News

April 2012 Lake States FSC Newsletter (April 17, 2012) In the April issue we highlight our webinar on "Making Sense of Wildland Smoke," look at the upcoming spring fire season, follow the NMU Firecats, and highlight new initiative by JFSP.

March 2012 Lake States FSC Newsletter (March 12, 2012) In the March issue we highlight spring fire potential outlook, our webinar, and the new version of IFT-DSS. We also update the FFI monitoring system, discuss soil and groundwater sensors, and introduce the Northwoods Climate Change Response Framework.

February 2012 Lake States FSC Newsletter (February 14, 2012) In the February issue we highlight the February LSFSC webinars and review the fire science presentations at the 2012 Stewardship Network Conference. We also report on our partnerships with UW-Madison undergraduate students assisting with our gaps analysis project, request assistance with our managers expertise project, and highlight the six newly formed JFSP Fire Science Consortia.

UW-Stevens Point Searching for Assistant or Associate Professor of Wildland Fire Science (February 8, 2012) The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is looking to fill a tenure-track, nine-month faculty position to develop, build, and lead a new undergraduate Fire Science Program.

February is JFSP Fuel Treatment Month (February 8, 2012) JFSP is highlighting fuel treatment science this February. We have selected some fuel treatment publications that may be of interest to Lake States managers and scientists.

Consortium Provides Training Opportunities to University of Wisconsin-Madison Students (February 3, 2012) At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, all Introductory Biology students are required to complete an independent research project. Last fall, four students completed this requirement by participating in the ongoing Consortium "gap-analysis" project with Jessica Miesel, through the Mladenoff Forest Landscape Ecology Lab at UW.

2012 Science, Practice, and Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference (January 28, 2012) The LSFSC cosponsored this conference with The Stewardship Network in East Lansing, MI on January 20-21, 2012. Included were several fire science presentations and workshops. Files of some of these presentations are available on the Conference website, including Brian Palik (US Forest Service Northern Research Station), Greg Corace (Seney National Wildlife Refuge), Jennifer Baldy (Kalamazoo Nature Center), Warren Heilman (US Forest Service), Nick Reo (University of Michigan), Dan Heckman (Michigan DNR), Randy McKenzie (Michigan DNR), and Robert Ziel (LSFSC).

Pagami Creek Fire Severity Study (January 24, 2012) A new effort to study the effects of the 2011 Pagami Creek Fire in northern Minnesota is underway led by the US Forest Service Northern Research Station and funded by a RAPID grant from the National Science Program is underway. The goals of the research are to learn to how remotely-sensed (hyperspectral) fire severity estimates reflect field-based severity indices in both the overstory and the understory and how overstory and understory fire severities interact to influence soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and mercury (Hg) loss immediately after a fire in comparison with those in the first growing season after the fire.

January 2012 Lake States FSC Newsletter (January 17, 2011) Happy new year from the LSFSC! In the January issue we highlight our upcoming webunar on underburning in red pine, a new study to examine the effects of the 2011 Pagami Creek fire, and the upcoming fire science presentations at the 2012 Stewardship Network Conference. We also provide information on new LANDFIRE resources and predictions for the upcoming spring fire season.

JFSP Launches New Website (January 16, 2012) The Joint Fire Science Program has launched a new website. Updates include improved search capabilities of fire science information, list of events, funding opportunities and access to JFSP publications.

FEIS Webinar Announcement (December 31, 2011) Join the Forest Service FEIS for an introductory webinar at 1PM ET (12PM CT) on January 18, 2012 on the Fire Effects Information System which contains literature reviews on more than 1,100 species and their relationships with fire. This two-hour webinar will introduce FEIS and its new, geographically searchable user interface. Please pre-register for this webinar following the link.

December 2011 Lake States FSC Newsletter (December 13, 2011) In the December issue we highlight the December LSFSC webinar and the upcoming fire science presentations at the 2012 Stewardship Network Conference, request the submission of new research needs, and provide links to new resources including the Great Lakes Forestry Center and a new NASA satellite to monitor weather, climate, vegetation, and disturbance.

