Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Workshop Is First of Its Kind
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Two vendors conducted live outdoor demonstrations using fire safety materials. (Photo: Roxanne Savoie, retired, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.)
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.
--- The Wildfire in the Northeast Workshop, designed to teach and to answer how-to queries, attracted community leaders, emergency responders, homeowners, and wildfire professionals from the USDA Forest Service, northeastern United States, and eastern Canada, to Mystic, CT, in December.
Local, State and Province, and national leaders, and wildfire professionals shared tried-and-true approaches to prevent and overcome challenges to prevention and mitigation, and what they might expect in the future. Research professionals addressed climate and fire regimes, historical wildfires, and effective engagement of the public. State and local leaders shared the importance of improving situational awareness in communities, engaging youth, and using partnerships to seek shared solutions to mitigation issues. Private and government organization vendors mingled with and engaged workshop goers.
Attendees received the Wildfire in the Northeast pocket guidebook and its electronic application, which will serve as a handy resource for prevention and mitigation information. The workshop was funded by the USDA Forest Service, and hosted by the Prevention Committees from the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compacts.
Did you know?
... The Forest Service helps communities; State, local, and tribal governments; forest industries; private forest landowners; and other nations improve conditions in both urban and rural areas.
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GrasslandsLIVE Webcast-Save the Date
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Spotted Joe Pye weed and Sullivant's coneflower, Prairie Creek Woods, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, IL. (Photo: Bill Glass, U.S. Forest Service)
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MANASSAS, Va. --- You are invited to join a live Webcast with GrasslandsLIVE from Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado on May 17, 2017. For details and free resources, go to the GrasslandsLIVE Web site. Contact Kristy Liercke at [email protected] or 703-791-7359, with questions. GrasslandsLIVE is brought to you by the USDA Forest Service, Prince William Network, and other partners.
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Requests for Proposals Due to the Northeastern Area
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Eastern Forest Pest Update
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.
--- The Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry will present the Eastern Forest Pest Update, online, on January 25, 2017, at 2:00 pm Eastern. It will include a brief overview of management considerations for each pest, and where landowners can go for additional information. Presenters are Plant Pathologist Linda Haugen and Forest Health Program Leader Noel Schneeberger.
Listen to the update at forestrywebinars.net. For more information send e-mail to
Holli Kuykendall at gnb.usda.gov.
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You Could Be Spreading Invasive Species
ARLINGTON, Va.
--- The Nature Conservancy blog recently listed 10 unexpected ways that people can unknowingly contribute to the spread of invasive species, including fallen leaves and artificial Christmas trees.
See the illustrated list at The Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science blog.
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Winter Weather Is Here
--- Be Prepared, Be Safe
Get tips to protect outdoor workers and free copies of OSHA's Cold Stress Card in English or Spanish at www.osha.gov, or call 1-800-321-OSHA.
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"Hands-Free Is Not Risk-Free"
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First-Hand Stories of Fire Shelter Deployments
"Fire Shelter Deployments: Stories and Common Insights" is a program developed by the Forest Service's Missoula Technology and Development Center to help firefighters understand what they might experience if they must deploy their fire shelter.
Watch first-hand accounts of these terrifying experiences on YouTube.
Get additional fire shelter information at the National Interagency Fire Center Web site. (Source: Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy--Northeast Region, December 2016)
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Chestnut Oak Is 2017 Urban Tree of the Year
The Society of Municipal Arborists' choice for Urban Tree of the Year is chestnut oak (
Quercus montana) (syn.
Q. prinus), which is native to much of the Eastern United States. The distinctive deeply furrowed, blocky bark may be the only characteristic one needs to identify this oak.
Learn more about chestnut oak and see past Urban Tree of the Year winners on the Society's Web site.
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Scholarship and Internship Opportunities Available for Students
- The Garden Club of America offers undergraduate and graduate students several scholarships that benefit plant species and their habitat. See details for all of the scholarships at the Garden Club's Web site.
- The Chicago Botanic Garden invites enrolled undergraduates interested in plant biology and conservation to apply to their summer internship program, funded by the National Science Foundation. Application deadline is February 1, 2017. Get more information at the Botanic Garden Web site.
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