SAFE Connections: Webinar series for Students and early career professionals
The goal of this webinar series, hosted by the National SAFE Officers, is to provide a space for student and early career professionals to learn from and be inspired by a diversity of leaders in wildfire ecology and management, including academic, management, international, and NGOs.
Upcoming Webinars
November 12, 2024 at 2pm PST: Dr. Mary Lata, Tonto National Forest
Join our SAFE Officers in the third installment of the 2024 monthly speaker series to discuss Dr. Mary Lata’s career and current position as a Fire Ecologist at Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
Past webinars
October 22, 2024: Dr. tom swetman, university of arizona and dr. jose (pepe) iniguez, rocky mountain research station
Dr. Tom Swetnam and Dr. Jose (Pepe) Iniguez share about their careers and tree-ring fire science and programs at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona and the USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Our National SAFE officers host this second installment of our 2024 monthly speaker series. Reach out to Dr. Swetnam at swetnamt@arizona.edu and Dr. Iniguez jose.m.iniguez@usda.gov at with any questions, or to have a conversation about this presentation.
September 17, 2024: Dr. Morgan Varner, Tall Timbers
Dr. Morgan Varner presents Fire Ecology’s Roots: Tall Timbers and Southeastern Fire Ecology. To kick off our 2024 monthly speaker series, our National SAFE officers are joined by Dr. Morgan Varner from Tall Timbers for a overview of current wildland fire research and management activities.
May 16, 2023: Joint Fire Science Program
Joint Fire Science Program leaders share an overview of their research funding and science delivery activities, including the Fire Exchange Networks and Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) awards. GRIN recipients share insights on applying for grants, examples of how the grant funds were used to expand their projects, and research and career-related outcomes.
April 18,: Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program
Learn about the Missoula Fire Science Lab history and its relation to other USFS labs and management. Live fire behavior demo and fire experiments for better understanding of the fundamental physics of fire. Learn about novel techniques used in fire ecology data collection and analysis. Find out about other work at the lab and job opportunities.
March 7, 2023: Yosemite National Park
Dan Buckley FMO and other staff members will tell us about their spectacular fire careers, where they started, and what they do now to help manage fire and conservation at Yosemite National Park.
