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
2021 Fall Webinar Series
JOIN US for this exciting series of fire-science webinars.
New for this year, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL WEBINARS!
More information HERE
Fueling Collaboration – a panel discussion series
Nov. 19, 2020 – Feb. 18, 2021
More details about this exciting new series HERE
Upcoming Fire and Fuels (virtual) Workshop
*Cohosted in partnership with the Lake States Fire Science Consortium*
June 1-4, 2021
More details HERE
This 4-day (half-days), virtual- and field-based training (no registration fee) is open to all professional affiliations, and will introduce participants to: tools for selecting metrics that match management/restoration objectives; developing site-specific protocols for sampling; developing a monitoring handbook and monitoring protocols/program for your local ecosystems; how to establish long-term monitoring and quantitative/qualitative data for wildfire risk assessment; and evaluating the need for prescribed burns and other fuels treatments.
Field measurements will be conducted independently on home units, then data will be analyzed in the virtual classroom setting.
Lead Instructor: Brian Stearns, Huron-Manistee National Forests
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Tools & Resources
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Eastern Red Bat Responses to Fire during Winter Torpor
www.mdpi.com
Prescribed fires are a forest management tool used to improve natural areas for a variety of benefits including increased plant diversity, reduced competition for desired species, decreased fuel loads...onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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One-day (6 hrs) virtual event starts next Tues. Check out the agenda here: https://www.naturalareas.org/2021_natural_areas_conference.php#agenda https://twitter.com/naturalareas/status/1438860902804111364
Explore the positive and negative impacts of prescribed and natural fire related to insects and other invertebrates @xercessociety #prescribedfire #wildfire https://www.naturalareas.org/2021_natural_areas_conference.php
Recent research recommends winter #RxFire on days over 50°F for the benefit of eastern red bats https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/10/1347/htm
New research on effects of management including #RxFire on northern bobwhite broods https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.8161
We Want To Hear From You
Have a question related to fire science in our region? Send us a message. We’re here to help!
What research topics would be helpful for you?
We have funding available to fund workshops/field trips and webinars. Let us put your idea to work
