March 29, 2018 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chair Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Senate Committee on Appropriations 131 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Tom Udall Ranking Member Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Senate Committee on Appropriations 190 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chair Murkowski and Ranking Member Udall: As researchers, extension unit leaders, and practitioners who work with the federal land management agencies on wildland fire, we urge you to maintain and fully fund the Joint Fire Science Program at historical levels of $6.914 million annually through the USDA Forest Service’s Wildland Fire Management and $5.9 million annually through the US Department of Interior Wildland Fire Management. Wildland fire is occurring over more acres at greater severity than in the past. Fire seasons are lengthening, exposing communities to greater risk from fire, post-fire floods, and smoke. The need for science is greater than ever to support strategic allocation of resources to meet the goals of the National Cohesive Strategy—restoring and maintaining fire-adapted landscapes, promoting fireadapted communities, and fostering safe and effective response to fire. The Joint Fire Science Program model for funding critical research, based on management priorities and with requirements for active science delivery, makes the program uniquely valuable and the only one of its kind. No other program offers researchers the opportunity to address fire management challenges in direct response to manager priorities. Based on direction from Congress, the program is a partnership of six federal land management agencies that work together to identify and address problems associated with managing wildland fuels, fires, and fire-impacted ecosystems. Fire and land managers from the USDA Forest Service and US Department of Interior together identify issues of critical interest, competitively allocate funding to researchers to tackle those issues via applied research, and require active delivery of science to managers and policymakers, linking science to management. With a relatively limited budget, the Joint Fire Science Program has improved efficacy and accountability of agency activities by funding research to address important topics. Past research has focused on such salient issues as understanding smoke impacts to communities, overcoming barriers to prescribed fire, identifying how drivers of fire costs affect decision making, analyzing fire behavior, and understanding fire effects on resources and communities. The program supports regional Fire Science Consortia that support science delivery to the management and practitioner communities. Research and science delivery under this program have proven valuable for both federal land managers and partner organizations working to restore fire-adapted landscapes and promote fire-adapted communities. We ask Congress to reject the Administration’s proposal to cancel the Joint Fire Science Program and request you maintain the Joint Fire Science Program at its past funding levels. Further, it is important that the program remain funded from within the Forest Service’s Wildland Fire budget, rather than from Forest Service Research. Embedding the program in an already constrained research budget undercuts this successful model of a management-driven research program that responds directly to the challenges of wildland fire. We thank Congress for its past support of the Joint Fire Science Program and ask you to continue to make a priority of this important science-management partnership. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact Cassandra Moseley (cmoseley@uoregon.edu) or Courtney Schultz (Courtney.Schultz@colostate.edu). Membership organization and coalition signatories Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils Forest Stewards Guild National Association of State Foresters Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition Society of American Foresters University academic leadership signatories John P. Hayes, Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University Mark Paschke, Research Associate Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University Anthony S. Davis, Acting Dean, College of Forestry, Oregon State University Ken Smith, Assistant Dean of the Environment, Integrated Program in the Environment, The University of the South J. Keith Gilless, Dean, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley Janet E. Nelson, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of Idaho Martin Main, Associate Dean for Extension, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Thomas H. DeLuca, Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana Cassandra Moseley, Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of Oregon Lisa Graumlich, Dean, College of the Environment, University of Washington Daniel J. Robison, Dean, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, West Virginia University Signatories by state Alaska Dawson Foster, Student and Wildland Firefighter, State of Alaska Division of Forestry, Anchorage Alison D. York, Researcher, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks Casey Brown, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks Bob Christensen, Chief Executive, SEAWEAD, Gustavus Aaron Ferguson, Sustainability Catalyst, Spruce Root Community Development, Juneau Brian Buma, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska, Juneau Alabama Nathan Hatch, Consultant Forester, Alabama Prescribed Fire Council, Auburn David Curry, Retired, Huntsville Ted DeVos, Forester/Wildlife Biologist, Bach and DeVos Forestry/Alabama Prescribed Fire Council-chair 2018, Montgomery J. Kevin England, Science Instructor/Botanist, Ardmore High School, Moulton J. Ryan Mitchell, Outreach and Technical Assistance Coordinator, The Longleaf Alliance, Stockton Raien Emery, Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Justin Hart, Associate Professor, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Kevin Willson, Graduate Student, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Arkansas Kyle Lapham, Fire Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Little Rock 2 Kenneth Wallen, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas System, Monticello Tiffany Hackler, Human Resources Manager, Rogers Arizona Melanie Colavito, Human Dimensions Specialist, Ecological Restoration Institute, Flagstaff Andrea Thode, Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Clare Aslan, Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Scott Goetz, Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Stephanie Mueller, Graduate Student, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Thomas D. Sisk, Olajos-Goslow Chair of Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Thomas Kolb, Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff James Allen, Professor and Executive Director, Northern Arizona University School of Forestry, Flagstaff Barbara Satink Wolfson, Program Coordinator, Southwest Fire Science Consortium, Flagstaff Shere A. Fischer, Phoenix Julia Rowe, Invasive Species Research Specialist, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson Kathy Voth, Publisher, On Pasture, Tucson Jeffrey Gicklhorn, Program Coordinator, Pima County, Office of Sustainability and Conservation, Tucson Christopher Guiterman, Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson Erica A. Newman, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arizona, Tucson Erica Bigio, Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson Thomas W. Swetnam, Regents Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona, Tucson