Issue #284 (17 July 2019) of the FLN Networker and its attachments. This issue includes news from landscapes, people and projects in New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and the national networks. There are also links to information about the CFLRP request for project proposals; a white paper and fact sheet that explain the basics of prescribed fire planning and implementation for general audiences; a talk on effective communications for emergency planning; a video introduction to fuel loading terms and concepts; a guide to mastication basics (including a decision tree); an article on the differences in exposure from wildfire and prescribed fire smoke; modeling results that support frequent prescribed fire to maintain carbon stocks and ecosystem composition in longleaf; a paper on the effect of repeated burns on tick-borne disease; an article on the elusiveness of fire management change; a general technical report on cross-boundary wildfire transmission and community risk; an article on using knowledge brokers to improve natural resource management planning; a media story on prescribed fire in Colorado; and a blog post with a good overview of the connections between wildfire and climate. As always, listings are included for webinars; FLN workshops; Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges; and conference, workshop and training opportunities.
Attached are a Notes from the Field about research on the use of drones for fire operations, some of which was conducted at a fall 2018 prescribed burn at Sycan Marsh Preserve, and a flyer about a webinar for those interested in submitting a CFLRP proposal.
