Fall 2011 Webinar Series – Southern Fire Exchange and California Fire Science Consortium

The Joint Fire Science Program (www.firescience.gov) is a national, interagency partnership engaged in wildland fire research, development, and application to meet the needs of policymakers and fire managers. The JFSP provides funding for research projects to complement and build upon other federal programs.

Southern Fire Exchange Fall 2011 Webinar Series
The Southern Fire Exchange (www.southernfireexchange.org), a Joint Fire Science sponsored program dedicated to providing the latest fire science information to communities and practitioners across the South, will present a series of webinars on topics related to wildland fire and natural resource management this fall. Upcoming webinars include:

Using Smoke Prediction Models for Prescribed Burning Planning
October 19, 2011, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern

Prescribed Fire and the Public: Myths and Realities
November 16, 2011, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern

Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System
December 14, 2011, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern

To register and/or learn more about these webinars visit:
www.southernfireexchange.org/ProDev/Webinars.html

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California Fire Science Consortium Fall 2011 Webinar Series
This fall the California Fire Science Consortium (www.cafiresci.org), another Joint Fire Science sponsored program, will present a series of webinars on topics related to wildland fire and natural resource management. Upcoming webinars include:

Material and Design Considerations for Building in Wildlife Prone Areas
October 5, 2011, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern

Simulating Fire and Forest Dynamics for a Landscape Fuel Treatment Project in the Sierra Nevada
October 6, 2011, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Eastern

What Are the Characteristics of Resilient Forests? A Discussion of the Mixed Conifer Forests of the Sierra San Pedro Martir in Northern Baja California
October 20, 2011, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Eastern

GTR 220: Integrating Wildlife Habitat and Forest Resilience with Fuels
Reduction – Ecosystem Management Concepts for Mixed-Conifer Forests
October 27, 2011, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Eastern

Using the California Fire Interval Return Departure (FRID) Map Metadata: An Introduction and Demonstration, Including Challenges to Determining Reasonable Baseline Conditions
November 10, 2011, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Eastern

To register and/or learn more about these webinars visit:
www.cafiresci.org/webinar-registration-fall2011