NW Fire Science September Newsletter
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NW Fire Science September Newsletter
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Indigenous Fire Stewardship, new webinar series, so so so many new pubs
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nw.fireconsortium@oregonstate.edu Subscribe to this newsletter! September 2024 Newsletter --> Hello NW Fire Science Readers,
My hope for this newsletter is that you find an interesting article and learn something new, however small, without getting overwhelmed by the sheer amount of new articles in the list below. There is A LOT of them, no doubt. There are multiple articles looking at fire and spotted owls, social vulnerability, Indigenous Fire Stewardship, air quality, project strategizing, and so much more.
We also have a new research brief to share that summarizes the findings of two new papers looking at historical Indidgenous fire stewardship in the Western Cascades. Plus the recap on all the upcoming events, new resources, and recent media coverage on fire and fire science topics as usual. Just a reminder that while we don't track current fire info in these monthly newsletters, under the "in the news" section below you can find resources for learning more about ongoing fires from sources that update multiple times a day. We hope you are all staying safe and healthy this summer.
Finally, we have a couple new opportunities that we are on the verge of sharing out, including a 3-day virtual workshop on equity and environmental justice in fire, and a webinar series on "Transforming Post-Wildfire Recovery in the Northwest". Stay tuned because we'll be sharing these both with you in another email within the week!
Happy reading, and as always, please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, resources to highlight in future newsletters, or other news to share; we are always happy to hear from you!
Autumn Ellison
NWFSC Program Coordinator --> Recent publications:
(Published an article? Send it to us!)
New Journal articles (pdf available):
Paywall articles (pdf not on NWFSC site):
Fire in the Heart of the Oregon Cascades Our newest research brief focuses on traditional Indigenous fire stewardship. The brief summarizes two recent articles on the relationship between historical fire variability & Indigenous forest stewardship. Read the brief. --> Conferences, workshops, and trainings:
-Autumn Ellison, NWFSC Program Coordinator --> In the News:
Due to the rapidly changing nature of fires, we do not cover news related to current/individual wildfires in our newsletter. For current info on fires and smoke in the region, please check out the CURRENT FIRE INFO page on our website.
Note: The NW remains at Preparedness Level 5 (the highest level) since 7/19.
National Significant Fire Potential Outlook as of Sept. 1: HERE
Additional resources:
WA DNR Current Wildfire Incident Information
Oregon Department of Forestry Wildfire News
Funding:
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Autumn Ellison, Program Coordinator
NW Fire Science Consortium
215 Richardson Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
nw.fireconsortium@oregonstate.edu Subscribe to this newsletter! September 2024 Newsletter --> Hello NW Fire Science Readers,
My hope for this newsletter is that you find an interesting article and learn something new, however small, without getting overwhelmed by the sheer amount of new articles in the list below. There is A LOT of them, no doubt. There are multiple articles looking at fire and spotted owls, social vulnerability, Indigenous Fire Stewardship, air quality, project strategizing, and so much more.
We also have a new research brief to share that summarizes the findings of two new papers looking at historical Indidgenous fire stewardship in the Western Cascades. Plus the recap on all the upcoming events, new resources, and recent media coverage on fire and fire science topics as usual. Just a reminder that while we don't track current fire info in these monthly newsletters, under the "in the news" section below you can find resources for learning more about ongoing fires from sources that update multiple times a day. We hope you are all staying safe and healthy this summer.
Finally, we have a couple new opportunities that we are on the verge of sharing out, including a 3-day virtual workshop on equity and environmental justice in fire, and a webinar series on "Transforming Post-Wildfire Recovery in the Northwest". Stay tuned because we'll be sharing these both with you in another email within the week!
Happy reading, and as always, please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, resources to highlight in future newsletters, or other news to share; we are always happy to hear from you!
Autumn Ellison
NWFSC Program Coordinator --> Recent publications:
(Published an article? Send it to us!)
New Journal articles (pdf available):
- Aparício et al., Front. For. Glob. Change: Maximizing opportunities for co-implementing fuel break networks and restoration projects
- Balik et al., Front. For. Glob. Change: Biogeographic patterns of daily wildfire spread and extremes across North America
- Boerigter et al., Fire Ecol.: Untrammeling the wilderness: restoring natural conditions through the return of human-ignited fire
- Byrne et al., Nature: Carbon emissions from the 2023 Canadian wildfires
- Chambers et al., Fire Ecol.: Review of fuel treatment effects on fuels, fire behavior and ecological resilience in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the Western U.S.
