| Fire and Fire Surrogates Program |
Can “fire surrogates” such as cuttings and mechanical
fuel treatments replace the ecological role of fire
in the restoration of our forests? |
| Fish and Wildlife Serivce |
Fire use, suppression and emergency fire rehabilitation |
| National Park Service |
The Fire Management Program Center (FMPC) provides national leadership, direction,
coordination, and support for NPS fire, aviation, and incident management. |
| National Fire Plan |
The
NFP addresses five key points: Firefighting, Rehabilitation, Hazardous
Fuels Reduction, Community Assistance, and Accountability. |
| Joint Fire Sciences Program |
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) provides scientific information and support for fuel and fire management programs. |
| Firewise |
Firewise - making sensible choices in wildland urban interfaces |
| Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) |
FIA
is a USDA Forest Service research work unit which collects, analyzes
and reports on data pertaining to our forest land in the southern
region. |
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| Natural Resources Cons. |
conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment |
| Agricultural Research Ser. |
focus on the relevance, impact, and quality of ARS research |
| Oak Ridge Natioanal Lab. |
our goal is
to develop technologies that will enrich and
protect humankind |
| Wildand Urban Interface |
Critical
interface issues include wildland fire, watershed health and
management, land use planning and policy, wildlife conservation and
management |
| Urban Forestry |
purpose of information sharing, and collaborative, regional projects |
| USGS National Wetland |
develop and disseminate scientific information needed for understanding the ecology and values of our nation's wetlands |
| Department of Energy |
conversion of biomass (plant-derived material) to valuable fuels, chemicals,
materials and power |
| Short Rotation Woody Crops |
promote
collaborative efforts in developing needed operations for plantings
that comply with the principles of economic viability, ecological
soundness, and social acceptance |
| Smoke Model Web |
New computer models can predict weather with greater reliability and much finer space resolution. |
| Southern High Resolution Modeling Consortium |
to develop and assimilate models, relying on the mesoscale MM5 model |
| EPA Air Quality |
Forecasts of air quality |
| Silvics |
Responsible forestry creates more trees |
| Forestry Encyclopedia |
information about understanding the ecology and management of Southern forest ecosystems |
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