Jeffrey Rapp, Tucson California Gary Lauben, Project Manager, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District, Anderson Connie Stewart, Executive Director, California Center for Rural Policy, Arcata Leonard H. Rios, Fire Ecology Graduate Student, Humboldt State Univeristy, Arcata David Greene, Chair, Forestry Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata Harold Zald, Assistant Professor, Humboldt State University, Arcata Jeffrey Kane, Associate Professor, Humboldt State University, Arcata Yvonne Everett, Professor, Humboldt State University, Arcata Sasha Berleman, Fire Ecologist, FirePoppy Consulting, Berkeley Allison Shiozaki, Land Steward and Director, Hooves, Hands, & Hearts Camp, Berkeley Jacob Farris, Owner, Soil Life Consultant, Berkeley J. Keith Gilless, Dean, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley Carmen Tubbesing, PhD Candidate, University of California, Berkeley Daniel Foster, Master of Forestry Student, University of California, Berkeley Dr. Scott Stephens, Professor of Fire Science, University of California, Berkeley Gabrielle Boisrame, Visiting Researcher, University of California, Berkeley Jens Stevens, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley Jodi N Axelson, Cooperative Extension Specialist, University of California, Berkeley Rich Dean, Deputy Fire Marshal, University of California, Berkeley Stacey Frederick, California Fire Science Consortium Coordinator, University of California, Berkeley Jean-Louis Carmona, Director, Van Duzen Watershed Fire Safe Council, Bridgeville Jennifer E. Fawcett, Extension Associate, North Carolina State University, Campbell Joe Rawitzer, Project Coordinator, Central Coast RX Fire Council, Carmel Valley Jose Luis Duce Aragues, Fire Training Specialist, Spatial Informatics Group California, Cogolludo Spain Andrew Latimer, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis Chhaya Werner, PhD Candidate, University of California, Davis Alexandra Weill, Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Davis 3 Allison Simler, PhD Candidate, University of California, Davis Brian V. Smithers, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis Carrie Levine, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis Clark Richter, PhD Candidate, University of California, Davis Emily Brodie, Graduate Student, University of California, Davis Jan Ng, PhD Candidate in Ecology, University of California, Davis Jesse Miller, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis Jonah Weeks, Graduate Student, University of California, Davis Kevin Welch, Research Scientist, University of California, Davis Martha Wohlfeil, PhD Student, University of California, Davis Rebecca Wayman, Associate Specialist, University of California, Davis Sara Winsemius, Graduate Student, University of California, Davis Zack Steel, Student, University of California, Davis Tracy Katelman, Registered Professional Forester, ForEverGreen Forestry, Eureka Cybelle Immitt, Senior Planner - FSC Coordinator, Humboldt County Fire Safe Council, Eureka Julia Cavalli, Administrative Analyst, Humboldt County Fire Safe Council, Eureka Debra Harris, Burn Program Coordinator, North Coast Unified AQMD, Eureka Andrew Slack, Forest Fellow, Save the Redwoods League, Eureka Yana Valachovic, Forest Advisor, University of California, Eureka Jeffery Stackhouse, Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Eureka Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Area Fire Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Eureka Steve Williams, American citizen, Folsom Peter Brucker, Retired Program Coordinator, Salmon River Restoration Council, Forks of Salmon Lon Winburn, Fire Chief, Fortuna Fire Protection District, Fortuna Susan Britting, Executive Director, Sierra Forest Legacy, Garden Valley Karen Schambach, President, Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation, Georgetown Danny Manning, Assistant Fire Chief GIR, Greenville Rancheria, Greenville Katherine Van Pelt, Grants & Agreements Specialist, Watershed Research & Training Center, Hayfork Nick Goulette, Executive Director, Watershed Research & Training Center, Hayfork Ian Sigman, Chairman, Humboldt County Fire Safe Council, Honeydew Stephen Underwood, Hydesville Danny Fry, Wildland Fire Management Coordinator, Natural Communities Coalition, Irvine Jake Schweitzer, Senior Ecologist, Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting, Kensington Will Emerson, Assistant Chief, Bell Springs Fire Department, Laytonville Gary B. Fildes, Retired, US Forest Service, Loma Rica Christopher Giesige, Fire Researcher, Westcats, Los Angeles Joe Snipes, Business owner, Forestscapes LLC, Humbots Data & Analysis, McKinleyville Liisa Schmoele, Citizen, McKinleyville Stephen C. Hart, Professor of Ecology, University of California, Merced Nicholas C. Dove, PhD candidate, University of California, Merced Jeanne H. Tomascheski, Registered Professional Forester, Independent Contractor, Millville Vince Cicero, Senior Environmental Scientist, California State Parks, Morro Bay Michael Lake, Fire Chief, Fruitland Ridge Fire, Myers Flat Judson Fisher, Student, Sierra College, Nevada City Chris Friedel, Executive Director, Yuba Watershed Institute, Nevada City Dee McDonough, DFSC Board Member, Diablo FireSafe Council, Oakland Dinah Fischbach-Benson, Secretary, Oakland Firesafe Council, Oakland Robert Sieben, Board member Oakland Firesafe Council, OFSC, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Oakland Marc Meyer, Concerned Citizen, Orange Kimberly Baker, Executive Director, Klamath Forest Alliance, Orleans Nancy Bailey, Fire and Fuels Co-Director, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, Orleans Ellie Cohen, President and CEO, Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma 4 Erica N. Stavros, Self, Poway Gabe Miller, Stewardship Director, Feather River Land Trust, Quincy Hannah Hepner, Coordinator, Fire Safe Council, Quincy Jack Bramhall, Registered Professional Forester, Retired, Red Bluff Ricky Satomi, Forest Advisor, University of California, Redding William Eastwood, President, Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Council, Redway Sequoia Kantara, Apprentice Forester, Redway Owen Warner, Consultant, Berkeley Research Group, Richmond Marko J. Spasojevic, Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside Karen Converse, Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento David Sapsis, Wildland Fire Scientist, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Sacramento Greg Suba, Conservation Program Director, California Native Plant Society, Sacramento Louis Heinrich, Gen. Partner Heinrich Family Limited Partnership, Heinrich Property Mgmt., Sacramento Jamie M Lydersen, Associate Specialist, University of California, Berkeley, Sacramento John Fisher, Battalion Chief, San Diego Fire-Rescue, San Diego Scott Rothberg, Environmental Planner / Geospatial Information Database Administrator, San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, San Diego Laura Lalemand, Forest Fellow, Save the Redwoods League, San Francisco Paul Beisner, Burn Crew Lead, The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco Phillip Dye, Owner, Prometheus Fire Consulting, San Jose Gary Evan Sanchez, Board President, Santa Clara FireSafe Council, San Jose Joe Christy, President, Fire Safe Santa Cruz County & Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council, Santa Cruz James Gore, County Supervisor, County of Sonoma, Santa Rosa Jeff Schreiber, Program Development Manager, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, Santa Rosa Jennifer Potts, Resource Ecologist, Audubon Canyon Ranch, Sonoma Patrick Koepele, Executive Director, Tuolumne River Trust, Sonora