The latest issue of the Southern Fire Exchange's newsletter was just released. The October issue of Fire Lines has articles highlighting research results from three studies conducted in the Southeast:

• Prescribed Fire Reduces Wildfire Activity over Time
• Season of Burn in Longleaf Pine Plantations
• Burn Season and Interval: A Long Term Look

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From the BioClimate Newsletter:

The American Fisheries Society and the Human Dimensions Research Unit of Cornell University have been engaged by the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) to conduct 5-year reviews of the eight DOI Climate Science Centers (CSC). Potential members are being solicited for three teams to conduct reviews of the CSCs in Anchorage, Alaska; Corvallis, Oregon; and Raleigh, North Carolina.…

From USGS:

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Climate change has a direct and evident impact on Native American tribal communities by disrupting local economies and traditional cultures. Members of tribes from across the United States will convene at the University of Idaho’s McCall Field Campus in June 2016 for the first-ever National Tribal Climate Boot Camp.

The Northwest Climate Science Center, in which UI is a partner,…

UPDATE

September 16, 2015

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From the GOMA August Newsletter:

Gulf of Mexico Alliance Action Plan III will tackle this messy problem.

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The Nature Conservancy is currently accepting applications for the NatureNet Science Fellows program, a trans-disciplinary postdoctoral fellowship program aimed at bridging academic excellence and conservation practice to confront climate change. The application deadline is October 31, 2015.…

From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection:…

From the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service:

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015 — Florida farmers and ranchers can apply until Dec. 18, 2015, for financial and technical assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources…

GROWING A TRADITION

Spanish moss drifts from Live Oak trees densely lining county roads that open into a wide expanse of fenced fields on the drive north out of Gainesville, Fla. Hand-painted signs advertise feed and tractor supply stores in the small towns in route. At least one BBQ…