The Federal Wildland Fire Workforce Development Program (FWDP) in collaboration with the Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP) is offering a learning experience (LX) “Taking Control of Your Time: Prioritizing What Matters Most!” on April 1, 2026.
Prescribed fire for forest management is important for ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control. Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.
While investments in fire suppression technologies have multiplied, opportunities for restoring fire to forested ecosystems under ecologically and socially appropriate conditions have dwindled. Here we feature new research and decision frameworks designed to bridge the divide between place-based fire planning and the national fire management system, leveraging fire and other fuel treatments as tools supporting restoration of functional, resilient forests and communities.
The goal of this webinar is to take an in‑depth look at two of the most influential long‑term fire research efforts supported by the Joint Fire Science Program: the Fire and Fire Surrogate (FFS) Study and the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP). These landmark studies provide rare, decades‑long insights into how different fuel treatments and fire management strategies shape ecosystem resilience, fuel dynamics, vegetation structure, and wildlife habitat.
Native people have successfully stewarded the land for thousands and thousands of years pre-contact. This presentation will delve into fire's role in ecosystem function. Fire is meant to be part of the ecosystem and its absence has had devastating effects on the environment. As wildfires continue to grow in scope and intensity and climate change mitigation becomes ever more essential Traditional Ecological Knowledge has come to the forefront of potential solutions.
Join the Pacific Fire Exchange program (PFX) for a webinar launching new resources that share practical lessons from Hawaiʻi land managers working to reduce wildfire risk in and around gulches.
The 2026 After the Flames Conference and Workshop will take place April 6-9, 2026 in Cle Elum, Washington.
Students will share their work via webinar and connect with the fire and forestry community to establish productive working relationships.
Reforestation success in areas impacted by high-severity wildfire and seasonal moisture limitations require nursery-grown seedlings capable of establishing and surviving in harsh environments. Drought conditioning (i.e. restricted nursery irrigation regimes) has the potential to improve planting outcomes, although assessments of effectiveness based on replicated field trials in operational settings are rare. Here, we present findings from both our experimental greenhouse study as well as survival and performance of outplanted seedlings
The NOAA Firebird project has been working together since 2019 to study the impacts of prescribed fire in gulf coastal high marshes on three birds, the mottled duck, eastern black rail and yellow rail. This webinar will focus on our newly published prescribed fire manual, which contains our results to date on the application of fire, as well as several case studies.
The US Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance Summit 2026 will be held April 14-17, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona.
The 2026 Colorado Wildland Fire Conference will take place in Fort Collins on April 15-16, 2026.
This workshop, hosted by Southern Fire Exchange and the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, will provide landowners and fire professionals with scientific presentations, field demonstrations, and planning tools to help assess duff conditions, plan effective burns, and protect legacy and economically important trees. This workshop will facilitate an increased understanding of duff fire management and mitigation practices.
Students will share their work via webinar and connect with the fire and forestry community to establish productive working relationships.
This webinar will explore the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center's ALFRESCO fire modeling and the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) futures.
Students will share their work via webinar and connect with the fire and forestry community to establish productive working relationships.
Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools land managers and landowners have for maintaining fire-dependent ecosystems, improving habitat, and reducing hazardous fuel buildup that increases wildfire risk. Yet, coordinating multiple burns while waiting for the right weather conditions can be challenging. The Prescribed Burn Planner (PBP) was originally developed to help users plan and prioritize prescribed burns by providing weather forecasts for individual burn units, thus hopefully reducing the number of missed burn windows.
The 8th International Fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference will take place April 28-May 1, 2026 in Hobart, Tasmania.
Prescribed fire for forest management is important for ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control. Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.
The Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals 15th Biennial Conference will take place May 12-15, 2026 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Western Collaborative Conservation Network Confluence 2026 will be held May 19-21, 2026 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Fueling Adaptation: Leveraging Community Capacity to Reduce Wildfire Risk team is wrapping up their research examining how communities in areas of high wildfire risk in Southwest Idaho are adapting to mitigate that risk, and how federal investments made by the U.S. Forest Service leverage existing capacities, networks, and adaptations in fire-prone landscapes.
The 8th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference will take place June 2-4, 2026 in Bloomington, Indiana.