- Clark et al., Fire Ecol.: Realignment of federal environmental policies to recognize fire’s role
- Hood et al., Fire Ecol.: Estimating masticated and cone fuel loads using the Photoload method
- Jain et al., Nature Commun.: Drivers and Impacts of the Record-Breaking2023 Wildfire Season in Canada
- Jones et al., Animal Cons.: Accelerated forest restoration may benefit spotted owls through landscape complementation
- Jones et al., Earth Syst. Sci. Data: State of Wildfires 2023–2024
- Margaux et al., Int. J. Wildland Fire: Limited availability of health risk communication related to community smoke exposure from prescribed burns in the United States: a review
- McCarley et al., Int. J. Wildland Fire: Generating fuel consumption maps on prescribed fire experiments from airborne laser scanning
- Meldrum et al., Fire: Parcel-Level Risk Affects Wildfire Outcomes: Insights from Pre-Fire Rapid Assessment Data for Homes Destroyed in 2020 East Troublesome Fire
- Mistick et al., Int. J. Wildland Fire: Visibility-informed mapping of potential firefighter lookout locations using maximum entropy modelling
- Neger et al., Fire: A Characterization of Fire-Management Research: A Bibliometric Review of Global Networks and Themes
- Nikolakis et al., Fire Ecol.: How bureaucracies interact with Indigenous Fire Stewardship (IFS): a conceptual framework
- Pizarro et al., GeoHealth: Air Quality Monitoring and the Safety of Farmworkers in Wildfire Mandatory Evacuation Zones
- Reilly et al., Environ. Res. Lett: Socially vulnerable US Pacific Northwest communities are more likely to experience wildfires
- Rockweit et al., Biol. Cons.: Changing fire regimes and nuanced impacts on a critically imperiled species
- Sanderfoot et al., Global Ecol. & Conserv.: Hazardous wildfire smoke events can alter dawn soundscapes in dry forests of central and eastern Washington, United States
- Smith et al., Carbon Balance Manage: Application of the wildland fire emissions inventory system to estimate fire emissions on forest lands of the United States
- Sohrabi et al., IEEE Access.: A Wildfire Progression Simulation and Risk-Rating Methodology for Power Grid Infrastructure
- Tada et al., Fire Ecol.: Fire intensity effects on serotinous seed survival
- Tortorelli et al., Ecol. Appl.: Moderating effects of past wildfire on reburn severity depend on climate and initial severity in Western US forests
- Urza et al., Biol. Cons.: Disentangling drivers of annual grass invasion: Abiotic susceptibility vs. fire-induced conversion to cheatgrass dominance in the sagebrush biome
- Willson et al., For. Ecol. & Mgmt.: Trees have similar growth responses to first-entry fires and reburns following long-term fire exclusion
Paywall articles (pdf not on NWFSC site):
- Magliozzi et al., Env. Sci.: Proc. & Impacts: Wildland–urban interface wildfire increases metal contributions to stormwater runoff in Paradise, California
- Reproductive Rights in the US Wildfire Crisis: Insights From Health Workers in Oregon State. Human Rights Watch. Link to report.
- Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation Capacity of Non-governmental Organizations. Public Lands Policy Group at Colorado State University. Link to report.
- Hasert et al.: Climate Adaptation Barriers and Needs Experienced by Northwest Coastal Tribes: Key Findings from Tribal Listening Sessions. A collaborative product of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and Washington Sea Grant. Link to report.
Fire in the Heart of the Oregon Cascades Our newest research brief focuses on traditional Indigenous fire stewardship. The brief summarizes two recent articles on the relationship between historical fire variability & Indigenous forest stewardship. Read the brief. --> Conferences, workshops, and trainings:
- 7th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop. Sept. 16-19. Atlantic City, NJ. More info.
- Washington DNR Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Course. Sept. 17-20, Pasco, WA. Contact Kyle Lapham (kyle.lapham@dnr.wa.gov) for more information on this and upcoming courses.
- Society of American Foresters National Convention. Sept. 17-20. Loveland, CO. More info.
- Arizona Tribal Fire and Climate Resilience Summit. Oct. 8-10. San Carlos Apache Nation, AZ. More info.
- Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition Annual Meeting. Oct. 16-18. South Lake Tahoe, CA. More info.
- Wildland Fire Canada Conference. Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Fredericton, New Brunswick. More info.
- Columbia Gorge TREX. Sept. 22-28+. Trout Lake, WA. More info and apply.
