About Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium
The Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium is an exchange for fire science information. Funded by the Joint Fire Science Program, our goal is to increase the availability and consideration of credible fire science information to those making land management decisions.
Featured Events
Glades, quail, and prescribed fire workshop in Arkansas
JOIN US for this 1.5 day workshop in northern Arkansas. Co-hosted by the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and The Nature Conservancy, this workshop will focus on using prescribed fire to manage glades for quail habitat.
June 2 – 3, 2020
Webinar: Climate and land use as drivers of Holocene era vegetation and fire history in the Ozarks
By: William ‘Buzz’ Nanavati, Montana State University
January 14, 2020 at 1 PM central time
Webinar: Fire and Wildlife in the Southern Appalachians
By Dr. Cathryn Greenberg, Southern Research Station, US Forest Service
December 3, 2019 at 1 PM central time
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New research paper on effects of prescribed fire and thinning on understory plants:
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Temperate woodlands are one of the world's ecosystems in greatest need of ecological restoration, but relatively little is known about their floristic recovery dynamics over decadal timescales. From 2...Fire effects monitoring position open in Indiana:
Biological Science Technician (Fire Effects)
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These positions are located in Indiana Dunes National Park.<br> <br> Temporary positions not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours in a service year may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management...Latest Tweets
New research paper on effects of prescribed fire and thinning on understory plants: https://bioone.org/journals/Natural-Areas-Journal/volume-40/issue-1/043.040.0104/Annual-Understory-Plant-Recovery-Dynamics-in-a-Temperate-Woodland-Mosaic/10.3375/043.040.0104.short
Webinar tomorrow! Climate, land use and Holocene fire history of the Ozarks tomorrow @1:00 CST: https://oakfirescience.com/events/webinar-climate-and-land-use-effects-on-holocene-era-vegetation-and-fire-history-of-the-ozarks/
ICYMI the recent webinar "Fire and Wildlife in the Southern Appalachians" is now available to watch online: https://oakfirescience.com/video/fire-and-wildlife-in-the-southern-appalachians/
Upcoming webinar! Please join us next Tue. Jan. 14th @ 1:00 CST to learn what pollen and charcoal records from the Ozarks reveal about past climate, fire, and human influences on Ozark forests: https://oakfirescience.com/events/webinar-climate-and-land-use-effects-on-holocene-era-vegetation-and-fire-history-of-the-ozarks/
Did you know that smoke from wildland fires can transport microbial forms? Fascinating research into this little-studied phenomenon that could have big implications: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.2507
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