If we have not yet made acquaintances, I am Polly Weigand, the newest member of the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE) team, as...
If we have not yet made acquaintances, I am Polly Weigand, the newest member of the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE) team, as well as the Northeast Fire Project Manager for the Forest Stewards Guild. And because I know you would ask if you …
The 2024 New Jersey Fire Camp, a joint venture with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) and the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE), was held May 19th through the 23rd. The fire camp was the perfect opportunity to provide college/university …
Presenter: Trevor Roper (Columbia University) May 2, 2024 - The increasing abundance and range of tick populations and tick-borne pathogens pose a growing public health threat. This highlights the need for sustainable land management techniques near human …
April 11, 2024 - For northeastern pitch pine barrens, fire suppression and the range expansion of Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) present substantial and imminent challenges to the restoration and maintenance of these rare, endemic …
April 4, 2024 - Current methods of assessing fire impacts are typically either time-intensive or subjective, necessitating the implementation of faster, more precise measurement methods. Terrestrial LiDAR scanners are one possible solution to this problem. …
The NAFSE Fire & Fire History Working Group held its first mini-symposium on Wednesday, February 28th at 12:00 PM EST to bring together fire researchers from the region to share their work, knowledge, and passion. Our speakers covered a range of …
Long-term research at the USDA Forest Service Silas Little Experimental Forest is addressing two questions: 1) How does prescribed burning affect the carbon balance of mid-Atlantic forests? and 2) Can prescribed burning be used to enhance forest resilience …
Fueling Collaboration is a series of interactive panel discussions designed to connect fire managers and researchers. Each discussion is built on questions from registered attendees. We're working to bring people together to discuss, explore, and …
November 2, 2023 - Monitoring and predicting conditions that contribute to fire spread are central to both the national fire danger rating system and prescribed fire efforts. In forests, fine scale variation in stand structure and composition can influence …
Presenter: Sonya Kaufman (University of Vermont) October 26th, 2023 - The Southern pine beetle is expanding its range north, putting globally rare, fire-dependent pitch pine ecosystems at risk of being lost completely. As part of a regional assessment of …
September 12th 2023 - The NAFSE Southern Pine Beetle Working Group Virtual Meeting was held on September 12th, 2023. A large group was in attendance, which included representation from many states in the northeast United States and some eastern Canadian …
Presenter: Benjamin Brower (Penn State University) September 14th, 2023 - As the kickoff presentation of the NAFSE Student Webinar Series (Fall 2023) Benjamin shared details of his capstone project, which involves the creation of a Wildland Urban Interface …
My name is Eric Evenson and I am excited to be joining the incredible team at the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange. I have known Erin, Amanda, and Nick for quite some time and serving the fire and forest communities the way they do is exactly what I am …
