WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forest Service Research and Development is proud to host a series of SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions intended for fire, fuels and land managers on topics associated with the Wildfire Crisis Strategy and beyond. Ten SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions will provide big picture and synthetic looks at the current state of knowledge and management considerations for each topic. Each panel is comprised of expert practitioners and researchers from the Forest Service, universities, other land management organizations, industry and non-governmental organizations. Pre-registration is required, and each recorded session will be 90-minutes in length. Learn more on the R&D website.

January 16, 2025

• Fuels Management in Dry, Frequent Fire Conifer Forests
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOGhrjwvEzqidZH7d9CGV9mwUtbzVfQ

January 23, 2025

• Smoke, Smoke and More Smoke...
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsf-2orj4iHMX-VyCdruRKfGnZtYpw8f4

January 30, 2025

• Maintenance of Fuels Treatments: Planning for the long term
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeqvqDgsHf2hqgjatyyGPf19SZ3Kvk8

February 6, 2025

• Prescribed Fire: New Science & Tools
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeugpz0iHlsQf-w-kgL9r8eXZlq_CS4

February 13, 2025

• Treating Fuels in Riparian Areas
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItfumgpjouE3XRXDjl1W3LIw4eIaJ7wcg

February 20, 2025

• Fuel Break Effectiveness: What have we learned so far?
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscuutqT4iHE1WytCRxe-Rs5MPpazNjZk

February 27, 2025

• Fuels Management in Mature and Old Growth Forests
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscu-rqDopGW-rk4PcI6UaRe5s4rnAmyo

April 3, 2025

• Fuels Treatments in Non-Forested Systems: Rangelands, Grasslands, Shrublands and More
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfuqgqDsrGNNQpQWwz5lHcRYRt6gxOJ8

April 10, 2025

• Science to Support Post-Fire Restoration
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdO6rpjkuGpqyh1iEqhJ4B_L37y6NUP4

April 24, 2025

• Chaparal Fuels Treatments – Including California and Southwest Ecosystems
  Registration: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-mhqDIsEtLNMPQdDAxRuv2GAp_XXs0