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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.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

View details of all upcoming regional events and workshops.

Research Briefs

Research Briefs

Read research publications offering users regionally relevant fire science.

Videos

Videos

A source for fire science based, educational videos, past webinars and conferences.

Featured Events

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

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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GPFireScienceGP Fire Science@GPFireScience·
17 Sep

This is the way to end the week... with our newest publication! 🎉
" #RxBurning #Communication Kit" focusing on #RxFire & #PrescribedBurnAssociations in #Texas

Thanks goes to the great team working on this!
@motreadwell @txextension

https://gpfirescience.org/resources/prescribed-burning-communication-kit/

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17 Sep

Policy Barriers to Prescribed Fire: Identifying Opportunities and Mechanisms for Change - https://mailchi.mp/blm/friday-flash-policy-barriers-to-prescribed-fire

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16 Sep

Last week's Friday Flash: Virtual event - Wildfire: Weather, Water, Weeds, Wildlife - https://mailchi.mp/blm/friday-flash-virtual-event-wildfire-weather-water-weeds-wildlife

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15 Sep

What do wildfire behavior, tree regeneration, and nutrient cycling have in common? For one thing, they are all influenced by deadwood.
A recent publication by an @usfs_nrs scientists and his partners explores the moisture dynamics of deadwood.
http://go.usa.gov/xMjBx

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13 Sep

Several fire-focused "presenters from around the country who will share their personal experiences and lessons learned in moving their natural resource programs to a hybrid platform..."

will cover meetings, trainings, workshops, & large-scale conferences

https://forestrywebinars.net/webinars/moving-to-hybrid-programs-a-discussion-with-natural-resource-professionals

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