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nw.fireconsortium@oregonstate.edu Subscribe to this newsletter! May 2024 Newsletter --> Hello and happy May, NW Fire Science Readers!
LOTS of new papers and reports out in the last month. We've been busy at a number of events, and looking forward to updating you all with some photos and recaps soon. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the summary of new wildland fire science pubs, events, resources, and news below as usual.
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 available on NWFSC page):
Reports:
For current info on fires and smoke in the region, please check out the CURRENT FIRE INFO page on our website.
Jobs and funding:
News:
Features:
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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! May 2024 Newsletter --> Hello and happy May, NW Fire Science Readers!
LOTS of new papers and reports out in the last month. We've been busy at a number of events, and looking forward to updating you all with some photos and recaps soon. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the summary of new wildland fire science pubs, events, resources, and news below as usual.
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):
- Allen et al., Commun. Earth Environ.: Enhanced Future Vegetation Growth With Elevated Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Could Increase Fire Activity
- Busby et al., Ecosphere: Patterns, Drivers, And Implications Of Postfire Delayed Tree Mortality In Temperate Conifer Forests Of The Western United States
- Carter and Buma, Canadian J. of Forest Research: The Distribution Of Tree Biomass Carbon Within The Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest, A Disproportionally Carbon Dense Forest
- Crockett and Hurteau, Fire Ecol.: Climate Limits Vegetation Green-Up More Than Slope, Soil Erodibility, And Immediate Precipitation Following High-Severity Wildfire
- Davis et al., Front Ecol. Environ.: Centering Socioecological Connections To Collaboratively Manage Post- Fire Vegetation Shifts
- Davis et al., Forest Ecol. and Mgmt.: Tamm Review: A Meta-Analysis Of Thinning, Prescribed Fire, And Wildfire Effects On Subsequent Wildfire Severity In Conifer Dominated Forests Of The Western US
- Deak et al., Ecosphere: Prescribed Fire Placement Matters More Than Increasing Frequency And Extent In A Simulated Pacific Northwest Landscape
- Greenler et al., Ecol. Applications: Blending Indigenous And Western Science: Quantifying Cultural Burning Impacts In Karuk Aboriginal Territory
- Jain et al., Commun. Earth Environ.: Record-Breaking Fire Weather In North America In 2021 Was Initiated By The Pacific Northwest Heat Dome
- Jain et al., ESS Open Archive: Canada Under Fire – Drivers And Impacts Of The Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfire Season
- Jonko et al., NPJ Clim. Atmos. Sci.: How Will Future Climate Change Impact Prescribed Fire Across The Contiguous United States?
- Kobziar et al., Fire Ecol.: Principles Of Fire Ecology
- Kreider et al., Nat Commun.: Fire Suppression Makes Wildfires More Severe And Accentuates Impacts Of Climate Change And Fuel Accumulation
- Nelson et al., The ISME Journal: Soil Microbiome Feedbacks During Disturbance-Driven Forest Ecosystem Conversion
- Ptak et al., Energy Research and Social Sci.: Coupling Fire And Energy In The Anthropocene: Deploying Scale To Analyze Social Vulnerability To Forced Electricity Outages In California
- Taccaliti et al., Fire: Wildland–Urban Interface: Definition And Physical Fire Risk Mitigation Measures, A Systematic Review
- Wang et al., Global Change Biol.: Mapping The Distance Between Fire Hazard And Disaster For Communities In Canadian Forests
- Willing et al., Nat. Clim. Change: A Risk Assessment Framework For The Future Of Forest Microbiomes In A Changing Climate
Paywall articles (pdf not available on NWFSC page):
- Kolden et al., Nat. Rev. Earth Environ.: Wildfires In 2023
- Painter et al., Nat. Hazards: A Systematic Scoping Review Of The Social Vulnerability Index As Applied To Natural Hazards
Reports:
- Mortality Burden From Wildfire Smoke Under Climate Change. Qui et al., National Bureau of Economic Research.
- State of the Air, 2024 report. The American Lung Association.
- Prioritizing Restoration and Risk Reduction Landscape Projects With the ForSys Planning System. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.
- Managed Wildfire: A Research Synthesis And Overview. Bean and Evans, NAU.
