Spatial distribution of wildfire threat in the far north: exposure assessment in boreal communities
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ISER researcher Schmidt to lead $2.3 million NSF grant aimed at wildfire risk reduction
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2.3 million dollars to a project team led by ISER researcher Dr. Jennifer Schmidt to assess fuel treatments as a strategy to reduce wildfire risk in the boreal forest of Alaska and western Canada. Of the total amount, $856,000 will go to the University of Alaska. Eleven researchers from the University of Alaska Anchorage, Northern Arizona University (NAU), the University of Colorado (UC), Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), and the Wildfire Research Center (WiRē) will work on the four-year project, “Socio-ecological considerations for sustainAble Fuel treatments to Reduce wildfire Risk (SAFRR).” Read more about > ISER researcher Schmidt to lead $2.3 million NSF grant aimed at wildfire risk reduction
Online map provides overview of fire breaks around Alaska
Jennifer Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Management and Policy, presented a fuel treatments database project in October at the Fall Fire Review, an annual event convened by the Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (AWFCG), the body that oversees fire management in the state. Read more about > Online map provides overview of fire breaks around Alaska
Video: McKinley Fire: Rebuilding and Lessons Learned
“The McKinley Fire: Rebuilding and Lessons Learned” is a joint production of UAA Institute of Social Economic Research, Alaska Center for Energy and Power, and Alaska NSF EPSCoR (National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research). The video is part of EPSCoR’s Fire & Ice project, a five-year study of climate-driven changes to Alaska’s coastal margins and boreal wildfires. Read more about > Video: McKinley Fire: Rebuilding and Lessons Learned
Schmidt mapping vegetation in Anchorage and Kenai to reduce fire risk
ISER’s Jennifer Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Management and Policy, visited the area damaged by fire in Anchorage this summer with members of the Rabbit Creek Community Council to observe the damage and support their efforts at preventing fires in their south Anchorage community.
Schmidt is a member of the […]