The North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) has released a new leaflet on the benefits of prescribed fire. A new web page on prescribed fire has also been published.

These resources will be used in conjunction with kits housed in the NCFS districts containing materials on prescribed fire, including the new leaflet.

The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station has released the Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Fire Economics, Planning, and Policy: Ecosystem Services and Wildfires. The symposium was held to address current issues faced by state and federal agencies with wildland fire protection responsibility. The proceedings summarize the results of the symposium, including many topics relevant to prescribed fire.

Data on burns conducted between 2015 and 2018 by Oklahoma Prescribed Bun Associations is now available. Those wishing to contribute to this data-set can do so regardless of whether they are PBA members.

SFE will host a workshop for landowners on managing duff and prescribed fire at the Weymouth Center in Southern Pines, NC on August 1, 2019 from 5:00-8:00 PM. Registration is free but required at pbaduffworkshop.eventbrite.com.

The second issue of the ninth volume of Fire Lines has been released. The issue covers new research on the difference in pine and saw palmetto fine dead fuel moisture dynamics, the latest fire science news from around the region, new tools and technology, events and more.

SFE currently has one scheduled webinar. On Thursday, August 1 at 1:00 PM ET Dr. Michael J. Chamberlain of the University of Georgia will discuss Influences of Prescribed Fire on the Ecology of Wild Turkeys. Registration will open soon.

All past SFE webinars are available on the SFE YouTube page. The recent webinar held in May on Mapping Burned Areas from the Landsat Archive is now available.

As many parts of the Deep South and Atlantic Coastal Plain face dry conditions and rising fire danger, SFE's fact sheet on Online Tools for Weather Information may be useful. The fact sheet covers web-based tools helpful for fire professionals, including the North Carolina Fire Weather Intelligence Portal.

The Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network blog publishes a variety of content related to fire adaptation. The following recent posts may be of interest to the prescribed fire community:

Put your LANDFIRE application on the map: Web-Hosted Applications Map (WHAM!). LANDFIRE WHAM! is an online, interactive map where you can access info regarding applications, locations, and partners we work with. It’s easy as point–and–click! Users can search applications by region and/or category: Carbon and Climate, Water and Natural Resources, Wildland Fire and Smoke, Wildlife, and "other." (A table of the listings offers an overview by state.) To put your work on the map, click here.

The International Spatial Accuracy Research Association (ISARA) recently announced that it presented the 2018 James L. Smith Young Scientist Award to Dr. Zhao Xi, from the Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, China. Dr. Xi is a specialist on uncertainty and accuracy in spatial information. Jim is The Nature Conservancy's LANDFIRE Program Lead. Read more here.

The latest edition of Tall Timbers' eNews has been released. The newsletter contains stories on efforts to map fire across the state of Florida, updates on bobwhite quail breeding season, ongoing research on the role of fire in the carbon cycle, and more.

The Union of Concerned Scientists's blog addresses how climate change and wildfires are linked together, and what can be done to break the cycle.

WXGA reports on how Georgia's use of prescribed fire reduces wildfire risk.

The Conversation features a piece on why expanding the use of prescribed fire in the west is a necessary, but challenging proposition.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation covers one former first responder offering a course on trauma education and coping strategies for other first responders.

National Public Radio's All Things Considered addresses the need for more prescribed fire in the South, including why the amount of privately owned land in the South helps facilitate the use of prescribed fire.

The Los Angeles Times reports on a study that found the use of prescribed fire by federal agencies in the West has declined over the past 20 years, despite science indicating the need fore more prescribed fire.

NIFA has released a Request for Applications for their National Focus Funds project. Applications are due by June 21 at 5:00 PM ET and must be submitted by 1862 and/or 1890 land-grant institutions.

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Wildland Restoration International is available to help public and private landowners and land managers in Florida with prescribed fire and habitat management. WRI is specifically reaching out to private landowners receiving cost share funding from NRCS for prescribed burning who need help getting their contracts completed. Landowners are eligible in the counties of Levy, Alachua, Putnam, Marion, Flagler, Volusia, Lake, Sumter, Hernando, Polk, Osceola, Manatee, Hardee, and Highlands.  If you are interested, contact WRI Fire Program Coordinator Ryan Kennelly at ryan.kennelly@wildlandrestoration.org or 352-373-0550.

The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) will distribute Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) TREE grants. These are designed to help graduate students travel to present at conferences and workshops related to fire science and management. Applications are due 60 days before the start of the event the applicant would like to attend. Additional information and application link are available on the AFE website. 

More recorded webinars on a variety of fire topics can be found on the Southern Fire Exchange webinar page, the Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium webinar page, and the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists webinars and presentations page.