Activity Overview and OutreachCollaboration Potential Tim Kline CFSC Coordinator May 3 rd 2012 CFSC organization UC Berkeley Hub Scott Stephens UCB Max Moritz UCCE Bill Stewart UCCE ID: 444481
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California Fire Science Consortium
Activity Overview and Outreach/Collaboration Potential
Tim Kline, CFSC Coordinator
May 3rd, 2012Slide2
CFSC organization
UC Berkeley "Hub"
Scott Stephens (UCB)
Max Moritz (UCCE)Bill Stewart (UCCE)Tim Kline (UCB)
Susie Kocher (UCCE)
Northern CA
Carl Skinner (USFS PSW)
Yana Valachovic (UCCE)
Lenya Quinn-Davidson (UCCE)
Chris Lee (UCCE)Morgan Varner (Humboldt SU)
WUI (covers entire state)Chris Dicus (Cal Poly SU)Dan Turner (Cal Poly SU)
Central and Southern CAJon Keeley (USGS)Marti Witter (NPS)Liz van Mantgem (USGS)
DesertMatt Brooks (USGS)Russell Scofield (DoI)Fon Duke
Sierra
Nevada
Hugh Safford (USFS
)
Chris Mallek (UCD)
Susie
Kocher (UCCE)
R5 Ecology TeamSlide3
Membership breakdown
Organizations
represented(data from March 2012)
Number of peopleUSDA Forest Service (USFS)
687
USDI National Park Service (NPS)
70
USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
5
USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
50
USDI Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)45Universities53State
agencies (CALFIRE, ARB, Energy Commission, Water Boards, regional commissions)70Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
41
Landowners
98
Unknown
36
Total
1022Slide4
Deliverables: In-person outreach
2011 Strategy: Establish CFSC presence and identity through participation in existing groups, events
Outreach Talks/Poster presentations about CFSC
Examples:Regional Fire Safe Council Meetings (multiple)Northern CA Rx Fire Council
Workshops and Conferences
Ex:
Southern Sierra Prescribed Fire and Smoke Symposium
Included AQ Regulators,
Federal
and state forest managers, scientists, tribes. Didn’t include public – this has been a missing link!Slide5
Regional advisory groups
Development of local steering committeesAgency managers, NGOs, regulators, community stakeholdersGuide regional efforts
Sierra Nevada and Central/Southern CA/Northern CA TeamsDeveloped own groupsDesert and Northern CA TeamsBuilt on relationships with existing groupsNorCal Rx Fire Council, CA Desert Managers GroupSlide6
Deliverables: Written / Web work
Monthly email newsletter
Maintains engagement with base, provides means to publicize new CFSC resources and eventsBlogFor sharing and highlighting CFSC and third-party fire resources
Research briefsHighlight the management implications of fire science research28 released since March 2011Bibliographies for resource managers
Intended to identify pertinent scientific articles
Organized by region and subject
Research Syntheses
A more in-depth analysis of existing research regarding a particular topic
One released so far: “Balancing the Carbon Costs and Benefits of Fuels
Management”Potential for a synthesis of western smoke science?Slide7
Deliverables: Webinars
Engage a large and diverse group of our participants
Facilitates interaction (albeit limited) with presentersFree, easily accessible for participantsSimple to set up and plan
Fall 2011 SeriesSpring 2012 SeriesOngoing WUI SeriesRecordings hosted on CFSC website
15 recorded to dateSlide8Slide9
Information flow to/from CFSC
Research
CFSC
Land managersRegulators
Public
Management decisions (treatment timing, size, restoration goals,
etc
)
Research briefs
Webinars
Field tripsMeetings/symposiaScientific ArticlesDataResearch sites
ComplaintsAcceptanceBurn permitsAQ advisoriesSlide10
How to increase the success of outreach and education efforts?
Research briefs for the public and the media1-2 page briefs on the ecological role of fire, historical prevalence of smoke and fire, etc
Have ready for distribution before a Rx fire or in response to a wildfire eventSocial media (facebook and twitter)Common medium for media to pick up stories and for public to get immediate infoCalFire has had success with twitter during events (Daniel Berlant,
CalFire PIO)Slide11
Importance of collaboration and repetition
“One message, many voices”Like politics, if we can repeat an agreed-upon message enough, people will start to listenSlide12
Questions?
Tim KlineCoordinatorCalifornia Fire Science Consortium
lab: 510-642-4934mobile: 415-516-0701tkline@berkeley.edu
CaFireSci.org