Prescribed fire for forest management is important for ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control. Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.
The International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR) conference emphasizes local to global resource management issues, environmental issues, collaborative stakeholder processes, and the social impacts of natural resource management. It is also a venue for presenting cutting-edge research and engaging in productive discussions focused on the sustainable management of natural resources.
The North American Forest Ecology Workshop will take place June 23-26, 2026 in Missoula, Montana.
The Indigenous Agroforestry Network Gathering brings together land stewards and agroforestry practitioners to share research, and co-learn. The gathering includes keynote presentations, plenary sessions, panel discussions, and agroforestry site visits throughout the South Salish Sea.
Prescribed fire for forest management is important for ecosystem health, forest regeneration, wildlife habitat, forest health, and disease control. Join us for insightful discussions with national experts as we discuss forest management using prescribed fire. Learn some of the practical knowledge of where, when, why, and how to apply fire in forest ecosystems.
The 2026 North American Congress for Conservation & Restoration will take place July 12-16, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Northeast-Midwest Prescribed Fire Science and Management Workshop will take place July 21-23, 2026.
The Adirondack Fire Futures Symposium will convene leading researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and community stakeholders to address the escalating wildfire risks facing Eastern forests and assess the threat to the Adirondack Region under ongoing climate and land-use change.
Wildland Fire Canada Conference 2026 and Canadian Smoke Forum will take place October 19-23, 2026 in Sasktoon, Saskatchewan.
The 10th International Conference on Forest Fire Research will take place in Coimbra, Portugal from October 31-November 6, 2026.
Join the Association for Fire Ecology, UC ANR Fire Network, California Fire Science Consortium, Northern California Prescribed Fire Council, Tall Timbers Research Station, and University of Nevada Extension/Living With Fire in San Diego December 7-11, 2026 for the Beneficial Fire Summit!
Join SAFE for SAFE Connections March with Dr. Victoria Donovan! SAFE Connections March will take place Friday, March 27 at 1pm PT/4pm ET.
The Fire Lab Seminar Series provides a platform for researchers and managers to present their work in an environment that encourages critical thought, the free exchange of ideas, and knowledge discovery.
Senior Spatial Ecologist Sarah Hagen will introduce the new Fire Needs Assessment website and show how it helps users understand landscape conditions and identify where fire is needed to support ecological health. The session covers what an FNA is, how it connects historical ecosystems, current vegetation, and fire regimes, and how anyone can explore fire needs using the site and its downloadable tools.
Forest restoration and fuel reduction treatments are key tools for reducing future fire severity; however, land managers don’t have a good estimate for what percentage of the landscape needs to be treated to restore fire regimes and impact fire resilience. Join this webinar to learn about how treating larger areas in key locations impacts fire effects and how land managers can accomplish it.
Join this webinar from the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium and hear from Michelle Homann - a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Integrative Biology who studies the effect of management decisions on restored tallgrass prairie plant communities.
WUI 2026: Fighting Wildfire In a Changing World will be held March 24-26, 2026 in Reno, Nevada.
The 4th International Smoke Symposium will take place at the Leigh Perkins Conservation Education Center in Tallahassee, Florida from March 23 to 27, 2026.
The 2020 Creek Fire burned ~380,000 acres in California's Sierra Nevada, destroying over 850 of 3,002 structures. Using pre-fire lidar data, Hannah Redford examined how near-structure fuel configurations influenced housing loss/survival across three fire stages.
The Fire Lab Seminar Series provides a platform for researchers and managers to present their work in an environment that encourages critical thought, the free exchange of ideas, and knowledge discovery.
In this session, we’ll hear from Dr. Frank Lake, Ryan Reed, and Monique Wynecoop about how Tribes are using cultural and prescribed fire as vital land management tools in California and Washington. Speakers will share their experiences applying cultural fire on the ground, discuss benefits to ecosystems and communities, and reflect on lessons learned amid increasingly catastrophic wildfire seasons.
Join the California Fire Science Consortium for weekly virtual presentations and discussions on emerging fire science topics from a range of speakers.
