Marek Smith

@StephenJPyne @UofA_FireWater The authors' suggestions that more emphasis and investment is needed in community wildfire adaptation is well made. I don't know if that quote was necessary nor helped their argument. Shifting "blame" doesn't get us to an integrated approach.

🇪🇸 🔥Today, the first #TREXMexico finishes. 📍@ecoturixtlan, Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca 🏁This also means the end of our gathering at the Mexico #StudyHub.

🇬🇧 🗣️Above, 𝐂𝐞́𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬, from @CONAFOR & co-organiser of the Mexico #StudyHub, talks about the Prescribed Fire Training Exchange o #TREX 👉 On the occasion of the 1st #TREXMexico, taking place these days in 📍 Ixtlán de Juárez. 👉More ℹ️ in bit.ly/3ura9xF

New paper out! ‘Optimising #Wildfire Prevention through the Integration of #PrescribedBurning into ‘Fire-Smart’ Land-Use Policies’ led by @Silvana10_01 et al. mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/12… @Fire_MDPI

EXTRA, EXTRA: Applications now open for WTREX 2024 in beautiful Nebraska!! 🔥 We'll be learning and burning together April 22 - May 3, 2024. Applications close Jan 19th, 2024, so check out more information and the application link below: firenetworks.org/event/women-in…

Stanford Researchers Publish First Paper to Quantify How Much Protection We Get From Beneficial Fires <-- my latest for @KQEDscience @KQEDnews kqed.org/science/198523…

So excited to see our work on the benefits of low intensity fire on future catastrophic fire out in Science Advances today! Low-intensity fires mitigate the risk of high-intensity wildfires in California’s forests | Science Advances science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Our longtime partnership with the Fire Learning Network, Indigenous Peoples Burning Network, TREX, and @WomensTREX is now represented in a new website! While our site remains active, this is a great place for upcoming events and Fire Networks info. fireadaptednetwork.org/fire-up-your-b…

Indigenous Peoples Burning Network workshop, Day 3. Big thanks to TNC for coordinating 🔥 @CulturalFire @FiresticksA @TERATribalEco #goodfire

FAC Net is proud to be part of a larger partnership in the movement for fire adaptation, known as the Fire Networks. Together, we launched a new website that articulates the work we do as a partnership and also as individual networks. Check it out here: firenetworks.org

We're thrilled to see firenetworks.org - a shared online resource for the interconnected Fire Learning Network, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Indigenous Peoples Burning Network, @WomensTrex & Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges!

A national online survey to reach those outside of state and federal agencies that support, plan or implement #RxFire in order to assess capacity and needs was conducted. Check out the policy brief and directory of local U.S. prescribed fire practitioners. ruralvoicescoalition.org/rxfiresurvey

This week in Santa Fe with the Indigenous Peoples Burning Network! nativeamericacalling.com/friday-novembe…

WTREX Portugal applications are open! 🇵🇹 It will take place Feb. 1-10, 2024, and is open to applicants of all genders and backgrounds. Check this link for more details and to apply. The application period is short, only two weeks, so don't delay 🌱 firenetworks.org/event/wtrex-wo…

Indigenous Peoples Burning Network - field trip with local Pueblos to Valles Caldera. Highlight for me was Obsidian Valley #goodfire

"I believe our success in achieving fire resilience is inextricably tied to community support. A fire-adapted community is one in which fire resilience is directly woven into everything we do." -Cordi Craig, Prescribed Fire Program Manager, @PlacerRCD fireadaptednetwork.org/giving-power-t…

🔥Attention Oregon Prescribed Burners🔥 @ORDeptForestry has released the application for the Certified Burn Manager program! Consider applying if: -You are an RXB2 or have prior experience leading burns OR -You want to become a training provider oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages… 1/3

"We need major and massive investments in infrastructure, community risk reduction programming, and natural resource management that can help us resist these kinds of impacts." Excerpt from Elizabeth's recent talk on @NPR. #PrepForFire #hawaiifires npr.org/2023/08/14/119…

🔥SFE Webinar Today at 1pm! "Climate-Driven Changes in Prescribed Fire in the Southeast: Burner Concerns, Needs, & Alternatives" 🔸Register here: ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 🔸Presented by Megan Johnson, PhD, @ORISEconnect Post-Doc at @forestservice #climatechange #rxfire #fire

Help us gather insight about Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs)! We're developing a California-specific CWPP toolkit. If you have ideas on how to best plan for community wildfire adaptation, please fill out our 15 mn survey: surveymonkey.com/r/CWPPTOOLKIT