October 2019 Newsletter

Pacific Island Fuel Breaks Quick Reference Guide; Research Brief: Measuring Recovery 25 Years After Fire; Annual Summary: 2018 Wildfire in Hawai‘i; fire and erosion webinar, field trips, new staff.

Pacific Island Fuel Breaks & Management Strategies

A quick reference guide to establishing fuel breaks in tropical grasslands and savannas for reducing hazardous wildfire conditions on Pacific Islands.

Research Brief: Measuring Recovery 25 Years After Fire

A look at the resiliency of a Hawaiian woodland forest within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park 25 years after fire.

Webinar: Fire and Erosion

The Pacific Fire Exchange hosted a webinar with Clay Trauernicht (University of Hawai‘i), Willie Rice (Forest Solutions, Inc.) and Jack Minassian (University of Hawai‘i) on the topic of fire and erosion.

2018 Wildfires in Hawaii – PFX Annual Summary

Every wildfire incident is part of a larger pattern of wildfire occurrence and is an opportunity to gain experience and insight for wildfire management.

July 2019 Newsletter

July 2019 Edition: Willie Rice of Forest Solutions interview, fire research, staffing changes, local & national news, events, grants and funding, tools and resources.

April 2019 Newsletter

JB Friday extension forester interview, 2018 Western Pacific Wildfire Summary, funding and training opportunities, events, Joint Fire Science call for letters of support.

Partner Perspective: JB Friday, Extension Forester, CTAHR Extension, University of Hawai‘i

Learn about JB Friday and his job with University of Hawai`i Forestry Extension JB FRIDAY IS THE EXTENSION FORESTER FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND SITS ON THE PFX STEERING COMMITTEE. PHOTO: JB…

2018 Western Pacific Wildfire Summary

This annual summary aims to provide a sense of context for wildfire activity on the Western US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) of Palau, Guam, the Northern Marianas, and Yap.

Vegetation—Rainfall interactions reveal how climate variability and climate change alter spatial patterns of wildland fire probability on Big Island, Hawai’i (Science of the Total Environment, 2019)

Author Clay Trauernicht provides a spatial fire occurrence models to reveal the relative influence of multiple drivers, and discusses rainfall-vegetation interactions as a key predictor of fire risk variability as well as future drying predictions with climate change.

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