Southwest Georgia and northwest Florida represent the rekindling of prescribed fire culture in America, cast back on the landscape by Herbert Stoddard and the newly fledged field of wildlife biology. These new managers, researchers, and conservation advocates sought to restore a natural and essential process in an almost wholly anthropogenically changed landscape.
This talk will share key lessons from the pilot and discuss how the 3P approach can strengthen forest health planning by grounding strategies in community engagement. Future pilots will refine the framework and expand its application across landscapes.
Join the California Fire Science Consortium for weekly virtual presentations and discussions on emerging fire science topics from a range of speakers.
Join experts for a practical overview of tools and strategies to guide reforestation in Colorado, from seed to outplanting. Learn about tools to inform seed transfer, the target seedling concept, and average rates of planting survival over the past 30 years in Colorado.
This is a webinar presented by Forest Service Research and Development, organized by the Rocky Mountain Research Station. It is one of five webinar sessions in a series about Fire Science You Can Use.
Forest Service Research and Development is proud to announce an upcoming series of virtual Deep Dive Panel Discussions intended for fire, fuels and land managers on critical topics associated with fuels and fire management.
This workshop, hosted by Southern Fire Exchange and the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, will provide landowners and fire professionals with scientific presentations, field demonstrations, and planning tools to help assess duff conditions, plan effective burns, and protect legacy and economically important trees
This presentation will explore how the stories encoded in tree rings can be used to better understand how fire in the Great Lakes has shaped forests and been influenced by direct indigenous stewardship.
Oregon State University, the Fire Adapted Communities Network, and other partners are holding a Fire Adaptation Workshop March 4-6, 2026 in Stevenson, Washington.
This is a webinar presented by Forest Service Research and Development, organized by the Rocky Mountain Research Station. It is one of five webinar sessions in a series about Fire Science You Can Use.
Join the Great Plains Fire Science Exchange and the Tallgrass Prairie & Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium on Tuesday, March 3 at 2:30pm ET for a webinar on prescribed fire and pollinators in grasslands!
Students will have 15 mins each to present their research on three topics from the Desert Research Institute’s Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science (HDRFS) project, followed by discussion. The topics and presenters are:
Air quality and wildfire smoke - Bianca Martinez This talk shares results from experimental burning of Great Basin vegetation, including the type and amount of air pollutants released, and combustion conditions. The findings of this research are relevant to prescribed fire and fuel treatment planning, and improving smoke management and public warnings.
Technology for real-time monitoring over large distances - Jehren Boehm This work focuses real-time monitoring of air, snow, and soil conditions with greater spatial resolution and lower cost. By leveraging existing fire camera networks with robust power systems and reliable internet connectivity, widely distributed low-cost wireless sensors can fill knowledge gaps that would otherwise rely on modeling.
Post-fire soils and water repellency - Conor Croskery This research is focused on determining if water repellent soils are present in sagebrush ecosystems before wildfire, how the distribution of these soils changes after fire, and if there is a relationship between how much water can be stored in the soil if water repellent soils are present after fire.
Join SAFE for SAFE Connections February with Dr. Ashley Grupenhoff! SAFE Connections February will take place Thursday, February 26 at 1pm PT/4pm ET.
Join the California Fire Science Consortium for weekly virtual presentations and discussions on emerging fire science topics from a range of speakers.
The Hot-Dry-Windy Index webinar is a joint venture from the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE) and the Lake States Fire Science Consortium (LSFSC), two members of the Joint Fire Science Program's Fire Science Exchange Network.
Join the Southwest, Southern Rockies, and Great Basin region Fire Exchanges for an introduction to tools that help managers predict post-fire outcomes to make better decisions about where and when to treat for fire risk - and show how Colorado Plateau landscapes have changed over time.
Register once and join all year! LANDFIRE Office Hour Series: 2026
This is a webinar presented by Forest Service Research and Development, organized by the Rocky Mountain Research Station. It is one of five webinar sessions in a series about Fire Science You Can Use.
Embers of Insight is a webinar series jointly hosted by the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange in Canada and Great Plains Fire Science Exchange in the United States
AFE’s journal, Fire Ecology, publishes peer-reviewed articles on all ecological and management aspects relating to wildland fire. Freely access journal articles and get details about submitting a manuscript.
