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Fueling Collaboration - "Bridging the Gap"

Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration

Photo Credit: Helen Mohr, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station

PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless, the persistent disparities between the realms of science and management often impede effective collaboration. In this panel, we will draw inspiration from successful case studies in the eastern United States, where land managers and scientists have forged pioneering partnerships, yielding tangible advancements in the field.

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This panel discussion is pending approval for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters.

This series was developed by:

the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Joint Fire Science Program’s Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, Lake States Fire Science Consortium, North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange, Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, Southern Fire Exchange, and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium.

Feel free to contact any of the organizations listed above with questions about this series. For website or registration questions, please reach out to Eric Evenson at NAFSEhelp@gmail.com.

Earlier Event: February 7
Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: RxFire as Restoration Tool for Barrens
Later Event: March 6
Prescribed Fire for Forest Management ​Webinar Series: Fire and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Lake States

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