WILDLANDANCE
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/home?cid=stelprdb5173311
The National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) is a system that allows fire managers to estimate today's or tomorrow's fire danger for a given area.
The key inputs into the NFDRS model are: fuels, weather, topography and risks.
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Fire Danger Forecast | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)
https://www.usgs.gov/fire-danger-forecast
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/estimating-wildfire-risk-new-tool
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Soil Moisture and Wildfire - Improving Fire Danger Rating Systems: November 16, 2022 | Drought.gov
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Fire weather tools | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa.gov)
Weather Research and Forecasting model | National Center for Atmospheric Research (ucar.edu)
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Her​mit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, Northern NM, USA 2022​
Some useful links for NM's most extensive fire:
https://nmfireinfo.com/2022/05/10/nm-fire-information-resources/
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8049/
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/8049/69732/
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8104/
The final link above describes 3 phases of wildfire recovery:
- Fire Suppression Repair
- Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)
- Long-Term Recovery and Restoration
excerpt from the July 18, 2022 report:
Additional crews arrive to bolster suppression repair efforts
Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fire Update
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Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022
Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn
Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM
Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass
Sources as listed above; USFS and NM Fire Info/Inciweb
Link to July 3, 2022 BAER info:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/8104/69459/see
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Please refer to above links for more details
Links to professional organizations:
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- Society for Ecological Restoration
- Ecological Society of America
- The Center for Plant Conservation
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International
- Nature Serve
- https://www.natureserve.org/
- Reconciling Ways of Knowing
- Native Seed Conference / Institute of Applied Ecology
- E. O. Wilson Foundation (biodiversity/storytelling)
- EcoAgriculture Partners
- & many more!
Follow this link for a recent article on keystone ecology:
Keystone species: Ecological architects of biodiversity and stability: Review (ijsra.net)
https://ijsra.net/content/keystone-species-ecological-architects-biodiversity-and-stability-review
project examples available by request:
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alpine plant ecology
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forest biodiversity
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wetland habitat studies
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wildlife habitat & monitoring
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restoration projects
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biogeography and ecoregional evaluations, including landscape-level biodiversity & floristic evaluations
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internships and educational curricula
ideas and moving forward . .
There is so much momentum in conservation-in-practice, biodiversity science, and restoration ecology compared to just a few years ago. While global change continues at unprecedented rates and scales, as do landscape conversion and ecosystem effects, we have many opportunities to collaborate and contribute to our collective sustainability! ​
The following examples offer a few ways to engage:
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incorporating indigenous, land-based perspectives as well as systems approaches to ecology, botany, wildlife, and community sustainability
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focusing on regenerative approaches to agriculture and ecological forest management, including agricultural ecology and agroforestry methods
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diversifying perspectives and understanding cumulative impacts on biodiversity while improving our understanding of unique ecological and cultural contexts
Just a few examples for regional seed info and journal/exhibit links:
