@maresmit

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

 Durham, NC
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Joined November 2014
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Marek Smith retweeted
FIRE-ADAPT
@FIRE_ADAPT9 Dec 2023
🇪🇸 🔥Today, the first #TREXMexico finishes. 📍@ecoturixtlan, Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca 🏁This also means the end of our gathering at the Mexico #StudyHub.
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Marek Smith retweeted
FIRE-ADAPT
@FIRE_ADAPT7 Dec 2023
🇬🇧 🗣️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 bit.ly/3ura9xF
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New paper out! ‘Optimising #Wildfire Prevention through the Integration of #PrescribedBurning into ‘Fire-Smart’ Land-Use Policies’ led by @Silvana10_01 et al. mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/12/457 @Fire_MDPI – at Santa Lucía del Camino, Oaxaca
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Marek Smith retweeted
WTREX@WomensTREX30 Nov 2023
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: firenetworks.org/event/women…
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Stanford Researchers Publish First Paper to Quantify How Much Protection We Get From Beneficial Fires <-- my latest for @KQEDscience @KQEDnews kqed.org/science/1985230/sta…

Stanford Researchers Publish First Paper to Quantify How Much Protection We Get From Beneficial...

New research from Stanford and Columbia quantifies, for the first time, the magnitude of protection an area enjoys following a mild, beneficial fire — such as a prescribed burn — and how long that...

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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 science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…

Low-intensity fires mitigate the risk of high-intensity wildfires in California’s forests

Low-intensity fires reduce high-intensity wildfire risk by sixty percent, supporting increased use of prescribed and managed fire.

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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. fireadaptednetwork.org/fire-…
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Indigenous Peoples Burning Network workshop, Day 3. Big thanks to TNC for coordinating 🔥 @CulturalFire @FiresticksA @TERATribalEco #goodfire
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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: firenetworks.org/

Home - Fire Networks

The Fire Networks partnership invests in people and place-based efforts to change relationships with fire across the country.

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We're thrilled to see firenetworks.org - a shared online resource for the interconnected Fire Learning Network, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Indigenous Peoples Burning Network, @WomensTrex & Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges!

Home - Fire Networks

The Fire Networks partnership invests in people and place-based efforts to change relationships with fire across the country.

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WTREX@WomensTREX2 Nov 2023
🔥 WTREX is part of a larger partnership within the movement for #GoodFire, known as The Fire Networks. We recently launched a website, which includes info and resources about the partnership and each individual network. 🔗 Check out the WTREX page here! firenetworks.org/wtrex/

WTREX - About - Fire Networks

Photo Credit: Daniel White/TNC ABOUT Wildfire is complex and multifaceted. As with any complex issue, a variety of perspectives are essential to finding workable solutions. Women-in-Fire Prescribed...

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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. ruralvoicescoalition.org/rxf…
Words read, "Prescribed Fire Implementation & Insurance Survey."

ALT Words read, "Prescribed Fire Implementation & Insurance Survey."

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Marek Smith retweeted
Bill Tripp@CulturalFire4 Nov 2023
This week in Santa Fe with the Indigenous Peoples Burning Network! nativeamericacalling.com/fri…

Friday, November 3, 2023 – The next generation of Indigenous fire practitioners » Native America...

The increase in unprecedented damage from wildfires knows no boundaries and International Indigenous fire management experts see global participation as a solution. At the heart of their work is...

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Marek Smith retweeted
WTREX@WomensTREX3 Nov 2023
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 🌱 firenetworks.org/event/wtrex…
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Indigenous Peoples Burning Network - field trip with local Pueblos to Valles Caldera. Highlight for me was Obsidian Valley #goodfire
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"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 fireadaptednetwork.org/givin…
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🔥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 oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/pr… 1/3
A contractor is using a driptorch to light a prescribed burn under a forest canopy.

ALT A contractor is using a driptorch to light a prescribed burn under a forest canopy.

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"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 npr.org/2023/08/14/119369370…

The images from Maui are devastating. What made these wildfires so damaging?

NPR's Leila Fadel talk to Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, about the wildfires in Maui being the deadliest the U.S. has seen in a hundred years.

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🔥SFE Webinar Today at 1pm! "Climate-Driven Changes in Prescribed Fire in the Southeast: Burner Concerns, Needs, & Alternatives" 🔸Register here: ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register… 🔸Presented by Megan Johnson, PhD, @ORISEconnect Post-Doc at @forestservice #climatechange #rxfire #fire
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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: surveymonkey.com/r/CWPPTOOLK…
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The first-ever Mexico TREX event will be held November 25 - December 9, 2023 in Oaxaca! Applications are due by August 20. For more details and registration information (in Spanish): gob.mx/conafor/documentos/in…
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