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The kickoff topic for this Network of Fire Science Champions call was Ecological Effects of Severe Fire. The presenter was Dr. Dick Hutto, Professor and immediate past Director of the Avian Science Center at the University of Montana.
The kickoff…
On August 29th 1985, the Butte Fire blew up in the Salmon River canyon of central Idaho. The blow-up sent 73 firefighters into their fire shelters, where they spent a harrowing 1-2 hours. It was not a tragedy, but it was a close call.
On June 28-30…
The kickoff topic for this Network of Fire Science Champions call was "Ushering in a New Age of Wildland Fuel Science" presented by Bob Keane, Research Ecologist, Missoula Fire Sciences Lab. Bob talked about his new book, Wildland Fuels Fundamentals…
The January 8, 2015 Network of Fire Science Champions call included discussions on -
Effects of past fires on the severity of subsequent fires
Post-fire planning and salvage logging
Resilience
Updates on the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network…
The February 6, 2014 Network of Fire Science Champions call included discussions on -
The Northern Rockies Fire Science Network's (NRFSN) renewal process
Restoration and resilience
Climate change planning and adaptive management
The Cohesive…