Marek Smith

North America Fire Director for The Nature Conservancy. Interested in pyrodiversity, collaboration, networks, social change & birds. Tweets are my own.

[Marek Smith @maresmit]

@StephenJPyne @UofA_FireWater The authors' suggestions that more emphasis and investment is needed in community wildfire adaptation is well made. I don't know if that quote was necessary nor helped their argument. Shifting "blame" doesn't get us to an integrated approach.

[FIRE-ADAPT @FIRE_ADAPT]

🇪🇸 🔥Today, the first #TREXMexico finishes.

📍@ecoturixtlan, Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca

🏁This also means the end of our gathering at the Mexico #StudyHub.

[FIRE-ADAPT @FIRE_ADAPT]

🇬🇧 🗣️Above, 𝐂𝐞́𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬, from @CONAFOR & co-organiser of the Mexico #StudyHub, talks about the Prescribed Fire Training Exchange o #TREX

👉 On the occasion of the 1st #TREXMexico, taking place these days in 📍 Ixtlán de Juárez.

👉More ℹ️ in https://t.co/pCcyF7Bzq1

[Adrian Regos @AdrianRegosSanz]

New paper out! ‘Optimising #Wildfire Prevention through the Integration of #PrescribedBurning into ‘Fire-Smart’ Land-Use Policies’ led by @Silvana10_01 et al. https://t.co/8zKAYYW9Jc @Fire_MDPI

[WTREX @WomensTREX]

EXTRA, EXTRA: Applications now open for WTREX 2024 in beautiful Nebraska!! 🔥

We'll be learning and burning together April 22 - May 3, 2024. Applications close Jan 19th, 2024, so check out more information and the application link below:

https://t.co/S62wGmf1Bv

[Danielle Venton @DanielleVenton]

Stanford Researchers Publish First Paper to Quantify How Much Protection We Get From Beneficial Fires <-- my latest for @KQEDscience @KQEDnews https://t.co/J9bBJTOM6e

[Michael Wara @MichaelWWara]

So excited to see our work on the benefits of low intensity fire on future catastrophic fire out in Science Advances today!

Low-intensity fires mitigate the risk of high-intensity wildfires in California’s forests | Science Advances https://t.co/GHlnW1uH0X

[Fire Adapted Network @fireadaptednet]

Our longtime partnership with the Fire Learning Network, Indigenous Peoples Burning Network, TREX, and @WomensTREX is now represented in a new website!

While our site remains active, this is a great place for upcoming events and Fire Networks info.

https://t.co/SQMplykjLA

[Amy Christianson @ChristiansonAmy]

Indigenous Peoples Burning Network workshop, Day 3. Big thanks to TNC for coordinating 🔥 @CulturalFire @FiresticksA @TERATribalEco #goodfire

[Fire Adapted Network @fireadaptednet]

FAC Net is proud to be part of a larger partnership in the movement for fire adaptation, known as the Fire Networks.

Together, we launched a new website that articulates the work we do as a partnership and also as individual networks. Check it out here:

https://t.co/n241dqapsZ

[Conservancy Fire @Nature_Fire]

We're thrilled to see https://t.co/lSQ1EgSMRs - a shared online resource for the interconnected Fire Learning Network, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Indigenous Peoples Burning Network, @WomensTrex & Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges!

[Southeast Rx Fire @SE_RxFire]

A national online survey to reach those outside of state and federal agencies that support, plan or implement #RxFire in order to assess capacity and needs was conducted. Check out the policy brief and directory of local U.S. prescribed fire practitioners.
https://t.co/VGiQy57caJ

[Bill Tripp @CulturalFire]

This week in Santa Fe with the Indigenous Peoples Burning Network! https://t.co/njkaXpyXFh

[WTREX @WomensTREX]

WTREX Portugal applications are open! 🇵🇹

It will take place Feb. 1-10, 2024, and is open to applicants of all genders and backgrounds.

Check this link for more details and to apply. The application period is short, only two weeks, so don't delay 🌱

https://t.co/5m9G4zallh

[Amy Christianson @ChristiansonAmy]

Indigenous Peoples Burning Network - field trip with local Pueblos to Valles Caldera. Highlight for me was Obsidian Valley #goodfire

[Fire Adapted Network @fireadaptednet]

"I believe our success in achieving fire resilience is inextricably tied to community support. A fire-adapted community is one in which fire resilience is directly woven into everything we do."

-Cordi Craig, Prescribed Fire Program Manager, @PlacerRCD

https://t.co/gSLfsqHJus

[Christopher Adlam @cxadlam]

🔥Attention Oregon Prescribed Burners🔥

@ORDeptForestry has released the application for the Certified Burn Manager program! Consider applying if:

-You are an RXB2 or have prior experience leading burns OR
-You want to become a training provider

https://t.co/dKq7fpu4xo

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[Hawaii Wildfire Mgmt @HawaiiWildfire]

"We need major and massive investments in infrastructure, community risk reduction programming, and natural resource management that can help us resist these kinds of impacts." Excerpt from Elizabeth's recent talk on @NPR. #PrepForFire #hawaiifires https://t.co/NHTvKtpjQz

[Southern Fire Exch. @SEFireScience]

🔥SFE Webinar Today at 1pm!
"Climate-Driven Changes in Prescribed Fire in the Southeast: Burner Concerns, Needs, & Alternatives"
🔸Register here: https://t.co/Ag1od2WA3Z
🔸Presented by Megan Johnson, PhD, @ORISEconnect Post-Doc at @forestservice

#climatechange #rxfire #fire

[Fire Adapted Network @fireadaptednet]

Help us gather insight about Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs)!

We're developing a California-specific CWPP toolkit. If you have ideas on how to best plan for community wildfire adaptation, please fill out our 15 mn survey:

https://t.co/yShgmALF5a