Christina Restaino, Forest Health Program Manager, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, South Lake Tahoe Susie Kocher, Forestry Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, South Lake Tahoe Joseph Restaino, Research Scientist, University of Washington, South Lake Tahoe Rosemary Chang, Counsel Member, Sunol Fire Safe Coalition, Sunol Kyle Rodgers, Social Science Research Associate, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, Taylorsville Charles Ashley, Independent, Tollhouse Steven Frisch, President, Sierra Business Council, Truckee Mary Mayeda, Forest Program Manager, Mendocino County RCD, Ukiah Cathy M. Koos Breazeal, Executive Director (retired), Amador Fire Safe Council, Volcano David Jaramillo, Registered Professional Forester, Watershed Research & Training Center, Weaverville Colorado Rodrigo Moraga, Chair -Colorado Prescribed Fire Council, Anchor Point Group, Boulder Elise Jones, County Commissioner, Boulder County, Boulder Seth McKinney, Fire Management Officer, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Boulder John Wold, Natural Resource Specialist, City of Boulder, Boulder Chris Wanner, Forest Ecologist, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder Lynn Riedel, Plant Ecologist, City of Boulder Open Space and Mtn Parks, Boulder Arika Virapongse, Research Scholar, Ronin Institute & Middle Path EcoSolutions, Boulder Jean Patton, Communications Lead, The Nature Conservancy/LANDFIRE, Boulder Emily Troisi, Program Associate, The Watershed Research & Training Center, Boulder David A. Sacher, Audio Engineer, University of Colorado, Boulder Jonathan Salerno, Postdoc, University of Colorado, Boulder Zachary Wurtzebach, Postdoctoral scholar, Colorado State University, Carbondale Sloan Shoemaker, Executive Director, Wilderness Workshop, Carbondale 5 Casey Cooley, Forest Habitat Coordinator, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Springs Mike Bablert, Retired, The Nature Conservancy, Crested Butte Garrett Stephens, Forester, Jefferson Conservation District, Denver Gregory H. Aplet, Senior Science Director, The Wilderness Society, Denver Matthew D. Spinner, Open Space Supervisor, Town of Erie, Denver Mitch Hart, Concerned citizen, Denver Devyn Arbogast, Youth and Education Programs Manager, Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, Dillon Brad Pietruszka, US citizen and taxpayer, Dolores Chris Metz, Weed management Technician/equipment operator, Larimer County, Fort Collins Daniel Godwin, Wildland Fire Analyst, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, Fort Collins John P. Hayes, Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Mark Paschke, Research Associate Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Antony Cheng, Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Camille S. Stevens-Rumann, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Carrie Frickman, MS Student Conservation Leadership, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Courtney Schultz, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Erica Fleishman, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Kat Morici, Research Associate, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Katherine Mattor, Research Scientist, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Katie Lyon, Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Linda Nagel, Professor and Department Head, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Megan Matonis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Miranda Redmond, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Monique E. Rocca, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Philip N. Omi, Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Sonya Le Febre, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Tomas Pickering, PhD candidate, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Wade Tinkham, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Merrill R. Kaufmann, Emeritus Fire and Forest Ecology Senior Scientist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, Fort Collins Peter M. Brown, Director, Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research, Fort Collins Laren A. Cyphers, Program Associate, Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition, Fort Collins Gloria J. Edwards, Program Coordinator, Southern Rockies Fire Science Network, Fort Collins Daniel, Squad Captain, State Agency, Fort Collins Chad Hoffman, Associate professor of fire science, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins Denise Wilson, Botanist, Chicago Botanic Garden, Golden Hillary King, Research and Grants Coordinator, Jefferson County Open Space, Golden Carissa Callison, Graduate Student, Western State Colorado University, Gunnison Jonathan Coop, Assistant Professor, Western State Colorado University, Gunnison Patrick Magee, Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Western State Colorado University, Gunnison Steve Orr, Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator, West Metro Fire Rescue, Lakewood Seth Ex, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Laporte David Hirt, Natural Resource Specialist, Boulder County Parks & Open Space, Longmont Jennifer Muha, Geospatial Sciences Department Lead, Front Range Community College, Longmont Annie Oxarart, Administrative Director, Association for Fire Ecology, Louisville Amy Seglund, Biologist, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Montrose Brad Setter, Open Space, Trails, and Rodeo Supervisor, City of Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Springs Hilary Cooper, County Commissioner, San Miguel County, Telluride Connecticut 6 Helen Poulos, Professor, Wesleyan University, Middletown Emily Dolhansky, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Yale School of Forestry, New Haven Florida Steven Brinkley, Wildlife Biologist and Land Manager, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Brooksville Anne Blanchard, Wildlife Biologist, State of Florida, Brooksville Patricia A. Cooke, Retired Master Gardener, Brooksville Beth Christopher, Forester, Florida Forest Service, Carrabelle Rosi Mulholland, Land Management Specialist, Burn Boss, St. Johns River Water Management District, Clermont Sofia Thordin, Urban Planner, Fort Lauderdale Scott Crosby, Forester, Crosby Forestry & GIS Services, LLC, Gainesville Johanna Freeman, Biological Scientist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Gainesville Martin Main, Associate Dean for Extension, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville Alan J. Long, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, Gainesville Alexis Boenker, Graduate Student, University of Florida, Gainesville Anonymous, University of Florida, Gainesville Chris Demers, Extension Program Manager, University of Florida, Gainesville Eden Schoepflin, Student, University of Florida, Gainesville Krissy Olson, Environmental Consultant, University of Florida, Gainesville Michael Andreu, Associate Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville Raelene Crandall, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville Kelly McPherson, Natural Resource Consultant, Workman Forestry, Gainesville Bryce Catarelli, Nurse Practitioner, Gainesville Justin Littlejohn, Research Student, Gainesville Ryan Kennelly, Ecosystem Restoration Team Lead, Gainesville Stephen Wasp, Firefighter, Gainesville Jeremiah Hatcher, Assistant Team Lead, Wildland Restoration International, Gulf Breeze Joseph Bell, Wildland Firefighter, Jacksonville Scotland Talley, Conservation Biologist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lake City Vincent Fioramanti, Wildlife Technician, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lake Placid