March 30-April 1, 2017: New Mexico WUI Summit- Albuquerque, NM

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Date: March 30-April 1, 2017 Location: Sheraton Airport Hotel The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Summit is a statewide traveling conference that is organized by representatives from state and federal agencies and local non-profits. The WUI Summit focuses on topics that teach local leaders, emergency responders, businesses, and citizens the science behind forest fires and what each player’s …

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March 29-30, 2017: Arizona WUI & Firewise Summit- Flagstaff, AZ

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Date: March 29-30, 2017 Location: Doubletree by Hilton Flagstaff This 2-day summit will equip the homeowner as well as fire departments and wildland firefighters with information and actions they can take to reduce loss and increase safety in their community. Topics include fire ecology, hazard fuel reduction grants, insurance issues, risk assessments, Fire Adapted Communities, Ready, Set, …

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November 16, 2016: Forest density preferences of homebuyers in the WUI

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Date: November 16, 2016 12pm MST Presenter: Evan Hjerpe, Conservation Economics Institute and Yeon-Su Kim, Northern Arizona University In the fire-prone Western U.S., the scale of surrounding forest density can be realized by homebuyers as an amenity for aesthetics and cooling effects, or as a disamenity in terms of wildfire risk. There has been a lack of …

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January 13, 2016: Effectiveness of Wildfire Mitigation Activities in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)

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Date: January 13, 2016Presenter: Zander Evans, Forest Guild Each year wildfires damage homes, businesses, communities, watersheds, and forests on millions of acres across the U.S. However there are effective ways to reduce the impact of wildfire. A new report, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildfire Mitigation Activities in the Wildland-Urban Interface, shares lessons learned from communities …

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March 2016: New Mexico WUI Summit, Re-energize community response

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This ​year’s ​theme ​is ​”Re-energize ​Community ​Fire ​Response”. ​Just ​because ​the ​threat ​of ​fire ​is ​not ​immediate, ​does ​not ​mean ​the ​threat ​is ​removed. ​All ​hands ​from ​all ​lands ​can ​join ​together ​to ​learn ​what ​role ​to ​take ​to ​keep ​fire ​threats ​at ​bay. ​Each ​day ​of ​the ​conference ​will ​ ​target ​specific ​audiences ​to ​highlight ​responsibilities ​that ​keeps ​fire ​response ​efficient ​before, ​during, ​and ​after ​disaster ​strikes.

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March 2016: Arizona WUI Summit and Firewise Conference

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This 2-day summit equipped the homeowner as well as fire departments and firefighters with information and actions they can take to reduce loss and increase safety in their community. Topics included fire ecology, hazard fuel reduction grants, insurance issues, risk assessments, Fire Adapted Communities, Ready, Set, Go!, Firewise principles, emergency management, forest health, and various programs …

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April 2015: Planning for the Next Big One: Managing the Post-fire Environment in a Time of Change

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The Burned Area Learning Network Workshop Together with the Fire Learning Network, the SWFSC hosted a collaborative workshop to improve advance planning for post wildfire impacts April 16-17, 2015 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Materials and Notes from the workshop can be downloaded below. If you have further questions, contact Anne Bradley with The Nature …

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