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QUESTIONS or COMMENTS? CONTACT:
Janean H. Creighton, Administrative Director
NW Fire Science Consortium
321 Richardson Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-1049
nw.fireconsortium@oregonstate.edu
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Northwest Fire Science Consortium October News Digest
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NWFSC Highlight
Prescribed burning is a common habitat management tool for fire-adapted grasslands world-wide. However, application of this tool at times of the year that are most effective for fuel reduction and non-native species removal may be detrimental to fire-sensitive organisms like butterflies and other invertebrates. Targeting burn conditions that will meet both ecological objectives for the site and mitigate risk to invertebrates may be necessary, especially when state- or federally-listed species are present. In this study, researchers measured vegetation structure and fuel moisture (pre-burn), weather conditions, belowground heat dosages, and peak temperatures (during the burn), and burn severities and unburned refugia (post-burn) for paired morning and afternoon prescribed burns at each of ten prairie sites throughout the south Puget Sound in 2014. The full publication can be found HERE. |
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Publications:
Published an article? Send it to us!
Tools:
- TOPOFIRE is a topographically resolved drought and wildfire danger monitoring system for the conterminous US.
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Prescribed Fire Activity live map!
- Hot-Dry-Windy Index (HDW) is a new fire-weather prediction tool based on the key atmospheric variables that affect wildland fire: temperature, moisture, and wind.
Have a resource or tool to share? Send it to us!
Webinars, Videos & Podcasts:
- Lessons Learned from Hosting Learn-n-Burn Events, presented by Jennifer Fawcett, October 10th at 10am PST.
- Modeling and mapping the potential for high severity fire in the western U.S., presented by Sean Parks, October 10th at 11am PST.
- Wildfires and insurance: learn how to be financially prepared, hosted by the National Fire Protection Association, October 10th at 12pm PST.
- Evaluation of burn mosaics on subsequent wildfire behavior, severity and fire management strategies, presented by Susan Prichard, November 15th at 1:00pm PST.
- Prescribed fire policy barriers: Findings from a JFSP project on challenges and strategies on federal lands across the West, presented by Courtney Schultz and Heidi Huber-Stearns, November 29th at 11:30am PST.
- Video! Fighting Fire with Fire in Central WA.
- Video! Fires in the West may be changing the future of forests.
- Video! LANDFIRE - Foundational All Lands Data Improving Decisions in Land Management
Conferences, Meetings, Workshops & Summits:
- Biomass Summit, October 19, 2018 in Prineville, OR.
- Fire Effects Monitoring and Technology Workshop, October 15-21, 2018 in Santa Fe, NM.
- Restoring Resilient Communities in Changing Landscapes Conference, October 15-19, 2018 in Spokane, WA.
- 8th International Conference on Forest Fire Research, November 9-16, 2018 in Coimbra, Portugal.
- 15th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and 5th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, December 10-14, 2018 in Ashville, NC.
- New! Wildland Urban Interface Conference, March 23-28, 2019 in Reno, NV. Save the Date!
- 6th Int'l Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, April 29-May3, 2019 in New Mexico | Australia | France. Save the Date!
- 8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, November 18-22, 2019 in Tucson, AZ. Save the Date!
- New! 3rd Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop, October 21-24, 2019 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Save the Date!
News:
Opportunity:
- Oregon State Fire Marshal employment opportunity! Geographic Information Specialist (Info Systems Specialist 5). Closes October 24.
- Extension specialist position with the University of Nevada, Reno. This position involves teaching, research, and service efforts addressing the issue of wildfire in Nevada through the Living with Fire program and other initiatives. Closes November 1.
- The Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department at Colorado State University is seeking a Research Associate II. Projects will focus on federal fire management, with an emphasis on prescribed fire, fire management in the Wildland-Urban Interface, and cross-boundary and partnership efforts associated with federal fire management. Apply by November 20, 2018 for full consideration.
Visit the NW Fire Science Consortium website for additional information and resources. Check out the Current Fire Info tab with the latest from InciWeb and OR and WA smoke blogs.
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