Erik Moretuzzo, Agricultural Conservation Technician, Hillsborough Soil and Water District, Lithia Jonathan Baker, Land Management Specialist, Brevard County, Melbourne Ronald Chicone, Land Management Technician, Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands, Melbourne Samantha Anderson, Biologist, University of Florida, Melbourne Alice Matthews, Educator, Merritt Island Ad Platt, Vice President for Operations, The Longleaf Alliance, Milton Danielle Deming, Ecosystem Support Team member, The Longleaf Alliance, Milton Vernon Compton, Project Director, The Longleaf Alliance, Milton Jean McCollom, Biologist, Natural Ecosystems LLC, Naples Michael Duever, Ecologist, Natural Ecosystems LLC, Naples Sabrina Philipp, University of Florida, Naples Christina Powell, Parks Manager, Charlotte County, North Port Deborah Blanco, Environmental Specialist, Sarasota County Government, North Port Laurie Dolan, Environmental Specialist II, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Ocala Ken Weyrauch, Senior Planner, Ocala Kristina Baker, Consultant, Orange Park Christopher Kinslow, Land Management Specialist, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka Lucas Furman, GIS Support Specialist, Natural Resources Professional, Pensacola Donna Vassallo, Wildland Fire Ecologist, The Longleaf Alliance, Pensacola 7 Paul Langford, Private Forest Landowner, Pensacola Jack Smith, Forest Area Supervisor, Florida Forest Service, Perry John Diaz, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Plant City Mike Olson, Firefighter, Port Orange Catherine Ricketts, Wildlife biologist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Port Saint Joe Elysia Dytrych, Biologist II, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sebring Matthew Goode, Biological Scientist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sebring Nathan Bunting, Wildlife Biologist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sneads Paul Strauss, Volunteer Nature Interpreter and Wildland Firefighter, Stuart Thomas Christopher, Senior Forester, Florida Forest Service, Tallahassee Nicole Zampieri, Field Biologist, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee William Butler, Associate Professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee John Kevin Hiers, Wildland Fire Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee Kevin Robertson, Fire Ecology Program Director, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee Scott Pokswinski, Wildland Fire Science Lab Manager, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee David R. Godwin, Coordinator, University of Florida, Tallahassee Jerrie Lindsey, Citizen, Tallahassee Margaret Kargel, Private Citizen, Tallahassee Sarah Godwin, Voter, Tallahassee Ryan Proly, Recruiter, Tampa Eric S. Menges, Program Director, Plant Ecology Program, Archbold Biological Station, Venus Bradley T Weller, Owner, Kings Birds Zoological, Webster Kraig Krum, Environmental Program Supervisor, Palm Beach County, Environmental Resources Management, West Palm Beach Matthew Hortman, Biological Scientist III, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wewahitchka Philip Manor, District Wildlife Biologist, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wewahitchka Brian Christ, Wildlife Technician, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Georgia Stephen Logan, Forest Consultant, F&W Forestry, Albany Dave Coyle, Regional Forest Health Director, Southern Regional Extension Forestry, Athens Holly Campbell, Extension Association, Southern Regional Extension Forestry, Athens Leslie Boby, Extension Associate, Southern Regional Extension Forestry, Athens Jesse B. Sands, ACN, Atlanta Mehmet Talat Odman, Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Tiffany Woods, Program Manager, Southeast Forestry, National Wildlife Federation, Atlanta Brandon Sanford, Research Assistant and Environmental Engineer Undergraduate, Atlanta Erick Brown, Fire Manager, Atlanta Megan Blizzard, LEED Certification Reviewer, Atlanta Joe Butler, Manager/Owner, Forest Lodge Farms, LLC, Camilla Andrew Edelman, Associate Professor, University of West Georgia, Carrollton Matthew P. Snider, Burn Boss, The Nature Conservancy, Columbus Mike Worley, Chair Elect, Georgia Prescribed Fire Council, Covington Mike Worley, President & CEO, Georgia Wildlife Federation, Covington Theron Menken, Wildlife Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Fort Valley Peter Whiteside, Insurance Professional, Hinesville Emily Rushton, Wildlife Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, McDonough Mark A. Melvin, Chair, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, Inc, Newton Seth W. Bigelow, Assistant Scientist, Jones Center at Ichauway, Newton LuAnn Craighton, Environmental Educator, ValleyView Farms, Pine Mountain Valley Randy Tate, Fort Stewart/Altamaha Longleaf Partnership Coordinator, The Longleaf Alliance, Savannah 8 Wayne Bell, Retired COO, International Forest Company, Valdosta Reese J. Thompson, Longleaf Tree Farmer, Vidalia Hawaii Gantry Andrade, Assistant Fire Chief, Hawaii Fire Department, Hilo Clay Trauernicht, Assistant Specialist in Wildland Fire Science and Management, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu Creighton M. Litton, Professor, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu Pablo Akira Beimler, Community Outreach Coordinator, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, Kamuela Lance W. Holter, Council Member, US Forestry Research Advisory Council, Paia Idaho Jonathan Oppenheimer, Government Relations Director, Idaho Conservation League, Boise April Hulet, Rangeland Extension Specialist, University of Idaho, Boise Chris Bowman-Prideaux, PhD Candidate, University of Idaho, Boise Corey L. Gucker, Project Coordinator, University of Nevada, Reno, Boise John H. Cissel, Retired Fire Scientist and Manager, Boise Thomas Laird, Wildlife Monitoring Technician, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Caldwell Gordon L. Sanders, Idaho Master Forest Steward, Idaho Forest Owners Association, Idaho Lands Resource Coordinating Counsel, Coeur d’Alene Mark Masters, CEO, Chloeta Fire, Idaho Falls Charles Goebel, Department Head and Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland & Fire Sciences, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow Dennis Becker, Director, Policy Analysis Group, University of Idaho, Moscow Aaron Murdock, Student, University of Idaho, Moscow Adam Young, PhD Candidate, University of Idaho, Moscow Carrie Minerich, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Idaho, Moscow Darcy Hammond, Research Assistant, University of Idaho, Moscow Eva Strand, Associate Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow Janet E. Nelson, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of Idaho, Moscow Josh Hyde, Fire Research Scientist, University of Idaho, Moscow Katherine Wollstein, Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Idaho, Moscow Leda Kobziar, Associate Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow Luigi Boschetti, Associate Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow Penny Morgan, Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow Illinois Edward Warden, Naturalist, Chicago Nicole Cavender, Vice President of Science and Conservation, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle Linda Premo, R.T., Saint Charles Jacob Gawlik, Reverend, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Sterling Paul Brewer, Illinois Certified Prescribed Burn Manager, Illinois Prescribed Fire Council, Toledo Daniel A. Tortorelli, George B. Grimm Professor, Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana Indiana Michael R. Saunders, Associate Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette 