AFE Webinars
Fire CAFÉ webinars are 1 hour, online discussions hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology and designed to advance understanding and collaboration for important fire ecology topics or issues. While the agenda for each Fire CAFÉ may vary based the organizer’s goals, all will provide a presentation to frame the topic and include a facilitated discussion. Attendees will be able to participate in the discussion via chat, audio, or video.
Upcoming Webinars:
ReSHAPE: Reshaping Wildfire and Fuels reduction information
Tuesday, September 23, 1pm ET
The Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes (SWERI) established the ReShape program in response to feedback from policymakers, land managers, and researchers. ReShape compiles and displays national-scale data on forest treatments and wildfires through the Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase (TWIG), a user-friendly, collaborative, and open-access decision support tool. The program is actively engaging with relevant audiences (land managers, collaborative groups, wildfire researchers) to encourage TWIG’s use and gather feedback on its usability. ReSHAPE program research efforts focus on four key areas: social science for collaborative decision-making, biophysical effects of forest treatments, data science for large dataset analysis, and economic assessments led by the Conservation Economics Institute.
After introducing the ReSHAPE program and the Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase (TWIG) and showcasing applications of TWIG data through two case studies of treatment and wildfire interactions, the presenter team will facilitate an open discussion on the usefulness of the geodatabase and viewer, research or management questions, complementary analysis tools, and potential improvements.
Presenters: Aidan Franko (Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes, ReSHAPE Program), Patti Dappen (New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute), Anson Call (Colorado Forest Restoration Institute), and Claire Rapp (Colorado Forest Restoration Institute)
Partner Webinars
The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), the Pau Costa Foundation (PCF), and the Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) organize the Partner Webinar Series, a series of webinars to bring together diverse voices from the global wildland fire community. If you would like to suggest a topic or speaker for this series, please contact us.
