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.
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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.
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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)
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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."
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