9 Kansas Kyle Schumacher, Graduate Research Assistant, Fort Hays State University, Hays Tyler Warner, Rancher, Holton Jeremy Robert Cox, Fire Fighter Type 2, GH Ranch, Hutchinson John Blair, University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan Rory O’Connor, PhD candidate, Kansas State University, Manhattan Vickie Cikanek, Private Lands Biologist, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism, Topeka Kentucky Chris Minor, President, Kentucky Prescribed Fire Council, Greenville Louisiana William J. Platt, Professor of Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Nathan Yeldell, Biologist, LA Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Hammond Ann W. Stuart, Citizen, Lafayette Julia E. Earl, Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston Massachusetts Cristina Eisenberg, Chief Scientist, Earthwatch Institute, Boston Bob Bale, President, Wildland Restoration International, Duxbury Danelle Laflowerm, Research Assistant, Harvard University/Harvard Forest, Petersham Jonathan R. Thompson, Senior Ecologist, Harvard University/Harvard Forest, Petersham Matthew Duveneck, Research Associate, Harvard University/Harvard Forest, Petersham Maryland Robert R. Schwartz, Forester, Maryland Forest Service, Hagerstown Sylvia S. Tognetti, Adjunct Professor and Independent Consultant, University of the District of Columbia Community College, Silver Spring Maine Robert Hyson, Owner, Medomak Construction Inc., Bremen Susan Conard, Editor in Chief, International Journal of Wildland Fire, Northport Michigan Nancy H.F. French, Senior Scientist, Michigan Tech University Research Institute, Ann Arbor Matthew Hamilton, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Alexandra Paige Fischer, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability, Ann Arbor Madelyn Tucker, PhD candidate, Wayne State University, Detroit Chase Brooke, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, East Lansing Jessica R. Miesel, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing Kathleen Quigley, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Michigan State University, East Lansing Noah Jansen, Conservationist, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Harbor Springs Gordon Vander Yacht, Equipment Manager, Hope College, Holland Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Professor of Natural Resource Policy, Michigan Technological University, Houghton 10 Rankin Smith, Field Technician, Michigan DNR, Ishpeming Michele Richards, Wildland Fire Manager, Michigan Army National Guard, Kalamazoo Brenda Tiefenthal, Tax Payer, Kalamazoo Andrew Vander Yacht, PhD, Research Specialist, Michigan State University, Lansing Erica Pfleiderer, Wildland Firefighter, Marquette Darwin Micheal Schultz, Consultant / Fire Ecologist / Student, Oscoda Christina DeGrush, Rise Kalamazoo, Plainwell Kim Steinmann, Constituent, MI06, Portage Minnesota Craig R. Sterle, President - MN Division Izaak Walton League of America, Barnum Katie Zlonis, Plant Resource Director, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Cass Lake Melissa Mokry, PhD Candidate, Colorado State University, Duluth Todd Armbruster, Firewise Coordinator, Cook and Lake County, Duluth Lane Johnson, Research Forester, University of Minnesota, Cloquet Forestry Center, Duluth Matthew Tyler, Forester, Grand Portage, Grand Portage Tim Miller, Reservation Forester, Grand Portage Tribal Forestry, Grand Portage Tony Lenoch, Area Resource Specialist, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, Grand Rapids Lori Knosalla, Graduate Student Researcher, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Nancy Braker, Arboretum Director, Carleton College, Northfield Matthew Lasch, Minnesota Contracting Manager, Applied Ecological Services, Prior Lake Eli Sagor, Associate Extension Professor, University of Minnesota, Roseville Ferin Davis, Environmental Technician, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Land Department, Shakopee Annie Hawkinson, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Rebecca Montgomery, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Missouri Elizabeth Middleton, Grassland Botanist, Missouri Department of Conservation, Clinton Clif Baumer, Member, East Central Prescribed Burn Association, Columbia Connor Crouch, Graduate Research Assistant, School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia Benjamin Knapp, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia Joseph Marschall, Senior Research Specialist, University of Missouri, Columbia Mary Wachuta, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Missouri, Columbia Michael Stambaugh, Research Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia Gary Llewellyn, Rancher Retired, SRM, Excelsior Springs Thomas Fielden, Chairman, Missouri Prescribed Fire Council, Van Buren Calvin Maginel, Fire Ecologist, Missouri Department of Conservation, West Plains Mississippi Marcus Lashley, Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Montana David McWethy, Assistant Professor, Montana State University, Bozeman Todd Erdody, Concerned Citizen, Bozeman Jon Warwick, Kalispell Jeffrey Lombardo, Forester, Heirloom Woodlands LLC / Watershed Consulting LLC, Missoula Megan Keville, Coordinator, Northern Rockies Fire Science Network, Missoula Julie Gilbertson-Day, Senior Spatial Wildfire Analyst, Pyrologix, LLC, Missoula 11 Thomas H. DeLuca, Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula Alan Tepley, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Montana, Missoula Andrew Larson, Associate Professor, University of Montana, Missoula Christopher R. Keyes, Research Professor of Forestry, University of Montana, Missoula Eric Rowell, Wildland Fire Scientist, University of Montana, Missoula Libby Metcalf, Associate Professor, University of Montana, Missoula Philip Higuera, Associate Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana, Missoula Solomon Dobrowski, Associate Professor, University of Montana, Missoula Mark Vander Meer, Forest Ecologist/ Soil Scientist, Watershed Consulting LLC, Missoula Hannah Johlman, Fire Science Communicator, GPFSE, Wyola North Carolina Josh Kelly, Biologist, Mountain True, Asheville Lauren Reker, Non-native Invasive Species Project Coordinator, Mountain True, Asheville Adam Warwick, Stewardship Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Asheville Mamie Colburn, Stewardship Assistant, The Nature Conservancy, Asheville Jenna Danckwrt, Concerned Citizen, Asheville Nic Danckwart, Forestry Technician, Asheville Richard L. Broadwell, President, Fork Ridge Environmental Consulting, Bakersville Alex Finkral, Chief Forester, The Forestland Group, Chapel Hill Christa Rogers, Natural Resources Manager, Mecklenburg County NC, Charlotte Aixi Zhou, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte Dan Feola, NC Forest Service Ranger, North Carolina State University, Columbia Chet Buell, Technology Support Analyst, North Carolina State University, Durham Renee Strnad, Environmental Educator, North Carolina State University, Durham Margit Bucher, Fire Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Durham Meyer Speary, Fire Environment Forester, North Carolina Forest Service, Edenton Edgar L. Peck III, Elk Park Matthew Harrell, Practitioner, NC Prescribed Fire Council, Indian Trail Colby Lambert, Area Specialized Agent -Forestry, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington Thomas G. Crews, Jr., Retired Fire Management Officer, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Manteo Ryan Jacobs, Wildlife Forest Manager, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Marion Ryan Sparks, Conservation Associate, Foothills Conservancy of NC, Morganton