June 2022: Research and Events II

Congressional Budget Office analyzes trends in wildfire activity over the last 30 years

Statistical considerations reveal region-wide benefits of widespread post-fire restoration action

Estimates of exotic annual grasses in the sagebrush biome from 5/ 6, 5/18, 6/3, and 6/17 now available

Post-fire succession of seeding treatments in relation to reference communities in the Great Basin

Reading the Tea Leaves: Rangeland fuel conditions

Nighttime fire activity is on the rise in the US 

Invasive annual grass spatial data compilation and synthesis- Again, but with more features

Off-season cattle grazing and protein feed supplements help reduce cheatgrass biomass and fire risk

Weather forecasts chat episode from Assoc for Fire Ecology

Knowledge co-production: A case study from the Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Conserving America's last grasslands

Need every tool to fight today's fires

Analysis of factors influencing structure loss in 2018 Camp Fire

Communications in fire management: Resources from Fire Adapted Communities (FAC)

Framework for understanding and predicting animal responses to plant invasion

Great Basin bristlecone pine mortality: Causal factors and management implications

Can Rx fire mitigate health harm from smoke?

CA properties at risk of wildfire expected to see 6-fold increase in 30 yrs

Equitable workforce development in fire resilience: Pathways for priority populations 

Resources to help navigate wildfire insurance 

Annual summary of 2021 work by the Fire Science Exchange networks
 

FUNDING/JOBS

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Action, Implementation, and Mitigation Grants for wildfire adaptation and risk reduction projects
Submit by 7/15

Rangelands Grant Program
Proposals due 7/28

Ecologist, Field Tech, and Seasonal positions with Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition in Ely and Elko, NV.
Apply ASAP

Many fire-focused jobs posted by Assoc. for Fire Ecology

ANYTIME: IFTDSS for prescribed fire plans- A new Online Course

7/12-13 Nevada SRM Summer Tour- Maggie Creek Ranch, NV

7/16-21 Sixth North American Conservation Biology Congress- Reno, NV

7/26-28 Western Governors' Association Annual Meeting- Coeur d'Alene, ID
*Registration open

8/4-5 Erosion prevention projects Tour - Truckee and Tahoe, CA

8/15-18 Sage and Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse Workshop- Logan, UT
*Registration open

8/29-9/1 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference- St. Paul, MN and hybrid

9/6-9 Natural Areas: Navigating complexity and change Conference- Duluth, MN

9/13-16 Lost Rivers Grazing Academy- Salmon, ID

9/14 NW Society for Ecological Restoration Virtual Meeting

9/20-23 National HBCU Conference- Washington, DC

10/4-7 Association for Fire Ecology Conference- Florence, Italy
Call for proposals extended to 6/30

10/10-14 SW Climate Adaptation Science Forum- Albuquerque, NM

10/31-11/4 Wildland Fire Canada Conference- Edmonton, Alberta

11/11-18 17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit- Coimbra, Portugal

11/14-18 5th Annual Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop- Asheville, NC 

3/28-30 2023 Wildland Urban Interface Conference - Reno, NV. Call for education program presentations 7/8