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Research spotlights
 
Atlanta_2_28_07The NWCG SmoC Partnership

 Wildland Fire Program Researchers at the University of Idaho are working with National Wildfire Coordination Team's Smoke Committee (NWCG-SmoC) to develop workshop and online training materials to facilitate inter-agency collaborations associated with the new air quality and smoke management regulations.
 
Inter-agency training workshops for personnel who need to work with the public and other agencies to develop smoke management/air quality approaches.
 

Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment II *.
     Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters, February 24 - 26, 2009
 

Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment *.
     Great Smoky Mountains National Park, September 16 - 18, 2008
 
Online tutorials and web-content designed to provide an overview of air quality issues.
 
 
Online Educational Resources for Air Quality and Smoke Management
     Online tutorials and links to other web-content
Smokepedia
     An interactive glossary of air quality terms
  The Atlanta Incident Case Study
     A ToolBook Learning Example


  The Forest Public Access Resource Center (ForestPARC)

Formed by the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium (UMAC), which focuses on the dissemination of remote sensing to intermountain and northern great plains stakeholders through cutting-edge research, education, products, and extension activities. The focus of ForestPARC is on using remote sensing to evaluate forest and wildland ecology applications.
  Organizing informative workshops and conference sessions
  The Remote Characterization of Vegetation Structure and Biodiversity - Annual Session
     Annual sessions focusing on application of aerial and space-borne Lidar, radar, and spectral sensors at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2008, 2007, and 2006
  Fire Severity and Climate: Impacts on Biogeochemical and Ecological Processes
     3 sessions focusing on fire research at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2007
  Post-Fire Mapping Session
     11th Biennial USDA Forest Service RSAC Conference, Salt Lake City, April 2006
  Workshop on Lidar Concepts and Resource Applications
      Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC), Salt Lake City, May, 2005
  ForestPARC Lidar Technical and User’s Workshop
      University of Idaho, Moscow, May 2004
  Development of online courses and environments to transfer geospatial expertise
  Development of Online Extension Environments to Transfer Geospatial Expertise
     Using ToolBook to develop innovative extension of advanced geospatial concepts to regional stakeholders including technicians at tribal colleges and other university/federal researchers.
FOR 435: Remote Sensing of Active Fire and Post-fire Effects*
     Application, potential and limitations of methods for the remote sensing of active fire and post-fire effects, and          interpretation of the results. [Instructor: Dr Smith]
  NR 402: GIS Applications in Natural Resources*
     Application of GIS principles to natural resource problems [Instructor: Dr Strand]
  401 Series.net
     The 401 series consists of 18 online education courses each designed to accommodate the educational needs of fire professionals affected by the IFPM 401 standards. [Instructors: various]
 


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