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Project ID: 11-S-3-8

Year: 2011

Date Started: 01/01/2012

Ending Date:  06/30/2014

Title: NW Fire Science Consortium

Project Proposal Abstract: The frequency of large wildfires in the forests and rangelands of the Pacific Northwest has increased over the past 50 years, and is expected to further increase in a changing climate. The number and types of managers and practitioners involved in wildfire management has also grown. Government agencies, land managers, air quality regulators, nonprofit organizations, community leaders, and others have diverse fire biophysical and social science needs. To protect and restore fire-adapted human and ecological communities and natural resources in the Northwest, we need a fire science delivery system to effectively disseminate and accelerate user adoption of pertinent information, knowledge, tools, and expertise. Members of the NW Consortium planning team conducted a needs assessment through in-depth interviews with 74 key stakeholders from across Washington and Oregon. Participating researchers interviewed representatives from federal and state land management agencies, county and municipal entities, non-profit conservation, economic development and community forestry / collaborative organizations, Native American Tribes and tribal organizations, private contractors, and family forest owners. Interviews were designed to elicit information on four general topics: 1) Current use of fire science: how and why are stakeholders using fire science to serve different purposes; 2) Content: what kinds of fire science information, tools, and resources do fire science users currently utilize and desire; 3) Access: how can useful, credible information, tools, and resources best be delivered or made accessible; 4) Collaborative / participatory research: how has past research and monitoring engaged and served communities where fire science is important, and what are the opportunities to build connections through future collaborative research and monitoring. The results of this needs assessment provide a roadmap for NW Consortium activities over the next two years, and informs the strategies that will result in a sustainable model for outreach and education. The primary objectives of the NW Consortium are: 1) improve information access, awareness, and delivery; 2) increase two-way communication between research and the field; 3) promote opportunities for participatory and collaborative research; and 4) evaluate the consortium activities and adapt as needed.

Principal Investigator: Jamie Barbour

Agency/Organization: Forest Service

Branch or Dept: PNW-Forestry Sciences Lab-Portland

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Budget Contact	Rebecca A. Slick	Forest Service	PNW-Pacific Northwest Research Station
Co-Principal Investigator	Janean H. Creighton	Oregon State University	Extension Forestry Program
Co-Principal Investigator	Cassandra Moseley	University of Oregon	Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Co-Principal Investigator	Christine S. Olsen	Oregon State University	Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society
Grants and Agreements Contact	Christina T. Bui	Forest Service	PNW-Pacific Northwest Research Station

Project Locations

Consortium

Northwest

Level	State	Agency	Unit
REGIONAL	Pacific Coast States	FED

Project Deliverables

There is no final report available for this project.

	ID	Type	Title
	10212	Conference/Symposia/Workshop	Fire Science Users in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: A Diverse and Dynamic Bunch
	9877	Conference/Symposia/Workshop	Identifying Fire Science Needs in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
	9878	Poster	The Northwest Fire Science Consortium: Facilitating Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration

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