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Page Index Agencies Fire Ecology Fire Research Education NGOs State Agencies Weather Info Articles	Links There are many sites that contain ecology and wildland fire-related information. Those listed here provide a good source of basic information and also have links to a number of other sites. Agencies Bureau of Indian Affairs Wildland Fire Management Bureau of Land Management Fire and Aviation Federal Emergency Management Administration Joint Fire Science Program The JFSP is a partnership of six federal wildland fire and research organizations that provides scientific information and support for fuel and fire management programs. National Association of State Foresters National Fire Plan National Fire Protection Association National Interagency Fire Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Park Service National Wildfire Coordinating Group National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Program Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact Plymouth, MA Fire Department The Nature Conservancy Trustees of Reservation Sand Barrens Management USDA-Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service United States Fire Administration Fire Ecology Fire Ecology Department of Interior Fire Ecology educational awareness package. Training and education. Fire education resource material concerned with fire ecology. Located under 'Fire Management.' Fire Ecology and Management Describes the Kennedy Space Center fire management area, including photos, maps, and information on vegetation and the use of prescribed burning as a tool. Site sponsored by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration. Fire Effects Information System Research conducted about fire effects on plants and animals. Site maintained by USDA-Forest Service. Tall Timbers Research Station Describes this non-profit scientific and educational organization that conducts research dealing with fire ecology. Back to top Fire Research Resources USDA-Forest Service Research Publications Search Fire Research and Management Exchange System USDA-Forest Service Free Fire Software Information and Downloads USDA-Forest Service Fire Applications Support USDA-Fire Effects Information System Summarizes research about living organisms in the US - biology, ecology, and relationship to fire. Education National Wildfire Coordinating Group Wildland Fire Education Working Team Bibliography of Wildland Fire Web Sites Communicator's Guide to Wildland Fire Interactive learning experience containing basic information about wildland fire. Bureau of Land Management Environmental Education Agency site devoted to educational and ecological topics. Burning Issues An interactive multimedia program that explores fires that occur on wildlands (Grades 5-10). FIREWISE Created to provide fire protection information to those who live in fire prone areas of North America . Project Learning Tree Fire Education Materials Environmental education program on forest management and fire ecology (Pre-K - 12). Wildland Fire Prevention and Education Materials Federal wildland fire prevention and education materials available by mail order. Restoring Fire to Eastern Oak Forests Conference proceedings covering historical perspectives, extent of current research and techniques, and knowledge gaps pertaining to fire in eastern oak forests. Back to top Non-Governmental Organizations The Nature Conservancy TNC Fire management web site TNC Global fire initiative Fire in the Albany Pine Bush Long Island Central Pine Barrens web site Long Island Central Pine Barrens Commission Long Island Central Pine Barrens Commission's Wildfire Task Force Long Island Fire Initiative (pdf) Back to top State Agencies Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program Fire Management at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Military Reservation University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources Conservation Dr. William A. Patterson III University of Massachusetts faculty profile Weather Information NWS Fire Weather Forecast USDA-Forest Service Keetch-Byram Drought Index Northeastern NWS Fire Weather Forecasts by City Gray / Portland, ME Upton, NY Taunton, MA Albany, NY Mount Holly, NJ Articles April 29, 2005 Cape Codder article on 20-yr Fuel Treatment Study at Cape Cod National Seashore, MA Jan 27, 2005 National Geographic article on fire in the Northeast Sept. 24, 2004 Harvard Forest Article on Liquidation of Plantation Pines in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (Martha's Vineyard, MA) March 29, 2004 Press Release by The Nature Conservancy: "Partnership studies fuel reduction methods, fire behavior and ecology at Manuel F. Correllus State Forest." Back to Top
	© 2005 Kimberly Iwamoto. This is the Web site for the Joint Fire Science Program Northeast Barrens Fuels Demonstration Project. This site is hosted by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Produced and maintained by the lab of Dr. William A. Patterson III. Please contact us with questions or comments at nebarrensfuels@nrc.umass.edu.