JFSP's Knowledge Exchange Consortia (December 8, 2011) This new Fire Science Digest describes the JFSP Knowledge Exchange Consortia, including the Lake States FSC.

Fire History in Mixed-Pine Forests (December 1, 2011) This new Fire Science Brief describes a recent JFSP-funded project to develop a fire history for mixed-pine forests of the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

FFI webinar (November 17, 2011) Duncan Lutes presented a webinar on the FFI (FEAT/FIREMON Integrated) system. If you missed it, or want to view again, there is a recording in our webinar archive.

November 2011 Lake States FSC Newsletter (November 14, 2011) In this issue, we highlight the upcoming FFI webinar, announce our new demonstration sites, share some important web resources associated with the CFFDRS and 9th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology.

October 2011 Lake States FSC Newsletter (October 18, 2011) In this issue, we announce and link the upcoming JFSP Funding Request Announcements for 2012, introduce a new technical guide, and discuss the new LANDFIRE Review Project in the Lake States.

Review of JFSP Funded Projects in the Lake States (October 12, 2011) JFSP has funded a total of 11 projects in the Lake States since 1998. See how this compares to other regions in the U.S. and view the projects on our Research page.

JFSP 2012 Research Funding Announcement (September 30, 2011) The 2012 announcement is now available. Deadline for submission is November 17, 2011 (5:00 MST). Let us know if you are thinking about submitting a proposal and if the Lake States FSC can help.

JFSP Research Needs & Questions (September 21, 2011) Similar to last year, we are interested in learning about the challenges you face as you manage and evaluate the wildlands here in the Lake States. As you identify issues and problems that may require further study or have an idea that may benefit from the design of application tools, please document them here (click here to fill out a web form) so that we can consider them and forward to the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Governing Board for consideration in their FY2012 Request for Applications (RFA). View our summary sent to the JFSP Governing Board for the FY2011 RFA.

September 2011 Lake States FSC Newsletter (September 19, 2011) In this issue, we highlight the Lake States FSC webinar schedule for 2011-2012, announce our partnership with The Stewardship Network to co-host their annual meeting, discuss the 2011 Annual Conference of the Michigan Prescribed Fire Council, and the Pagami Creek Fire.

2012 Stewardship Network Conference (September 18, 2011) The Lake States FSC is pleased to announce that we will be co-hosting the 2012 Stewardship Network Conference to be held in East Lansing on January 20-21. We will be organizing a session on emerging issues in fire science in the Lake States on Friday and will lead several workshops on Saturday. More to come later.

Update on Pagami Creek Fire (September 14, 2011) - Now estimated to cover over 100,00 acres. View story and pictures by MPR News.

Pagami Creek Fire (September 12, 2011) - The Pagami Creek Fire that ignited on September 9th, 2011 in northern Minnesota is another example of how summer drought, high pressure, and strong cold fronts moving across the region can result in significant fire events.

August 2011 Lake States FSC Newsletter (August 28, 2011) In this issue, we highlight the summer wildfire season in the region, field tours to examine burn severity in oak forests and the CBI protocol, and the Lake States FSC plans for the fall.

Summer Prescribed Fires (July 30, 2011) Despite conditions this summer across large parts of the Lake States that have not been conducive to burning, there has been some summer burning in Michigan.

Fire Effects and CBI Workshop (July 29, 2011) Fire managers from Michigan DNR and Huron-Manistee National Forest met to learn about using the Composite Burn Index to measure fire effects.

July 2011 Lake States FSC Newsletter. (July 25, 2011) In this issue, we highlight the new FLAME Act of 2009, how to build and interpret your own fire characteristics chart, update activities in the Lake States with LANDFIRE, and a field day at the Raco Plains on the Hiawatha National Forest.

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