Happy July from NWFSC

• Boisramé et al., Fire Ecol.: Trends in western USA fire fuels using historical data and modeling
• Cattau et al., Fire: Modern Pyromes: Biogeographical Patterns of Fire Characteristics across the Contiguous United States
• Creutzburg et al., Rangelands: A geographic strategy for cross-jurisdictional, proactive management of invasive annual grasses in Oregon
• Miller et al., Intl. J. Wildland Fire: Professional wildfire mitigation competency: a potential policy gap
• Millington et al., Fire: Human Fire Use and Management: A Global Database of Anthropogenic Fire Impacts for Modelling
• Neger & Rosas-Paz, Fire: A Characterization of Fire-Management Research: A Bibliometric Review of Global Networks and Themes
• Plantinga et al., J. Assn. of Enviro. & Resource Econ.: Priorities and Effectiveness in Wildfire Management: Evidence from Fire Spread in the Western US
• Ritter et al., Ecol. Applications: Restoration and fuel hazard reduction result in equivalent reductions in crown fire behavior in dry conifer forests
• Taylor et al., Enviro. Res. Letters: Severity patterns of the 2021 Dixie Fire exemplify the need to increase low-severity fire treatments in California’s forests
• Wilmot et al., Scientific Rep.: Wildfire plumes in the Western US are reaching greater heights and injecting more aerosols aloft as wildfire activity intensifies

• Carlson et al., Ecol. Applications: The wildland–urban interface in the United States based on 125 million building locations
• Davis et al., Soc. Nat. Res.: Managed Wildfire: A Strategy Facilitated by Civil Society Partnerships and Interagency Cooperation
• Edgeley & Colavito, J. of For.: Characterizing Divergent Experiences with the Same Wildfire: Insights from a Survey of Households in Evacuation, Postfire Flood Risk, and Unaffected Areas After the 2019 Museum Fire
• Mockrin et al., Soc. Nat. Res.: A Tale of Two Fires: Retreat and Rebound a Decade After Wildfires in California and South Carolina
• Nave et al., Ecol. Applications: Disturbance and management effects on forest soil organic carbon stocks in the Pacific Northwest
• Hui et al., Amer. Pol. Research: Baptism by Wildfire? Wildfire Experiences and Public Support for Wildfire Adaptation Policies

• American Lung Association: Report: Can Prescribed Fires Mitigate Health Harm? A Review of Air Quality and Public Health Implications of Wildfire and Prescribed Fire
• Resources for the Future: Inequality in Agency Responsiveness: Evidence from Salient Wildfire Events. This working paper examines the efforts federal agencies undertake in the aftermath of a fire. It finds that agencies increase fuel management only near affected communities with high socioeconomic status.
• Resilient Nation Partnership Network: Building Alliances for Climate Action: Advancing Climate Action Through Partnerships
• US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Science Spotlight: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Why fires are climbing higher than ever before due to increased western aridity

• Recorded Webinar: National Integrated Drought Information System: 2022 U S Drought and Heat Webinars: The West
• Recorded Webinar: Northern Rockies Fire Science Consortium: FlamMap 6.2: An introduction and overview of new capabilities
• Recorded Webinar: Society for Ecological Restoration: An Indigenous Framework to Guide Research & Restoration in Fire-adapted Landscapes
• New Podcast episodes:
  • ICC Pulse Podcast: Episode 47 Living with Fire: How Wildland-Urban Interface Fires Impact Everyone
  • The Living with Fire podcast, by BLM Nevada Office, features perspectives and stories from land managers, scientists, fire professionals and community members about the history of fire, how fire is currently managed in the landscape and the role that humans play in living more safely with wildfire.
  • Life with Fire podcast was created to explore the ways humans interact with fire, while seeking solutions for how we can better coexist with it in the future. 
  • The Forest Overstory Podcast addresses forest management topics that impact small forest landowners (from Washington State University Forestry Extension).
• Oregon State University Extension Fire Program Online Webinar Guide. Fire Aware. Fire Prepared. & Post Fire Resources. It's never too early to get ready for next fire season.
  • Newest episode: Smoke Ready Oregon: Preparing for Wildfire Smoke

• National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference. Aug. 29-Sept.1; St. Paul MN. 
• 2022 Natural Areas Conference. Sept. 6-9; Duluth, MN. 
• Society for Ecological Restoration NW Annual Meeting. Sept. 14; virtual. 
• Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management.  October 4-7; Florence, Italy.
• IAWF Wildland Fire Canada Conference. Oct. 31-Nov. 4; Edmonton, Canada
• IX International Conference on Forest Fire Research & 17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit. Nov. 11-18; Coimbra, Portugal. 
• Fifth National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop. Nov. 14-18; Asheville, NC. 
• Wildfire Preparedness for Agricultural Producers and Rural Landowners. Virtual and on demand course.
• Wildland Urban Interface Conference. March 28-30, 2023; Reno, NV

• USDA Press Releases: 
  • Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 Billion in Community Wildfire Defense Grants from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
  • Biden-Harris Administration Announces Members to Wildfire Commission
• NPR: 
  • Fireproofing your home isn't very expensive — but few states require it
  • Ecologists say federal wildfire plans are dangerously out of step with climate change
• OPB: 
  • All of Oregon is now in fire season
  • Oregonians are united in concerns about wildfires, poll finds
  • Josephine County residents renew calls for fire protection in unincorporated communities
  • New wildfire risk map has implications for Oregon homeowners (Think Out Loud Interview covering the OR Senate Bill 762 wildfire risk map) 
• Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network:
  • Fantastic Failure: Cooperative Housing as a Would-be Solution for Wildfire Disaster Recovery
  • Common Ground, Neighborhood Networks, and How Preparing for Wildfire Brings Us Together
  • The Workforce We Have: Reflections on the Practitioner Wellbeing Learning Group
• Seattle Times: King County Needs to Be Prepared for Wildfire but Isn’t
• World Athletics: World Athletics and University of Oregon collaboration helps advance wildfire smoke impact research
• Yakima Herald: New program adds to state's prescribed fire capabilities (covering WA DNR's new certified burner program)
• Guardian: ‘All that’s needed is a spark’: why the US may be headed for a summer of mega-fire
• Job & funding announcements: 
  • University of Oregon Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments: Research Assistant/Associate/Postdoc
  • Sustainable Northwest: Forest Program Director
  • Wildfire Research Center: Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Contractor