Branda Nowell, Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Charles Sanders, Wildlife Biologist, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Fernando Garcia Menendez, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Jennifer Costanza, Research Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Joseph P. Roise, Forester, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Mara Omega, Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Myron Floyd, Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Robert Scheller, Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Ronald Sederoff, Professor Emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Ross Whetten, Professor of Forestry & Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Stephanie Jeffries, Director, Environmental First Year Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Steven McKeand, Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Toddi Steelman, Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Laurel Kays, Project Manager, Southwestern NC RC&D Council, Waynesville Ryan Bollinger, Local Implementation Team Consul, The Longleaf Alliance, Whispering Pines Kate Williams, Prescribed Fire Technician, The Nature Conservancy, Wilmington North Dakota 12 Betsey York, Research Associate, North Dakota State University, Fargo Devan Allen McGranahan, Assistant Professor of Range Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo Jonathan Spiess, Graduate Student, North Dakota State University, Fargo Micayla Lakey, Graduate Research Assistant, North Dakota State University, Fargo Nebraska Jeanine Lackey, Director of Research and Stewardship, Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue Michelle Foss, Restoration Biologist, Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue Noah Sundberg, Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue Tim Dickson, Faculty, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Omaha Jennifer Hopwood, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Omaha New Jersey John Cecil, Vice President for Stewardship, New Jersey Audubon, Port Murray New Mexico Matthew Hurteau, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Scott L Collins, Distinguished Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Emily Hohman, Executive Director, Chama Peak Land Alliance, Chama Jeremy Gingerich, Assistant General Manager, Vermejo Park LLC, Raton John Lissoway, Member, Forest Stewards Guild, Santa Fe Sam Berry, Project Coordinator, Forest Stewards Guild, Santa Fe Zander Evans, Executive Director, Forest Stewards Guild, Santa Fe Mark Meyers, Forester, New Mexico State Land Office, Santa Fe Tim L. Kirkpatrick, President, East Mountain Interagency Fire Protection Association (EMIFPA), Tijeras Nevada Tim Brown, Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Reno Julie Hunter, Chair, Nevada Prescribed Fire Alliance, Reno Alexandra Urza, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno Eugenie MontBlanc, Project Manager, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno Peter Weisberg, Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno Thomas Dilts, Research Scientist, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno Carol L. Rice, Senior Wildland Fire Manager, Wildland Resource Management, Inc., Reno April Smith, Stay at Home Mother, Reno New York Kurt Gielow, Student, Homer Sarah A. Moss, Accounting Staff Specialist, Saint Christopher’s Inn, Inc., Poughkeepsie David Newman, Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse Robert W. Malmsheimer, Interim Chair and Professor of Forest Policy and Law, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse Ben Zimmerman, Branch Manager, Managing Ecologist, Applied Ecological Services, Waterloo Ohio 13 Alia Dietsch, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus Claire Rapp, Graduate Researcher, The Ohio State University, Columbus Elizabeth Myers Toman, Visiting Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus Eric Toman, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus G. Matt Davies, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus Rachel Gabor, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus Robyn Wilson, Associate Professor of Risk Analysis and Decision Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus Roger A. Williams, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus Virginia Rich, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus Oklahoma Jack Waymire, Senior Biologist, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Clayton Evan Tanner, Postdoctoral Fellow, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater John Weir, Research Associate, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oregon Pat Uhtoff, Forester, Pat Uhtoff Forestry, Ashland George McKinley, Executive Director, Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative, Ashland Carolyn Hunsaker, Retired Research Ecologist, US Forest Service, Ashland Karl J. Findling, Member, Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Bend Michael O’Casey, Stewardship Coordinator, Bend Kirk R. Metzger, Retired Wildland Hazardous Fuels Manager, US Forest Service, Camp Sherman Max Bennett, Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Faculty, Oregon State University, Central Point Kevin Vogler, Spatial Wildfire Analyst, Oregon State University, Corvallis Anthony S. Davis, Acting Dean, College of Forestry, Oregon State University Al Pancoast, Graduate Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis Anna Talucci, Graduate Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis Audrey Maclennan, Graduate Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis Audrey Riddell, Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis Becky Miller, Graduate Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis Bruce Shindler, Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University, Corvallis Carrie Berger, Extension, Oregon State University, Corvallis Chad Kooistra, Researcher, Oregon State University, Corvallis Christal Johnson, PhD Student in Fire Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis Christine Olsen, Instructor, Oregon State University, Corvallis Christopher J. Dunn, Research Associate, Oregon State University, Corvallis Claire Tortorelli, Graduate Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis Clayton Sodergren, PhD Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis Danielle Jackson, Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis David Blunck, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis Gabe, Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis Janean Creighton, Associate Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis Kayla Johnston, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis Lisa Ellsworth, Assistant Professor, Senior Research, Oregon State University, Corvallis Lizz Schuyler, Doctoral Researcher, Oregon State University, Corvallis M. E. Braun, Acquisitions Editor, Oregon State University, Corvallis Meg Krawchuk, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis Patricia Muir, Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University, Corvallis Rachel Houtman, Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis Stephen Fitzgerald, Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis 14 Timothy Facemire, Graduate Student, Oregon State University, Corvallis Tom Spies, Courtesy Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis Will Downing, Fire Ecologist, Oregon State University, Corvallis Lisa M. Ganio, Associate Professor, Oregon State University, College of Forestry, Corvallis David Shaw, Associate Professor, Forest Health Specialist, Oregon State University, Corvallis Neil Williams, Researcher, Corvallis