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Teach-in and Webinar to Introduce Latest LANDFIRE Data
LANDFIRE 2010 Twitter Teach-In.
May 7, 2013, 12:00 p.m. ET
LANDFIRE ecologist Randy Swaty will tweet about LANDFIRE 2010 and provide links to maps, videos, guides, and more
LANDFIRE 2010 Webinar.
May 9, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET
Kori Blankenship, Fire Ecologist on the TNC-LANDFIRE team hosts a traditional webinar which will explain how LANDFIRE 2010 products were created, what makes them unique and how to obtain support from the LANDFIRE program.

Fire and Drought in Hawaii
January 2013
Read a non-technical article about fire and drought in Hawaii – published in Rural Connections  - Drought and Wildfire in the West.

IAWF 4th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference
February 18-22, 2013 - Raleigh, North Carolina
This conference, sponsored by the International Association of Wildland Fire and other organizations, will feature research and applied science presentations on a wide variety of topics, as well as a first day of hands-on workshops and trainings. The call for abstracts closes September 21, 2012; all abstracts will be reviewed and notification of acceptance made by November 30, 2012.

Expressions of the Beauty and Danger of Fire @ the 14th Annual
February 18-22, 2013 - Raleigh, North Carolina
The International Association of Wildland Fire is inviting all artists to display their works in a FIRE ART EXHIBIT that will be held at the 4th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. We encourage people to enter any form of art including textile, painting, wearable, photography, ceramics, collage, poetry, sculpture, carving etc. To ensure we have enough space please complete the following entry form and email to execdir@iawfonline.org no later than January 30th.


21st Annual Hawaii Conservation Conference
July 16–18, 2013 – Honolulu, HI
Highlights include: thought provoking keynote speakers; innovative panels and forums; a community event, novel lunch & reception, training opportunities, and more.
Session and Abstract Proposals Deadline: January 21, 2013
Vision: Reduced threat to ecosystems and communities in the Pacific from wildfire.

Mission: Facilitate fire knowledge exchange and enable collaborative relationships among Pacific stakeholders including resource managers, fire responders, researchers, landowners, and communities.
Elizabeth Pickett
Executive Director
Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization
elizabeth@hawaiiwildfire.org
808-885-0900     

Douglas Cram
Wildland Fire Specialist
University of Hawaii
dcram@hawaii.edu
808-969-8264

Christian Giardina
Research Ecologist
U.S. Forest Service
cgiardina@fs.fed.us
808-854-2619
Pacific Fire Exchange  Contacts
Page Last Updated On: May 6, 2013