- Selkirk TREX. Sept. 30-Oct.11. Loon Lake, WA. Announcement and more info. Application deadline: July 8.
- 4th SW Fire Ecology Conference. Nov. 18-22. Santa Fe, NM.
- Arizona Wildland Urban Interface Summit. Dec 4-6. Tucson, AZ.
- NEW! 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. Dec. 2-6, 2025. New Orleans, LA. Association for Fire Ecology. SAVE THE DATE!
- New Video: Giving Fire Back to the Forests: Prescribed Burn 101 on McCloud Soda Springs. Pacific Forest Trust (YouTube, 20m).
- New Podcast episode, AFE Fire Ecology Chats: Episode 30: Characterizing post-fire delayed tree mortality with remote sensing: sizing up the elephant in the room
- New Podcast episode, Fire University: Building Trust and Collaboration in Fire Science, with Dr. Molly Hunter from the Joint Fire Science Program and the Fire Science Exchange Network.
- New Video: Fire-Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes. OR State University Extension Service. YouTube (5m).
- New Webinar: Tribal Collaborations and Agreements: the Community Navigators Program (CNP). Sept. 26, 11:30am PDT. Presenters: speakers from the First Nations Development Institute. Register.
- Video: The Science Behind Strategic Community Wildfire Risk Reduction. Development of Oregon's draft statewide wildfire hazard and wildland-urban interface maps (YouTube, 15m).
- Webinar Series: Prescribed Fire for Forest Management. Webinars monthly. University of Wisconsin. Register.
- Website: Intentional Fire webpage. Climate and Wildfire Institute.
- Website: Cultural Fire Learning. Resources compiled by Association for Fire Ecology.
-Autumn Ellison, NWFSC Program Coordinator --> In the News:
Due to the rapidly changing nature of fires, we do not cover news related to current/individual wildfires in our newsletter. For current info on fires and smoke in the region, please check out the CURRENT FIRE INFO page on our website.
Note: The NW remains at Preparedness Level 5 (the highest level) since 7/19.
National Significant Fire Potential Outlook as of Sept. 1: HERE
Additional resources:
WA DNR Current Wildfire Incident Information
Oregon Department of Forestry Wildfire News
Funding:
- NEW: The Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Competitive Grant Program supports high impact projects that promote collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private resources, and advance priorities identified in a State Forest Action Plan or other restoration strategy. Learn more.
Jobs:
- NEW: Forest and Fire Workforce Pathways in the Western US. Position offered through a FireGen Collaborative & Ecosystem Workforce Program collaboration. Learn more and apply.
- NEW: Faculty Research Assistant/Associate in Qualitative Natural Resources Social Science. University of Oregon Ecosystem Workforce Program. More info. Open until filled.
- NEW: USGS Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Communications Fellowship, ORISE. More info, apply by Oct. 15.
Highlighted feature articles/reporting:
- 9/12: Burned-out firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’ (The Guardian)
- 8/26: Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants − losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems (The Conversation)
8/30: The Wildfire Risk in America’s Front Yards (The Atlantic) - 8/15: We’re in a deadly cycle of mega fires. The way out is to burn more. How one Karuk fire crew leader is decolonizing our relationship to fire (Vox)
- 8/14: The American West’s megafires are silencing birds (Grist)
News:
- 9/10: Firefighter labor shortage strains Oregon fire crews (OPB)
- 9/10: Record fire season costs Central Oregon businesses (OPB)
- 9/2: Columbia River Gorge looks different after Eagle Creek wildfire — but the beauty remains (OPB)
- 8/30: These Oregon ranchers say the losses from summer range fires will be huge (NPR)
- 8/28: New NASA Study Tallies Carbon Emissions From Massive Canadian Fires (NASA)
- 8/28: Extreme wildfires threaten the Portland area’s drinking water. It’s not alone (OPB)
- 8/27: Unauthorized Drones Are Making Wildfires More Destructive (Sierra Club)
- 8/25: Wildland firefighters feel increasing strain amid funding and staffing shortages (PBS News, video + transcript, 7m)
- 8/21: Wildfires Costing The U.S. $89 Billion In Lost Output, Study Finds (Forbes)
- 8/15: Wildfires are growing under climate change, and the smoke is threatening farmworkers, new study says (PBS)
- 8/13: Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock (PreventionWeb, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction)
- 7/29: A surprising byproduct of wildfires: Contaminated drinking water (Washington Post)
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