[ECOLOG-L] The year Maine burned: Field trip, panel, and more! Next week.

[Inga La Puma]

Check out these events next week exploring the fire science of the 1947 fires 
in Bar Harbor, Maine.


PANEL: The Great Acadia Fire 70 Years Later: What Happened? Could it Happen 
Again? What if it Happened Again?

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, ME
This evening lecture and discussion will examine the climate and forest 
conditions that were ignited in 1947, the vegetation structure and fire danger 
in Acadia National Park today, and the agencies and organizations prepared to 
protect the island from wildfire into the future. Cost: $10 Tickets available 
at: www.criteriontheatre.org 

 

This event has been approved for 2.0 Category 1 CFE credits by the Society of 
American Foresters.
Fire Science and Management FIELD TRIP - The Great Acadia Fire 70 Years Later: 
Lessons and Future Challenges

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, ME
This all-day field trip will follow the path of the 1947 fire and offer fire 
scientists and managers an excellent outdoor classroom for exchanging 
information about fire ecology, fuels reduction, wildfire preparedness, and 
other lessons and challenges learned in 1947 and the seven decades since that 
catastrophe. Cost: $25 Register here: 
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eekewrxx88c9b563&llr=7ymsovcab
 

For more information on these and related events being held next week: 
http://www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org/events-webinars-source/2017/3/31/field-trip-the-great-acadia-fire-70-years-later
 


Inga Parker La Puma, Ph.D
Science Communications Director, North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE)
Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact
Visiting Scientist, Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, Rutgers 
University

NAFSE info:
Website: www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org
Twitter: @NorthAtlFireSci
Facebook: North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange

Contact me:
Email: inga.lap...@rutgers.edu
Mobile: 732-447-7168
Twitter: @IngaPLaPuma

[ECOLOG-L] Igniting Exchange: Bridging the gap between fire science and management

[Inga La Puma]

The North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange 
(http://www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org) and the 
Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact (https://www.nffpc.org/en/) are 
seeking presenters for 
sessions at our Jan 30the-Feb 1st, 2018 meeting, Igniting Exchange: Bridging 
the Gap between Science 
and Management in Portland, Maine. A true EXCHANGE designed to expose fire 
managers to useful 
scientific studies and expose scientists to the implications of their work. 
Presentations must be relevant 
for fire managers and scientists in the North Atlantic region of the United 
States and Canada.
 
We invite you to submit your abstract to ama...@forestguild.org by September 
15th, 2017. Abstracts 
should include presentation title, presenter contact information, and a 
300-word maximum abstract of 
your proposed presentation, including a focus on application of research to 
management. Please 
indicate which theme is most appropriate for your presentation when submitting.

Presentation Themes
 
Lessons from Gatlinburg
25-minute presentations followed by panel discussion. 
The focus of this session are the 2016 wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This 
session will be used to 
highlight every angle of science used and/or needed during the incident. For 
example, operations 
challenges with emergency management research implications; fire history, 
meteorological, and 
management conditions leading up to the event; after-action fire effects and 
social implications.
 
Smoke, Weather, & Planning Tools
20-minute presentations plus brief Q&A.
Smoke is an ever-present issue for the North Atlantic region, where we are 
never far from the wildland-
urban interface. Managers want to know what tools are out there to help plan 
and execute successful 
prescribed fire operations, as well as meet or exceed expectations from state 
air quality monitors. Real-
time weather applications for wild and prescribed fire as well as planning 
tools are all of interest to 
managers.
 
Spatial Tools for Fire Management
15-minute presentations plus Q&A.
Remotely-sensed data from satellites and spatial monitoring and modeling using 
geographic information 
systems are becoming more and more useful for landscape planning as well as 
fire effects monitoring. 
LiDaR can estimate structure and spectral indices can indicate health. All of 
these technologies are of 
interest to managers and wildfire scientists.
 
Fire, Fuels, & Silvicultural Tools
15-minute presentations plus Q&A.
What does it take to enter a forest and burn for the first time in 30 years? 
How do we prevent 
widespread insect damage and fuel loading? What silvicutural tools are designed 
to emulate fire and 
why? These are some of the questions managers in the region need answered.
 
Open Topic Sessions
15-minute presentations plus brief Q&A.
Highly-relevant topics that don’t fit into a particular theme, but that should 
be ‘known to everyone’ in 
our region and beyond. E.g. fire and invasives, fire ecology and 
decision-making, climate and fire, etc.
 
