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.
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2020 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
Webinar: Revealing historical fire regimes of the Cumberland Plateau through remnant fire-scarred shortleaf pines (Pinus echinata Mill.)
*Hosted in partnership with the Forest Stewards Guild*
December 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM central time
Details HERE
Abstract: Vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau (USA) has undergone dramatic transitions since the last glaciation and particularly since the onset of widespread logging and 20th century fire exclusion. Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.), one of the most fire-dependent conifers in the U.S., occurs throughout the Cumberland Plateau, but its abundance has declined dramatically since Euro-American settlement and continues to decline. To better understand the historical ecology of fire within the natural range of shortleaf pine, we …
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Interesting look at effects of #RxFIRE and other treatments on oak woodland diversity
Response of taxonomic and functional diversity to disturbance severity in temperate hardwood forests
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Aims Quantify changes in taxonomic and functional diversity (FD) and identity to determine if responses to a disturbance severity gradient follow a ‘colonization/competition’ hypothesis: diversity...Presentations and a very cool virtual field tour from the recent Glades, Quail, and #RxFIRE workshop are now freely available online!
Virtual Workshop - Glades, Quail, and Prescribed Fire in Arkansas - Oak Fire Science
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Virtual Workshop – Glades, Quail, and Prescribed Fire in Arkansas Held online on October 7, 2020, this workshop included a 30 minute virtual field tour of restored glades at Harold E. Alexander Spr...Latest Tweets
Fire Lines Volume 10 Issue 5
https://mailchi.mp/southernfireexchange/fire-lines-newsletter-volume-10-issue-5
Including:
~Exploring Wildfire Risk on Heirs’ Property
~SFE launches a new regional fire science publication database
~Proposed Downlisting of the RCW
~Prescribed Fire Does Not Hinder Forests from Producing Clean Water
Interesting look at effects of #RxFIRE and other treatments on oak woodland diversity https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/avsc.12538
Presentations and a very cool virtual field tour from the recent Glades, Quail, and #RxFIRE workshop are now freely available online! https://oakfirescience.com/virtual-workshop-1-glades-quail-and-prescribed-fire-in-arkansas/
Check out the Fall Webinar Series lineup! Five exciting webinars, be sure to register! https://oakfirescience.com/events/2020-fall-webinar-series/
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