SW Fire Science Consortium

The SW Fire Science Consortium is a group who convenes managers, researchers, and policy makers to effectively share fire science information.

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Want to know the predictions for the 2026 #wildfire season in #Arizona and #NewMexico? 🔥

Our webinar reviews the biggest fires in the Southwest in 2025 and moves on to the fire outlook and monsoon predictions for 2026.

https://t.co/4cBrSeurMD

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Learn about the impacts of #wildfire on #wildlife in the #Southwest 🐻

Our synthesis describes the immediate effects of fire and the post-fire impacts on different types of wildlife from birds to bats to small mammals and more ⬇️

https://t.co/WjNUVymXKX

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Want to see what's out there for jobs related to wildland fire and forestry?? 🔥🌲

Check out our Southwest Job Board ➡️ https://t.co/8BeRfHdSgA

Hiring? Send us an email and we can add your job to our list!
[email protected]

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Learn about the historic pattern of fire in Sonoran Desert scrub ecosystems and how it differs from what is occurring today. 🌵🔥

Video and fact sheet on #SonoranDesert fire regime here: 
https://t.co/KTWbkzwQ06

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Watersheds are of vital importance across the Southwest. Often, the post-fire impacts to local watersheds can be more devastating than the actual fire. 🌊

Watch our video on watershed restoration conduced in Santa Clara Canyon. 
https://t.co/g69yznDy0x

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Attend University of Arizona's Invasive Plant Short Course! August 19-20 in Tucson, AZ and learn about specific invasive species like fountaingrass and herbicide treatments from the experts! 🌱

Info here: https://t.co/QAFqhEuNB7
Register here: https://t.co/SipOgC7nKL

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Webinar tomorrow, Tues., May 19 at 11am AZ/12pm MT!!✨

There's still time, register now for our webinar to get an overview of the 2025 wildfire season and learn what's expected for 2026 🔥

https://t.co/Qz1qjZM9Cb

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Register now for our next FELL event!

The Fire Ecology Learning Lab can be used by teachers and agency members who are tasked with teaching kids about #wildfire in ecosystems across the #Southwest. 

Learn more and register here! 🙋
https://t.co/wlSBZNmEJm

[Climate & Wildfire Institute @ClimateWildfire]

Is the federal wildfire workforce resourced for the job? Join @ClimateandWildfire & @GrassrootsWFF for a workforce planning-focused webinar featuring renowned wildfire experts!

📅 May 28th 🕙 11am ET / 8am PT

Register now: https://t.co/Wm1C5mahYA

#WildfirePolicy

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Learn about prescribed fire in #NewMexico!

May 16, 2026 | 8 AM - 3 PM at the Western Heritage Museum in Hobbs, NM.

Resister here! https://t.co/dU3rJ87a1M

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Save the date!! 🌟

Our biannual Arizona Tribal Wildland Fire Summit – 2026 will be hosted by Gila River Indian Community summit December 1-3, 2026.

Add it to your calendar now! We will send out more information about registration soon!
https://t.co/vUjoRUBnBB

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Check out the 6 minute video that provides directions on how and why to do a fire needs assessment !

[Southeast Rx Fire @SE_RxFire]

LANDFIRE has introduced the Fire Needs Assessment (FNA), a spatial analysis tool designed to help land managers determine where fire is needed to maintain ecosystem health. 🔥

Read more about the tool: https://t.co/yxHQpxxboP

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Learn about wildfire treatment data! 

Navigating Treatment Data: Choosing the Right Dataset for Your Needs, May 15, 1-2:30 pm (ET)

https://t.co/qvQsluOeNZ

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Are you an agency member who acts as an informal educator who works in Arizona or New Mexico? We have materials for you to bring into classrooms to teach K-12 kids about fire ecology. 🔥

Learn more and send to a coworker who teaches kids in the Southwest! https://t.co/9x7dUPYuSy

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Learn about managed wildfire in a podcast hosting one of our co-PIs! 🎧🔥

https://t.co/6CTS3BreKh

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NEW Webinar! Join us Tuesday, May 19th - https://t.co/k21tv2GEZG

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NEW Webinar! Join us Tuesday, May 19th - https://t.co/atqdLCDdAT

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The #HazenFire is burning in Buckeye, AZ 
https://t.co/bb2uvr8rls

We produced a video on #wildfire on the Lower Gila River and how the invasive species, Tamarisk, has affected fire behavior. 📹 helps explain what is going on with this fire!

https://t.co/BMZ5vxf0Xm

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Register for our webinar to learn from experts about the 2025 wildfire season in the Southwest and see what's in store for the 2026 season. 🔥

https://t.co/Qz1qjZM9Cb

Fill out this form for our webinar subscription and never miss one our webinars again!
https://t.co/nWjtaflpoQ

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Our next newsletter will be out soon! 📬

Click the link to get our newsletter which includes notice of our newest publications, events, and more! (This issue features a fact sheet on wildlife and wildfire, and a social media kit on wildfire smoke!)

https://t.co/16djqtpuGS