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Jan 11

Webinar: Firescapes of the mid-Atlantic: challenges and opportunities for prescribed burning

Erica Smithwick (Penn State) reviewed context, results, and broader implications of the JFSP-funded research she led and recently completed.

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Feb 18, 2021

Timber Management and Prescribed Fire

Panel discussion of how we can best use fire in sites with timber management objectives.

Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window

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Dec 17, 2020

Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window

Panel discussion of how to use science-based reasoning to support burning outside of the dormant season.

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Aug 13, 2020

Webinar: How to Develop a Burn Plan

Covered elements of a successful burn plan, shared example burn plans, and discussed how burn results inform future management decisions.

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Jan 10, 2020

NAFSE Winter Newsletter 2020

Latest news and events from winter 2020.

Researchers are asking if prescribed fire can help reduce ticks in the Northeast

Michael Gallagher and Jesse Kreye

Jan 2, 2020

Researchers are asking if prescribed fire can help reduce ticks in the Northeast

Results of this work will help us understand the natural ecology of ticks and inform how prescribed fire may help control tick problems.

MassWildlife Habitat Grants Enabling Prescribed Fire Programs to Flourish on Municipal Lands

Alex Entrup

Dec 31, 2019

MassWildlife Habitat Grants Enabling Prescribed Fire Programs to Flourish on Municipal Lands

Despite holding a significant portion of conservation area in the northeast, municipally owned lands are frequently overlooked in the...

Alex Entrup

Dec 31, 2019

MassWildlife Habitat Grants Enabling Prescribed Fire Programs to Flourish on Municipal Lands

Funding is available for municipalities and private landowners to begin or sustain wildlife habitat management on their properties.

Research Brief– Fire and Invasives: Ailanthus altissima

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Jul 17, 2019

Research Brief– Fire and Invasives: Ailanthus altissima

Understanding how prescribed fire and herbicide affect the non-native species Ailanthus altissima (stink tree).

In the Eye of the Fire – 360° video of crown fire in NJ pinelands

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Jun 13, 2019

In the Eye of the Fire – 360° video of crown fire in NJ pinelands

This 360 degree video shows a forest fire that spreads from treetop to treetop, called a crown fire.

Webinar: Wildland firefighter fatalities in the context of prescribed fire

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May 8, 2019

Webinar: Wildland firefighter fatalities in the context of prescribed fire

By Travis Dotson, Analyst from the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center and Matt Carroll, North Country Interagency Fire Management.

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Apr 14, 2019

75th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference: NAFSE co-sponsors pyrogenic wildlife symposia

NAFSE co-sponsored a pyrogenic wildlife symposia at the 75th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference in Groton, CT.

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Apr 12, 2019

NAFSE talk at the 23rd Annual New Jersey Land Conservation Rally

Inga La Puma presented a talk on wildfire risk assessment at the 23rd Annual New Jersey Land Conservation Rally.

Prescribed fire research burn with 360 degree video from the NJ pinelands

Michael Gallagher

Mar 25, 2019

Prescribed fire research burn with 360 degree video from the NJ pinelands

A fireproof 360 degree video camera collected this exciting interactive video which demonstrates what things are like inside a fire!

Research Brief: Insect damage versus prescribed fire: comparing long-term carbon impacts

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Dec 6, 2018

Research Brief: Insect damage versus prescribed fire: comparing long-term carbon impacts

Disturbances such as prescribed fire and insect defoliation have different impacts on carbon storage in forests.

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Aug 6, 2018

The Nature Conservancy: Mazar property future vegetation plot analysis

Analysis of Mazar property vegetation plots, a 101-acre TNC conservation restriction in the Kanomika Neck area, Massachusetts.

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Aug 6, 2018

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: Future management activity/ vegetation plot an

Seeking support for a research burn on a heavily degraded portion of the property with follow-up treatments post-fire.

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Aug 6, 2018

Fire Management Plan for Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve

Site fire management plan including ecological goals, objectives, and an action program to be implemented over the next five to ten years.

Research Brief: Understanding fire behavior using modern equipment and methods

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Jul 18, 2018

Research Brief: Understanding fire behavior using modern equipment and methods

A description of instrumentation used to measure prescribed burns in the pinelands of New Jersey.

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Jul 6, 2018

Interview: Tom Gerber, NJ FFS, Travels to Tall Timbers for the Prescribed Fire Consortium Week

Tom Gerber on the research, collaborations, public interactions, and ecosystem challenges presented by long-leaf pine prescribed fire.

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