Northeast
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: The Future is Smoky
Register December 14, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. With increasing wildfire activity due to changes in climate, smoke will likely become more prevalent and continue to have an effect on society. Earlier this year, smoke from Canada wildfires lowered air quality…
Rooted in Research: Adapting to Extreme Weather Wild Cards – Adaptation Workbook
Register for this or entire series Wild Cards and the Adaptation Workbook - David Bengston (NRS) and Stephen Handler (NRS, NIACS, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub) January 10, 2024 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time Approved for 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society. Full series summary: Join the USDA Forest…
Rooted in Research: Adapting to Extreme Weather Wild Cards – Wildland Fire
Register for this or entire series Increased Incidence of Wildland Fire - Nicholas Skowronski (NRS) and Steven Miller (USDA Forest Service Eastern Region) January 17, 2024 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time Approved for 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society. Full series summary: Join the USDA Forest Service Northern Research…
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: Phenology of Fire: Listening to the Plants and Animals
Register January 18, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. Season of fire. Opening the burn window. Both of these focus on one of the elements that make up a fire regime – frequency, intensity/severity, extent/scale, and seasonality. Decades of spring-and/or autumn-centric fire…
Rooted in Research: Adapting to Extreme Weather Wild Cards – Extreme Precipitation
Register for this or entire series Extreme Precipitation and Flooding - John Campbell (NRS) and Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne (NRS, University of Vermont) January 24, 2024 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time Approved for 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society. Full series summary: Join the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, USDA Northeast and Northern…
Family forest landowner preferences for managing invasive species
Register January 25, 2024 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time / 12:00 Noon Central Time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Presenter: Dr. Shady Atallah, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Family forest landowners own and manage much of the world's forests, but we know little about their willingness to control biological invasions on their…
Rooted in Research: Adapting to Extreme Weather Wild Cards – Ice Storms
Register for this or entire series Ice Storms in the Northeast - Lindsey Rustad (NRS, USDA Northeast Climate Hub) and Lloyd Irland (The Irland Group) January 31, 2024 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time Approved for 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society. Full series summary: Join the USDA Forest Service Northern…
Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration
Register February 15, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless,…
Lunch and Learn: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Report
Register Friday, February 23, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 Mountain Time (11:00 PT / 1:00 CT / 2:00 ET) Event flyer/post For decades, the wildland fire crisis has been growing. More severe catastrophic wildfires devastate communities and ecosystems and threaten lives and livelihoods across the country. In response, the federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission…
2024 Yankee SAF Annual Meeting
Register March 1, 2024 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time The Publick House, Paige Hall 277 Main Street Sturbridge, MA 01566 Event flyer and agenda for download The 2024 Yankee Annual Meeting, includes a gourmet hot buffet lunch. The program will feature presentations on Massachusetts's Forests as Climate Solutions Initiative, NRCS opportunities to advance…