Mark your calendars for the 2026 North American Forest Ecology Workshop! NAFEW will take place June 23-26, 2026 in Missoula, MT. Calls for organized sessions and contributed abstracts, registration, and exhibitor opportunities, will be available soon at nafew2026.org.

Check out some upcoming webinars that may be of interest to the wildland fire science community! AFE regularly updates our calendar with upcoming webinars, conferences, trainings, and more. See the calendar here: fireecology.org/calendar ❗

27,000+ participants. 15 exchanges. Countless impacts. See how the Fire Science Exchange Network is turning science into action in the new StoryMap "A Year of Collaboration." arcg.is/1fKzWj2

Are you presenting at the conference and want to know when? Do you want to see all the amazing presentations happening in New Orleans in December? The #FireCon2025 concurrent session schedule and the list of poster presentations have been posted at afefirecongress.org/schedule ❗

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input on a comprehensive technology roadmap to increase wildfire firefighting capabilities at the Federal, State, and local levels. Comment HERE: ow.ly/Ub9V50X39u6 Comments are due by October 20, 2025.

🔥"Science You Can Use" from Rocky Mountain Research Station. 🔗fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs_journa… "...how prescribed fire can help meet [habitat] needs for chuck-will’s-widows, eastern whip-poor-wills, and northern bobwhites." #firescience #prescribedfire #RxFire #fireecology

The NW Fire Science Consortium has recently published a new synthesis. Check it out and learn more! Synthesizing Public Opinion on Prescribed Fire and Associated Smoke: A Review of Peer-Reviewed Literature in the Pacific Northwest United States nwfirescience.org/our-products/s…

Researchers in Illinois scoured accounts of early settlement in the tallgrass prairie. Fall was the season where most fire activity was mentioned. The records included accounts of early settlers using fire to protect their homes from the wildfires. ow.ly/h1pu50X0lMi

🔥REMINDER!🔥 If you were planning on joining us for the first webinar of this year's lineup, it's today (10/7), 1-2 PM CT. 🔗oakfirescience.com/events/webinar… Cohosted by: Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists and Southern Fire Exchange #firescience #prescribedfire #RxFire

Register today for the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. This event will include workshops, field trips, and 3 full days of presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities. afefirecongress.org

🔥The second webinar of our 2025 webinar series will be on Tuesday, October 21! 🔗For more information and to register: oakfirescience.com/events/webinar… #firescience #prescribedfire #RxFire #fireecology

🔥REMINDER!🔥The second webinar of our 2025 webinar series will be next week on Tuesday, October 21! 🔗For more information and to register: oakfirescience.com/events/webinar… #firescience #prescribedfire #RxFire #fireecology

🔥The recording of the "Increasing large wildfires and woody cover in the Eastern U.S." webinar is now available! If you missed the presentation on October 7, be sure to check out this informative video. 🔗oakfirescience.com/video/changing… #firescience #RxFire #prescribedfire

The 4th International Smoke Symposium (ISS4), will be held in Tallahassee, Florida, March 23-27, 2026. Proposals are now being accepted for talks, workshops, and other special sessions. Details at iawfonline.org/4th-internatio…

JFSP is excited to share Season 6 of the Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series. This series of 4 interactive panels is designed to connect fire managers and researchers across the eastern United States. We invite you to explore upcoming sessions! fuelingcollab.com

Recent publication from the USFS Southern Research Station (May 2025). 🔗srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_s… #firescience #prescribedfire #RxFire #WildfireRisk

🔥REMINDER!🔥 If you were planning on joining us for the second webinar of this year's series, it's today (10/21), 1:00-2:00 PM CT. See you there! 🔗 oakfirescience.com/events/webinar… #firescience #prescribedfire #fireecology

"Changes in Plant Composition Following Disturbance in Restored Native Early Successional Communities" (January 2025) 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.rama… #firescience #prescribedfire #resourcemanagement

Exciting news about the reintroduction of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) to Tennessee! 🔗tnswap.com/rcw/?fbclid=Iw… #firescience #fireecology #prescribedfire #redcockadedwoodpecker

The "Fire timing influences understory vegetation, deer and turkey habitat, and oak regeneration" webinar video is now available! 🔗Video link: oakfirescience.com/video/fire-tim… #firescience #RxFire #prescribedfire #fireecology