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Paul Hessburg: Why Wildfires Have Gotten Worse-and What We Can Do About It

Paul Hessburg: Why Wildfires Have Gotten Worse-and What We Can Do About It

Megafires, individual fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are on the rise in the western United States -- the direct result of unintentional yet massive changes we've brought to the forests through a century of misguided management. What steps can we take to avoid further destruction? Forest ecologist Paul Hessburg confronts some tough truths about wildfires and details how we can help restore the natural balance of the landscape.

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SE FireMap

SE FireMap

An improved system for mapping fires across the U.S.

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Prescribed Fire Effects on Water Quality in the Southern Appalachians April 22nd, 12:00-1:00 EST

Kipling Klimas (Utah State University) will discuss his work assessing the impact of prescribed fire on high value forested watersheds in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Upcoming Webinar: Introduction to the Southeast FireMap

A free webinar for practitioners and the public to learn about the Southeast FireMap with representatives from USDA-NRCS, Tall Timbers Research Station, the Longleaf Alliance, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.

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ARSN News:  Job Opening - Biologist II - Ecology Option - Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center

ARSN News: Job Opening - Biologist II - Ecology Option - Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center

The Alabama Department of Personnel is now accepting applications for Biologist II / Ecology Option positions statewide.

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Meet Lori Maloney, the new coordinator for Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture

Meet Lori Maloney, the new coordinator for Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture

Landscape Partnership Featured Partner working in in brook trout habitat conservation

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Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Pet Stores in 21 States

Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Pet Stores in 21 States

Agencies, industry in coordinated response to help stores and consumers find and destroy troublesome shellfish

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Webinar: Pine health issues in the southeastern U.S.

Several biotic and abiotic stressors, including insects, pathogens, and weather, can impact pine growth in the Southeast. Dr. David Coyle (Clemson University) will provide a general overview of identification, impact, and management strategies for pine health in the region.

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USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Cattle, Row Crop Producers

USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Cattle, Row Crop Producers

USDA announced today more than $12 billion for the Pandemic Assistance for Producers, which will help farmers and ranchers who previously did not qualify for COVID-19 aid and expand assistance to farmers who have already received help. Farmers who previously submitted CFAP applications will not have to apply again. Sign-up for the new program begins on April 5.

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American Fisheries Society Newsletter March 2022

American Fisheries Society Newsletter March 2022

Spokane Abstract Submission, Conservation in Infrastructure Bill, Perspectives on Drones

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News from the South Atlantic Blueprint March 2021 Newsletter

News from the South Atlantic Blueprint March 2021 Newsletter

Spring webinar schedule, ask me anything (about user support), Georgia dam removal handbook, and more

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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center March 2021 Newsletter

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center March 2021 Newsletter

WELCOME TO THE SOUTHEAST CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTER’S MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER.

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A Natural Treasure: Florida's Sandhills & Grasslands

A Natural Treasure: Florida's Sandhills & Grasslands

Learn how local and state partners with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service have permanently protected a pristine sandhill grassland ecosystem in north-central Florida from rapidly advancing development.

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The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center's Global Change Fellows present: Disaster Recovery During a Global Pandemic

The Global Change Fellows of the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center have congregated a multi-disciplinary panel to address how COVID-19 has affected disaster recovery and community resilience strategies. The seminar will be structured as a panel discussion among scientists and professionals from the Eastern and Western regions of the United States, and the Caribbean. They will bring their expertise and experience as they answer questions provided by the Fellows and audience members. Our panelists will explore the changes and adjustments to disaster recovery due to COVID-19 and discuss the implications for future actions on disaster recovery and community resilience.

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Cal FIre Incidents

Cal FIre Incidents

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) responds to all types of emergencies. When the Department responds to a major CAL FIRE jurisdiction incident, the Department will post incident details to the web site. Major emergency incidents could include large, extended-day wildfires (10 acres or greater), floods, earthquakes, hazardous material spills, etc. This is a summary of all incidents, including those managed by CAL FIRE and other partner agencies.

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USDA Launches Strategy to Continue Conserving the Gopher Tortoise and its Critical Habitat

USDA Launches Strategy to Continue Conserving the Gopher Tortoise and its Critical Habitat

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released its new 5-year plan to conserve the Southeast’s threatened gopher tortoise by focusing on the conservation and restoration of its key habitat, the longleaf pine forests. Acting NRCS Chief Kevin Norton told Southeast AgNet the fate of the gopher tortoise is linked to habitat quality, and efforts to conserve habitat on private lands will be critical to its continued survival.

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Scientists Uncover Secret In Centuries-Old Mud, Drawing A New Way To Save Polluted Rivers

Scientists Uncover Secret In Centuries-Old Mud, Drawing A New Way To Save Polluted Rivers

A pair of east coast scientists met and fell in love over an interest in researching mud, years before producing a paper that would change how the Eastern United States conducts river restoration.

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They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?

This is a story about frustration, about watching the West burn when you fully understand why it’s burning — and understand why it did not need to be this bad.

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