Ignite Talks
7-minute “flash talks.”
Quick 7-minute talks on a current problem in management that needs scientific 
help, or a science 
problem that needs managers help. Also welcome are quick updates on well-known 
places or topics in 
the region.
 
Technology Tools
10-minute interactive presentations.
Similar to a ‘gadget hour,’ these 10-minute talks will describe the latest and 
greatest in technological 
research in wildland fire science. Managers and scientists that have created 
their own technological 
tricks to find out what they need to know are encouraged to share.

Submit your abstract today to ama...@forestguild.org!
Stay tuned for registration information.

[ECOLOG-L] Job: Cape May Bird Observatory Program Director

[Inga La Puma]

Position Title: Program Director
Department:   Education 
Location:   Northwood Center, Cape May Point, NJ
Reports To:   Director of NJ Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory 
Classification: Full Time

JOB DESCRIPTION:  The Program Director has duties primarily in the education 
branch of NJ  Audubon (NJA) and is the lead Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO) 
staff person with respect to all CMBO programming including outdoor programs 
associated with large events (Spring Weekend, Fall Weekend, World Series of 
Birding).  The Program Director, in conjunction with NJA Research Department 
staff, oversees CMBO’s fall migration counts, and may organize and conduct 
other bird monitoring activities.  This position has wide-ranging 
responsibilities as a liaison to members and visitors and is the lead CMBO 
staff person in conjunction with the Mission Areas with respect to local 
conservation issues and interfacing with various land managers and stakeholders 
in southern NJ.  The Program Director oversees the Program Registrar to ensure 
efficient program registration and attendance record keeping.  Producing high 
quality written materials for print and web is an important element of this 
position.  He/she will take an active role in promoting NJA/CMBO as a 
membership-based conservation organization

See this webpage for more details on the position: 
http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionAboutNJAS/OpenPositions.aspx 


Start Date:  Approximately December 15, 2015.
Salary:  Competitive and commensurate with experience.
Application Deadline:  (November 15, 2015)

Please do not reply to me! Qualified individuals may apply by sending resumes 
with cover letters and three references as a single PDF document to 
hr.cmboprogramdirec...@njaudubon.org

[ECOLOG-L] Fire Science and Management Workshop in NJ

[Inga La Puma]

Join the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange, a member of Joint Fire Science 
Program Exchange Network, for a fire science and management workshop to be held 
at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, Nov 4th-6th . The NAFSE team 
crafted this workshop to consist of talks and field trip opportunities 
highlighting fire science in our coastal pine ecosystems. Some travel funding 
assistance is available. 

Register Now!  
http://www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org/events-webinars-source/2015/11/4/save-the-date-november-capstone-workshop-stockton-nj

New! Call for Posters: Fire ecology, science and management in the North 
Atlantic. Here is your chance to highlight your project, spark discussion, and 
make more contacts. Submit the poster title, abstract, and author/s to 
inga.lap...@rutgers.edu by Oct 30th, 2015. 

Dr. Inga Parker La Puma
Science Communications Director, North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE)
Northeast Forest Fire Protection Compact

Visiting Scholar, Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, Rutgers 
University

NAFSE info:
Website: www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org
Twitter: @NorthAtlFireSci
Facebook and Flickr: North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange

Contact me:
Email: inga.lap...@rutgers.edu 
Twitter: @IngaPLaPuma

[ECOLOG-L] PT GIS/ remote sensing/ landscape ecology position needed

[Inga La Puma]

I am in search of a remotely accessible part-time position involving GIS/remote
sensing and/or landscape ecology beginning June 1st.  My research foci have
been
in spatial fire ecology, forest ecology and remote sensing for climate studies.
I have also assisted with spatial analysis challenges across many disciplines.

I plan on defending my dissertation this summer.  I have worked remotely for
quite some time with no problems and have a good broadband connection.


My CV can be found here: http://deathstar.rutgers.edu/people/iparker/


Please contact me if you have any potential opportunities.
ipar...@crssa.rutgers.edu

References can be provided.
Thank-you,
 

Inga P. La Puma

Current address:
500 Fern Rd
Villas, NJ 08251
H: 609 770-3449
C: 732-447-7168

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Inga P. La Puma
Ph.D. Candidate
Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
Department of Ecology and Evolution
Rutgers University
14 College Farm Rd., 1st Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732 932-1582
Email: ipar...@crssa.rutgers.edu
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