assessing and incorporating ecosystem services into public and private decisions. The goal of the conference is…
American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting
Visit event website. Each year, AGU’s annual meeting, the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, convenes 25,000+ attendees from 100+ countries to share research and connect with friends and colleagues. Scientists, educators, policymakers, journalists and communicators attend AGU24 to better understand our planet and environment, opening pathways to discovery, opening greater awareness to address…