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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · 7d

Reminder! Call for Proposals is OPEN for the 2nd Annual California Forest Science Symposium (CFSS)!

📍 Sacramento, CA
📅 Feb 18–20, 2026
🌲 Theme: Keeping Science Relevant in Forest Management

Submission Deadline: Oct 31
🔗 www.californiasaf.org/california-f...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · 9d

🔥 Learn the who, why, where & how of good fire at the Central Coast Good Fire Fair with @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social & CA State Parks!
Live fire demo, kid zone, fire safety info, educational activities, food trucks & more!
Don’t miss this fun & educational day!
🔗 buff.ly/rA7lz3y

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · 16d

Registration for RX-310 is now open and includes full access to @fireecology 2025 Fire Congress. We hope this course creates an opportunity for practitioners and managers who might not otherwise be able to attend the Congress. Register now! afefirecongress.org/registration...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · 21d

This weekend we are partnering with the Humboldt County PBA to host two Firelighter Trainings (9/20 and 9/21). Participants will learn about fire behavior in local vegetation types and how to function as an effective burn crew member. www.cafirescience.org/events-webin...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · 23d

Reminder! Call for Proposals is still OPEN for the 2nd Annual California Forest Science Symposium (CFSS)!

📍 Sacramento, CA
📅 Feb 18–20, 2026
🌲 Theme: Keeping Science Relevant in Forest Management

Submission Deadline: Oct 31
🔗 www.californiasaf.org/california-f...

California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌲 Call for Proposals is OPEN for the 2nd Annual California Forest Science Symposium (CFSS)!

📅 Feb 18–20, 2026 | Sacramento, CA
Theme: Keeping Science Relevant in Forest Management

Submit by Oct 31
🔗 buff.ly/l6Ik7cB

@ucanr.edu

2026 Symposium | California SAF

CFSS 2026 Important Dates Questions? Contact us here California Forest Science Symposium Feb 18, 2026 – Feb 20, 2026 • Sacramento, CA Keeping Science Relevant in Forest Management For today’s […]

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Sep 2

🔥 Wildland fire professionals: Take RX-310 (Intro to Fire Effects) while connecting with peers & exploring the latest fire science, offered alongside the 11th Int'l Fire Ecology & Management Congress in New Orleans! @afe-fireecology.bsky.social

🔗 More info: buff.ly/2WqP3UW

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join the Fire Science Exchange Network at AFE! 🔥 We're hosting a Fire Circle: Fire Science in Action – Communication, Collaboration & Connection. Come by, join the conversation, and meet your local Exchange!

Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Fire Circles at #FireCon2025 provide an opportunity to advance important wildland fire science and management issues through discussions, working groups, or round tables 🔥Each will take place December 3, 4, or 5 💡More information can be found at afefirecongress.org/fire-circles/

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Aug 26

🔥 Mark your calendar for the Central Coast Good Fire Fair with @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social & CA State Parks!

Don’t miss this fun & informative day for all ages! Learn more: buff.ly/rA7lz3y

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Aug 25

🔥 The Lookout’s Danger in Plain Sight follows Zeke @wildland-zko.bsky.social and veteran fire experts as they bike across LA, discussing wildfire hazards and how recent fires spread into neighborhoods.
🎥 Watch now:

Danger in Plain Sight - The Lookout

Learn more about the five-part video series DANGER IN PLAIN SIGHT where wildfire experts take a deep dive into the LA fires (Jan 2025).

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Aug 11

Save the date for the Northwest Fire Science Consortium's workshop, Adapting Together: Shaping the Future of Fire in the Northwest! The workshop will focus on adapting and coexisting with wildfire in light of dynamic ecological, social, and economic challenges. www.nwfirescience.org/events/adapt...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Jul 29

🔥 New video alert! Meet our partners at Placer RCD and their community-led prescribed fire program, which empowers residents to use fire for land stewardship and wildfire resilience.
Watch now: youtu.be/K0Fioqh47x4

Prescribed Fire Program at the Placer Resource Conservation District

This video showcases a community-led prescribed burn hosted by the Placer Resource Conservation District (RCD). Viewers get a look at how landowners, volunteers, and trained practitioners safely…

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Jun 24

🌲 Reforestation Opportunity Webinar! Wed, June 25 | 12 PM PT

Join @americanforests.bsky.social‬‬ & @ucanr.bsky.social‬ to explore a new tool for post-fire reforestation on CA’s non-industrial private forestlands (NIPF).

