Explore Winter Fire Science Events
Register for Burning Issues, March 1-2 @ Fort Custer, MI
Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges in WI and OK
Fire Effects Information System staff request your input
Other Events Around the Region
Events Around the US & Canada
New save the date - "Sustaining Oak Forests in the 21st Century through Science-based Management," October 24-26 @ Knoxville, TN
Winter Reading
Catch up with wildlife synthesis and research briefs search tools
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WINTER FIRE SCIENCE EVENTS
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Burning Issues Workshop
In Sickness and In Health: Addressing Tough Decisions In Applying Fire to Degraded Habitats and Declining Species in the 21st Century”
March 1-2, 2017 @ Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, MI
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Registration is open now through February 24.
This wildland fire workshop is designed to provide land managers, researchers, resource specialists, biologists, ecologists and fire practitioners an opportunity to hear and learn from fire management experts with many different perspectives. The format is designed to identify and address gaps in knowledge and communication, and work toward solutions to issues that complicate our collective wildland fire work.
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Wisconsin Winter Fire Workshop
Nearly 100 participants attended this one day event in central Wisconsin on Jan. 31.
Check out a few snapshots from the talks.
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Wisconsin DNR research scientist Nathan Holoubek provided an update on a new project evaluating the effects of burn timing (spring, summer, or fall burning) on successfully meeting objectives for brush control.
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Wisconsin: April 14-May 2, 2017
The Nature Conservancy, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are now accepting applications to attend their Spring Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (WI-TREX). Applications must be completed by February 24, 2017.
Participants at this event will be able to work on a range of skills and qualifications including Burn Boss (RXB2), Firing Boss (FIRB), and more.
These trainings are organized as an incident, using the Incident Command System. Participants will:
- serve in qualified and trainee firefighting positions on a burn team
- assist with preparing, scouting, briefing, igniting, holding, mop-up, and patrol on numerous controlled burns in the area
- complete pre- and post-fire monitoring
- train with various equipment
- practice fireline leadership skills, and
- learn about local fire ecology and management.
There will be field trips to areas burned in recent fires and presentations from local partners and other community members, scientists, land managers and fire practitioners.
If you have any questions about the training contact Eric Mark.
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Northeast Oklahoma: March 13-17, 2017
Visit the Great Plains Fire Science Exchange for more information and to register.
In the field, hands-on training in prescribed fire planning, preparation and implementation, along with classroom sessions on fire ecology and fireline communications, will combine to form a busy week for participants in this first TREX (training exchange) ever for Oklahoma. We will be burning on several sites in an oak-pine ecosystem in northeast Oklahoma.
This training is for all interested fire practitioners and no NWCG certification is necessary to participate. College students, private landowners, tribal members, and fire fighters who are interested in learning more about utilizing prescribed fire as a land management tool are all welcome. Registration for this training is limited to 20 people.
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FIRE EFFECTS INFORMATION SYSTEM:
Species Reviews and Fire Regime Syntheses
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FEIS ecologists write syntheses about fire effects on individual species and about fire regimes in the United States to help managers, planners, and scientists find, read, and use the best available science.
During the recent FEIS webinar series, the most frequently asked question was, “How do you decide what syntheses to write and update?” One way that they decide what to write is based upon manager requests. They would like to know what Species Reviews and Fire Regime Syntheses are most needed in your area.
Please email ecologist Ilana Abrahamson with your suggestions.
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Do you have an event you would like to share through our newsletter? Please contact TPOS Coordinator Craig Maier with your announcement.
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The Prairie Enthusiasts 2017 Conference - Landscapes of the Future: Challenges & Opportunities
March 4 @ Galena, IL
Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting
March 24-26, 2017 @Grand Rapids, MI
Iowa Invasive Species Conference
March 28-29, 2017 @ Honey Creek Resort, Moravia, IA
Note - The conference website now includes a preliminary program with presentation titles and speakers for this two-day-long event.
Iowa Prairie Conference
July 14-15, 2017 @ Council Bluffs, IA
Note - The conference website now includes information about key note speakers, breakout sessions and field trips. Breakout sessions will include topics such as prescribed fire, invertebrates, invasive species, pollinators, landowner options for prairie protection, restoration, and reconstruction, and more.
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EVENTS ACROSS THE U.S. & CANADA
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National Cohesive Strategy Workshop - All Hands, All Lands: Implementation Rooted In Science
Presented by International Association of Wildland Fire, in Partnership with Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and the Western, Southeastern and Northeastern Regional Strategic Committees.
April 25-27, 2017 @ Reno, NV
Sustaining Oak Forests in the 21st Century through Science-based Management
The 3 day symposium will include invited speakers and concurrent sessions. Issues addressed will include forest health, emerging economic markets, silviculture for climate change, managing for oak regeneration, oak decline, and prescribed burning in oak forests. A field trip will be offered that showcases collaborative research between the University of Tennessee Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, the UT Tree Improvement Program, and the USFS Southern Research Station
October 24 - 26, 2017 @ Knoxville, TN
Fire Vision 20/20: A 20 Year Reflection and Look into the Future
7th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress held concurrently with the 2nd Applied Fire Science Workshop
Hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology in cooperation with the Southern Fire Exchange.
November 28-December 2, 2017 @ Orlando, FL
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Fire Science Synthesis:
Ecological Effects of Fire in Savannas and Prairies
Information and results from over 250 peer-reviewed publications are summarized here.
Sections include:
- Fire Effects on Soil Nutrients, Hydrology, and Ecosystem processes
- Fire Effects on Vegetation
- Savanna tree component
- Savanna understory component
- Prairie, savanna, fen, and wet meadow ground layers
- Vegetation response to fire regime and fire alternatives
- Animal Responses to Fire
- Arthropods
- Amphibians and Reptiles
- Birds
- Mammals
The review focuses on four ecoregions, covering parts of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.
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Research Briefs - Search Tools
Research briefs aim to summarize the practical significance of peer-reviewed scientific literature for resource managers, with an emphasis on implications for management.
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Looking for multiple sources of information on one topic? Click any tag to see a cluster of research briefs that share research on related questions.
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