Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists

National Association of State Foresters annual meeting will be held in Lexington, KY September 21 - 24, 2026! State forestry agencies connect professionals, partners, and the public to manage America’s trees and forests. NASF’s 2026 Annual Meeting will be a microcosm of national decision-making.

🗓 Registration closes Friday September 4, 2026

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National Association of State Foresters 2026 Annual Meeting The 2026 NASF Annual Meeting promises to be an outstanding forum on forestry issues. Join us in Lexington, Kentucky September 21-24!

📚New research: Curzon, M.T., Lhotka, J.M., Keyser, T.L. et al. 2026. Irregular Shelterwood Methods for Achieving Ecological and Climate Adaptation Objectives in the Central Hardwood Forest Region. Journal of Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44392-026-00080-1

✅ Full PDF of the publication can be found on the CAFMS website:https://www.appalachianfire.org/_files/ugd/696505_29c66e7d78f34e22b4ff226644edb0ef.pdf

Irregular Shelterwood Methods for Achieving Ecological and Climate Adaptation Objectives in the Central Hardwood Forest Region - Journal of Forestry Developing interest in using silviculture to achieve a broad array of objectives such as maintaining or restoring ecological function, increasing adaptive capacity, and providing timber products in the same forest stand has increased the appeal of irregular shelterwood methods. Despite growing appli...

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Don't forget to register for the Society of American Foresters National Convention!

🗓 October 6-9, 2026
📍Tacoma, Washington
ℹ Themed "Rooted Future: Growing in a Dynamic World." This event will bring together foresters, researchers, and policymakers to reflect on the rich history of forestry, share current advancements, and look ahead to the future of sustainable forest management.
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SAF National Convention Join us in Tacoma, Washington, October 6-9 as we celebrate this year's theme, "Rooted Future: Growing in a Dynamic World".

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point will be hosting an upcoming webinar: Better Together: The Power of Relationships in Fire Management

🗓 August 5, 2026 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST

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Better Together: The Power of Relationships in Fire Management We face many obstacles in improving fire management: capacity and resources that constrain what we can accomplish, challenging policy environments, and increasingly narrow weather windows are just a…

📣 Call for abstracts are now open for the 24th Biennial Southern Silviculture Research Conference!

🗓 Conference dates March 22-25, 2027. Abstracts are due by October 16, 2026.

📍he Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center in Auburn, AL

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BSSRC Agenda | Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment The 24th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference (BSSRC) will take place at The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center in Auburn, Alabama, USA, March 22 - 25, 2027.

📣 New research: Shuman, B.N., Stefanova, I., Stefanescu, I.C., Ray-Cozzens, T., Johnson, J., Nelson, D.M. 2026. The role of the climate niche in repeated abrupt tree declines and ecotone dynamics in the Appalachian Mountains during the Holocene. Frontiers of Biogeography, 19: e150642. https://doi.org/10.21425/fob.19.150642

✅ Full article can be found on the CAFMS website:https://www.appalachianfire.org/_files/ugd/696505_e6ffd938e8b1466d935422a17c130ce3.pdf

The role of the climate niche in repeated abrupt tree declines and ecotone dynamics in the Appalachian Mountains during the Holocene Forests in eastern North American did not achieve a stable composition during the Holocene. Both prolonged and abrupt shifts in the distributions of tree species were common. Studying the dynamics involved can help anticipate the responsiveness of forest biogeography to climate change today. Here, w...

📣The Joint Fire Science Program has officially released the 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements! Applications will close September 17, 2026, with funding available for:

✅Primary Research: Supports research focused on the drivers and consequences of changing wildfire regimes, as well as smoke impacts from prescribed fire and wildfire.
✅Fire Leaders and Managers, Emerging Scientists (FLAMES) Award: This new funding opportunity is available to current master's and doctoral students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities who are studying wildland fire or related physical, biological, or social sciences.
✅Regional Fire Science Exchanges Funding

🔥Registration Now Open!🔥 Pyrosilviculture: Integrating Fire and Silviculture for Resilient Oak Ecosystems

🗓Tuesday, Aug. 25
📍 Black River Falls, WI
ℹ $45, lunch included. Registration closes August 17, 2026 or when full.

This workshop has been made possible thanks to the generous financial support of Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium and the Joint Fire Science Program. Supporting partners include: UW-Madison Extension Forestry, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

🔗 Information: https://www.uwsp.edu/wisconsin-forestry-center/homepage/professional-development/pyrosilviculture/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTHVUxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJtR3p0WEhIWUpmeTQ5S0Nlc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjlhU-PrsbH9F28al_ZR9lZ0nIy1uGS9CiZ2dOIZnUAVKSa16XIeozrvyOEg_aem_BEvaCJ6k498Q317bzAL9Sg

Pyrosilviculture Join forestry, fire, and restoration professionals for an in-depth exploration of pyrosilviculture, the intentional integration of prescribed fire and silvicultural practices to achieve both forest…

The call for proposals for the Beneficial Fire Summit is OPEN until September 1! Accepting proposals for special sessions, poster and oral presentations, workshops, attached meetings, and related activities. The program will focus on all three components of beneficial fire: prescribed fire, cultural fire, and managed wildfire.

🗓️ Summit Dates: December 7-11, 2026

📍San Diego, CA

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Beneficial Fire Summit Join Us in Beautiful San Diego for the Beneficial Fire Summit!The Beneficial Fire Summit will be held December 7-11, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina in San Diego, California. This event aims to bring together practitioners, researchers, community members, Tribes, agencies, NGOs,...