🔗 More info & register: buff.ly/CSa7VG8

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Jun 9

Join Napa RCD for a 2-part webinar series about prescribed fire smoke management and planning. The webinars will take place at 5:30 pm PST on June 10th and June 12th. For more info and to register, visit: naparcd.org/events/rxfir...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Jun 4

🔥 The June 2025 Seasonal Wildfire Outlook from the National Interagency Fire Center shows elevated fire potential in parts of the Northwest, California & Northern Rockies due to dry conditions. Stay informed and prepared as summer heats up.

Full outlook:

www.nifc.gov

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Northern Rockies Fire Science Network @nrfirescience.bsky.social · May 6

Mark your calendars for two upcoming webinars on the Behave7 fire modeling system. We will discuss how Behave v7 differs from BehavePlus v6. These webinars are aimed at different users of the modeling system so check the details to see which is best suited for you. Register here: buff.ly/gC5Brzv

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Apr 25

We will be applying for funding this year, and want to ensure that the needs of the fire community are represented in our work. We have just published the California Fire Science Needs Assessment, and would love your feedback. berkeley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Apr 23

Join us tomorrow at 2pm when Dr. Susan Prichard @susanprichard.bsky.social will present "Lessons from first-entry burns and reburns: from novel fire exclusion to fire-adapted landscapes" as part of the FFERAL Lecture Series! Register here: tinyurl.com/5n74jrpm

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Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · Apr 17

@cafirescience.bsky.social invites students doing CA-based research to submit special session proposals for #FireCon25! You'll receive full coverage of your AFE registration fee and present a 10-minute flash talk/20-minute full presentation.‼️Apply by May 10th‼️ ow.ly/U0uS50VB59U

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Apr 16

Join us tomorrow at 2pm when Zack Steel @zacksteel.bsky.social will present "The search for general relationships between fire and biodiversity" as part of the FFERAL Lecture Series! Register here: tinyurl.com/5n74jrpm

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Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · Apr 9

On 4/17 @ucmerced.bsky.social Fire Resilience Center will host John Mills, CEO and co-founder of @watchduty.org AND have discussion with @climate-guy.bsky.social and Dr. Sandie Ha on:
1) The upcoming fire season in CA
2) How you can prepare, esp. for smoke

We're streaming it online - join us!

Flyer header that shows a photo of John Mills and states the date and time as April 17, 2025 from 1-3 pm for the 2025 Wildfire outlook.

QR code to register for the zoom seminar and get full schedule.

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Mar 20

This week, we wrapped up the California Fire Science Seminar Series! We had incredible speakers discussing relevant fire science information from a variety of fields. If you missed any of the talks, the recordings have been posted to our YouTube channel.

2025 California Fire Science Seminar Series

The California Fire Science Seminar Series is a series of virtual presentations and discussions on emerging fire science topics from a range of topics and sp...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join us tomorrow, March 19th at 10am PT for the final session of the 2025 California Fire Science Seminar Series. Professor Sandy P. Harrison will present Modelling wildfires: key issues, new approaches, remaining challenges. Register here: buff.ly/414QAJl

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Mar 17

🚨 Exciting news! We're partnering with @ucanr.bsky.social Fire Network to adapt a guidebook for prescribed burning in California. We’re looking for experts to review our edits and provide feedback. Join us for a webinar on March 31st, 1–3 PM PT, to learn more! www.cafirescience.org/events-webin...

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California Fire Science Consortium @cafirescience.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join us tomorrow, March 18th at 10am PT for the California Fire Science Seminar Series. @clareboe.bsky.social will present Untrammeling the wilderness: Restoring natural conditions through the return of human-ignited fire. Register here: buff.ly/40jZKzW

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