- Braiding Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Climate-Adapted Forests: An Ecocultural State of Science Report. Report (pdf). Website.
- Oregon Resilience Summit. Community-Led Disaster Recovery and Resilience Gathering. May 15-17. Sunriver, OR.
- Establishing Directions in Postfire Debris Flow Science Conference. May 20-22. South Lake Tahoe, CA. Attendance limited, register ASAP.
- Rangeland Ecology and Management Field Workshop and Course. May 22-23. Riley, OR.
- PNW Chapter of Society for Range Management Meeting and Tour. May 29-31. Chewelah, WA.
- Smoke Management in the Northwest. Seattle, WA and online. June 11-13. registration page.
- 14th North American Forest Ecology Workshop. June 24-27. Asheville, NC.
- 7th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop. Sept. 16-19. Atlantic City, NJ. 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.
- New webinar: Panel Discussion: An Evolution in Thinking About Fire. SW Fire Science Consortium and partners. 5/16.
- New webinars from Canada Wildfire:
- Exploring Fatigue in Wildland Firefighters: Understanding the Links Between Sleep, Shift Length, Stress, and Brain Function (5/10);
- Fuel types misrepresent forest structure and composition in interior British Columbia: A way forward (6/14).
- NEW: Not All Flame's the Same: Oregon's Diverse Fire Ecology. Webinar recording.
- Webinar: Developing a Practical Physical Wildfire Behavior Model with Mark Finney 5/15. CA Fire Science Consortium seminar series, final webinar.
- Recordings from Webinar Series: Fire Use Around the World. CA Fire Science Consortium.
- Webinar Series: Talking Fire: Working with Media to Communicate about Fire. Upcoming webinars on 5/30 and 6/26. Fire Networks.
- Fire and Climate Change with Courtney Peterson and Lenya Quinn Davidson. 7/10. University of Wisconsin. Register.
For current info on fires and smoke in the region, please check out the CURRENT FIRE INFO page on our website.
Jobs and funding:
- Funding: Community Catalyst Fund as part of the Community Navigator Program, a program funded by the USDA Forest Service and launched in 2023 to support historically underserved communities in finding and accessing federal funding and partnership support. Applications due June 6. See RFA.
- Position, NW CASC: Full-time research scientist to coordinate the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network and to lead the planning and implementation of our Actionable Science Deep Dives. Learn more.
- Position, Klamath Tribes: Cultural Burning Specialist
News:
- USFS Chief's 2024 Letter of Intent for wildland fires (USDA Forest Service)
- Strengthening Support for Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing (US DOI feature)
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $79 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery (US DOI Press Release)
- Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the US (OPB)
- Bad air quality, smoky sky at forefront of 2024 wildfire forecast (Accuweater)
- Firefighting Workforce Benefits From FY25 Budget Request But Sustained Investments Are Necessary To Address The Wildfire Crisis (Federation of American Scientists)
- Washington ‘snow drought’ causes wildfire concerns as summer approaches (KOIN)
- PSE may turn off power in parts of WA to prevent wildfires this year (Seattle Times)
- Oregon governor signs property tax reset for 2020 wildfire victims (OPB)
- How Oregon is mapping wildfire hazards (OPB Think Out Loud Broadcast, 19m)
- Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience (OR State University)
- ‘It's going to be extremely bad for the public’: Experts worry arrest of Oregon ‘burn boss’ could have chilling effect on prescribed fires (KGW8)
- Climate Change and Wildfire in Northwest Rangelands (USDA NW Climate Hub, new topic)
- Prescribed Fire Training Continues in Central Oregon (My Central Oregon)
- State fire marshal wants Oregonians to do more to protect their homes from wildfires (OPB)
Features:
- Kindling Hope: Wildfire Social Science And Forming Part Of Meaningful Change. 3 researchers reflect on their experiences living in wildfire-prone areas, where the personal and professional converge (UndisciplinedEnvironment.org)
- Our Responsibility to the Future (Fire Adapted Community Learning Network)
- Native Knowledge: What Ecologists Are Learning from Indigenous People (Yale 360)
- Fire Diplomacy: Creating Consensus and Sustaining Collective Action (Fire Adapted Community Learning Network)
- How Should Wildfire Smoke Damage Be Measured? (Scientific American)
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