Lance Sargent, Citizen, Eagle Point Allison Rossman, Botanist, The Nature Conservancy, Enterprise Heron Brae, Botanist and Natural History Educator, Columbines School of Botanical Studies, Eugene Timothy Ingalsbee, Executive Director, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology (FUSEE), Eugene Autumn Ellison, Research Faculty, University of Oregon, Eugene Bart Johnson, Professor, University of Oregon, Eugene Cassandra Moseley, Director, Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon, Eugene Heidi Huber-Stearns, Assistant Research Professor, University of Oregon, Eugene Jesse Abrams, Research Associate, University of Oregon, Eugene John Koenig, South Willamette Forest Collaborative, Eugene Mike Brinkley, Citizen, SW Fire Science Consortium, Eugene Amanda Stamper, Fire Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Eugene Alexis Engelbrecht, Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, Walama Restoration Project, Eugene Alan Stearns, Teacher, Eugene Janelle Cossey, Forestry Technician, Eugene Leslie Dietz, Volunteer, Eugene Louisa Evers, US Citizen, Gresham Jack Shipley, Board Chair, Applegate Partnership and Watershed Council, Jacksonville Daniel Leavell, Assistant Professor of Practice/Forest Agent, OSU College of Forestry Extension, Klamath Falls Gene Rogers, President, Wildland Fire Technologies, Inc., Klamath Falls James K. Walls, Executive Director, Lake County Resources Initiative, Lakeview Audrey Squires, Restoration Projects Manager, Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council, Lowell Derek Anderson, Oregon State University, Monmouth Mark Webb, Executive Director, Blue Mountains Forest Partners, Mt. Vernon Joan Lawrence, Prescribed Fire Practitioner, Interagency Wildland Fire, North Bend Paula Hebert, Member, Southern Willamette Forest Collaboration, Oakridge Sarah Altemus-Pope, Coordinator, Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative, Oakridge Susan Knudsen Obermeyer, Private Citizen, Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative, Oakridge Loren E. Hogue, Retired Board Member, SW Fire Science Consortium, Oakridge Megan Creutzburg, Faculty Research Associate, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University, Portland Andres Holz, Assistant Professor, Portland State University, Portland Cody Evers, PhD Student, Portland State University, Portland Max Nielsen-Pincus, Assistant Professor of Environmental Management, Portland State University, Portland Melissa Lucash, Research Assistant Professor, Portland State University, Portland Greg Block, President, Sustainable Northwest, Portland Kendal Martel, Forest Program Associate, Sustainable Northwest, Portland Susan Jane Brown, Wildlands Program Director & Staff Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center, Portland Kerry Kemp, Forest Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, Prairie City Alison E. Dean, Fire Effects Monitoring Coordinator, Central Oregon Fire Management Service, Prineville Nick Yonker, Oregon Smoke Management Program Manager, Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem Susanne Ranseen, Ecologist, Oregon State University, Salem Cristina Horton, Student, Oregon State University, Salem Robbye Lanier, Environmental Technician, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency, Springfield Emily Jane Davis, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, The Dalles Teresa Zena Alcock, Fire Data and Geospatial Analyst, Oregon Department of Forestry, Tualatin 15 Pennsylvania Robert J. Fleming, President, Danamere Farms, Inc., Philadelphia Alice Puchalsky, Student, Temple University, Philadelphia Emily Booth, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Temple University, Philadelphia Alan Taylor, Professor Department of Geography and Ecology, Pennsylvania State University, State College Warren Reed, PhD Candidate, Pennsylvania State University, State College Melissa M. Kreye, Assistant Professor of Forest Resources Management, Pennsylvania State University, State College South Carolina Charles Babb, Longleaf Implementation Team Coordinator, Sandhills Longleaf Pine Conservation Partnership, Chesterfield Bridget Lorraine Blood, PhD Research Assistant, Clemson University, Clemson Dr. Donald L. Hagan, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology, Clemson University, Clemson Emily Oakman, Masters Student, Clemson University, Clemson Jenifer Bunty, Public Information Coordinator, Clemson University, Clemson Matthew Vaughan, PhD Student, Clemson University, Clemson Darryl Jones, Forest Protection Chief, South Carolina Forestry Commission, Columbia Sudie Thomas, Member, South Carolina Native Plant Society, South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council, Conway Dylan Scott, Prescribed Fire Practitioner, Goose Creek Thomas A. Waldrop, President, TomGen Forestry, Seneca Brad McKelvy, Retired Fed FireFighter 38 Years USFS, US Forest Service, Warrenvile Tennessee Steven Hromada, Adjunct Instructor, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville Trisha Johnson, Biologist, Cookeville Jef Hodges, Grassland Coordinator, National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative, Knoxville Savannah Collins-Key, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tyler Gifford, Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Courtney Madson, Associate Producer, Knoxville Mark Gudlin, Assistant. Chief, Wildlife & Forestry, TN Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville Ken Smith, Assistant Dean of the Environment, Integrated Program in the Environment, The University of the South, Sewanee Shannon Allen, Natural Resources Planner, Alabama and Tennessee Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Sewanee Texas J. Kelly Hoffman, Environmental Scientist, Texas A&M University, Austin Theron Tate, Property Owner, Beaumont Aaron D. Stottlemyer, Forest Resource Analyst, Texas A&M University, College Station Alexandra Lodge, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University, College Station Charles Lafon, Professor, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Geography, College Station Christopher Roos, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas William Mobley, Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M University, Fort Worth Dylan Schwilk, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Robin M. Verble, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Xiulin Gao, PhD Student, Texas Tech University, Biological Science, Lubbock Rebecca Kidd, Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches Morgan Russell, Assistant Professor and Range Extension Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, San 16 Angelo Rob Galbraith, Director of Underwriting Research, USAA, San Antonio Cynthia L. Dinwiddie, Principal Scientist, San Antonio Utah Sara Germain, Canine Search Specialist, FEMA, Logan Alexander Howe, PhD Fellow, Utah State University, Logan Erika Blomdahl, Graduate Student Researcher, Utah State University, Logan Gwendwr Meredith, PhD Student, Utah State University, Logan Kendall Becker, USU Science Writing Center Assistant Director, Utah State University, Logan Lisa Green, Project Coordinator, Utah State University, Logan Mark Brunson, Professor, Utah State University, Logan Tucker Furniss, PhD Student, Utah State University, Logan Jessica Kirby, Open Space Management Supervisor, Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District, Park City Bruce A. Roundy, Professor, Brigham Young University, Provo Erin Banwell, Fire Ecology Program Coordinator, Gravitas Peak Wildland Fire Module, Provo Marjie Brown, Wildfire Communications Specialist, ScienceFire Solutions, Inc., Salt Lake City Maxfield Carlin, Biologist, Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City Virginia Isa Bryant, Researcher, Arlington Adam Coates, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Andrew Johnson, Student, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Anne-Lise Velez, Collegiate Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg George Hahn III, NCRF 1826, PhD Research Assistant, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Marc Stern, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Harold Burkhart, Professor, Virginia Tech, Forestry, Blacksburg Howard Epstein, Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Nikole Simmons, Restoration Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy, Hot Springs Anne M. Jewell, Fire Management Specialist, Forester, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, Mechaniscville Allison Jolley, Communications Manager, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Richmond Stacey S. Frederick, Science Outreach, Richmond Laurel Schablein, Private Citizen, Vesuvius Vermont Anthony D'Amato, Associate Professor, University of Vermont, Burlington Kim Coleman, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Vermont, Burlington Cecilia Danks, Associate Professor and Gund Fellow, University of Vermont, Burlington Washington Ray Guse, Principal, Smoked Goose Consulting, LLC, Cove Rose Shriner, Natural Resources Project Manager, Kittitas County Conservation District, Ellensburg Brooke A. Cassell, Research Assistant, Portland State University, Everett Jon K. Culp, Secretary, Washington Prescribed Fire Council, Okanogan Sarah Hamman, Restoration Ecologist, Center for Natural Lands Management, Olympia Tim Shearman, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington, Olympia 17 David Wilderman, Natural Resource Scientist, Washington Dept of Natural Resources, Olympia Sarah Hart, Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Pullman Keala Hagmann, Research Ecologist, Applegate Forestry, LLC, Seattle Diana Olson, FRAMES Project Manager, University of Idaho, Seattle Michael Tjoelker, Content Specialist, University of Idaho, Seattle Lisa Graumlich, Dean, College of the Environment, University of Washington, Seattle Charles Halpern, Research Professor, University of Washington, Seattle Claire Wainwright, Postdoctoral Ecologist, University of Washington, Seattle Ernesto Alvarado, Research Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle James K. Agee, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle Jonathan Bakker, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle Kara M Yedinak, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle Michelle Agne, PhD Student, University of Washington, Seattle Paige C Eagle, Research Consultant, University of Washington, Seattle Saba Saberi, Graduate Student, University of Washington, Seattle Paul F. Hessburg, Research Ecologist, College of the Environment, University of Washington, Seattle Brian J. Harvey, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle Rae Morris, Community Coordinator, Tonasket Dave Werntz, Science and Conservation Director, Conservation Northwest, Twisp Joel Dubowy, Software Engineer, University of Washington, Winthrop Susan Prichard, Research Scientist, University of Washington, Winthrop Reese Lolley, Director, Forest Restoration and Fire, The Nature Conservancy, Washington Prescribed Fire Council, Yakima Hilary Lundgren, Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Coordinator, Washington Resource Conservation and Development Council, Yakima Wisconsin Sarah Johnson, Associate Professor, Northland College, Ashland Carl Cotter, Stewardship Coordinator, Aldo Leopold Foundation, Baraboo Curt Meine, Senior Fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation, Baraboo Steven Swenson, Director of Conservation, Aldo Leopold Foundation, Baraboo Josh LaPointe, Regional Manager Ecosystem Restoration, Applied Ecological Services, Brodhead Josh Kraemer, Project Manager, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council, Brodhead Fred Wollenburg, Landowner, The Prairie Enthusiasts, Dalton Stacey Marion, Restoration Ecologist, Adaptive Restoration, Madison Mark Horn, Owner, Conservation Media LLC, Madison Gary Werner, Volunteer Burn Boss, Dane County Chapter Ice Age Trail Alliance, Madison Jacob Griffin, Associate Professor of Biology; Director of Environmental Studies, Edgewood College, Madison Joe Lacy, Concerned Citizen, Prairie Enthusiasts, Madison Hannah Spaul, Fire Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Madison Thomas Pierce, The Prairie Enthusiasts, Madison Ankur Desai, Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison H. Anu Kramer, Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison Adena Rissman, Associate Professor, Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Management, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison Laura Ladwig, Research Ecologist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison Monica G. Turner, Odum Professor of Ecology and Vilas Research Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison Paul H. Zedler, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison Tyler J. Hoecker, Graduate Researcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison 18 Winslow D Hansen, PhD Candidate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison Zakary Ratajczak, Postdoctoral Student, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison Amelia Fass, Student, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Madison Keith Phelps, Conservation Worker, University System, Madison Megan Sebasky, Research Scientist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison Adam Gundlach, Board of Directors Chair, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council, Madison Jan Ketelle, Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council, Mineral Point Yari Johnson, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Mount Horeb Curtis Wayka, Prescribed Fire/Fuels Technician, Menominee Tribal Enterprises, Neopit Angus Mossman, Student, University of Wisconsin, Madison, North Freedom Evan Larson, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville Matthew Smith, Land Manager, Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville Jeb Barzen, Founder, Private Lands Conservation LLC, Spring Green Isabel Moritz, Fire Crew, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Jacob Barkalow, Student of Fire, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Julie Dickson, College Student, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Korey Badeau, Student, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Logan Wimme, Undergraduate Forest Management, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Max Richards, Student, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Nick Bielski, Student, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Dylan Wenker, Student, Stevens Point Kelley Harkins, Undergraduate Wildland Fire Science Student, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Nathan Holoubek, Research Scientist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Sun Prairie Theran Stautz, Ecologist, Sun Prairie Richard A. Hansen, Private land owner, Wautoma West Virginia Daniel J. Robison, Dean, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, West Virginia University Nicholas Jeros, Supervisory Fire Engine Operator, Central Apps Fire Learning Network, Davis Adele Fenwick, Fire Instructor and Practitioner, Morgantown Wyoming Daniel Laughlin, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming, Laramie Kristina Hufford, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming, Laramie Alex Spannuth, Fire Effects Monitor, Wyoming 19