[Esip-wildfires] ESIP Wildfire Cluster Kickoff Meeting [March 8 @4 pm ET]

Tue Mar 7 11:55:21 EST 2023

Hi all,

This is a reminder for the March Wildfire Cluster meeting this Wednesday
(03/08) at *4 pm Eastern time*.

The main agenda of the meeting is to go over the January meeting discussion
and plan for the cluster activities in the next four months leading to the
Burlington in-person meeting.
See the detailed agenda in the shared Google doc
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18lGtps5uFuRGNkX246xrsziaCqmeFIaqraQ-4IxpgXw/edit?usp=sharing>
.

Please feel free to invite your colleagues who might be interested in
joining the cluster.
-Douglas and Dave

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 4:37 PM Douglas Rao - NOAA Affiliate <
douglas.rao at noaa.gov> wrote:

> Dear Wildfire Cluster member,
>
>
>
> Welcome to the new ESIP Wildfire e-mail list. It is here where we will
> distribute information related to our monthly meetings which are planned to
> occur every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 4-5 pm ET. We are the
> co-chairs of this cluster and we are looking forward to engaging in
> conversations about wildfire initiatives, resources, and gaps that exist in
> the wildfire decision-making workflows that use trusted data to influence
> decision-making. We have also had thoughts based on Fire Chief Winnacker’s
> feedback from the Moraga-Orinda Fire District on how best to organize data
> to meet his needs on distinguishing between good fire and bad fire. Of
> critical importance is knowing the available fuels, soil moisture, fire
> weather parameters, and predictive wildfire development and movement. We
> have much to discuss over the next 5 months.
>
>
>
> Our first meeting will be held next *Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 4 pm ET* (zoom
> information below) and our plan is to review what we discussed in the ESIP
> Winter meeting when we launched the cluster, narrow down our areas of
> interest and outline our pathway to the ESIP Summer meeting. With so much
> attention on the wildfire space these days, Douglas and I have identified
> an approach that should enable all of us to wrap our arms around the
> challenges and present our path forward for the next year at the ESIP
> Summer meeting in Burlington, VT. Perhaps a pre-wildfire cluster
> get-together at Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream HQ in July is in store…more on that
> later.
>
>
>
> *Welcome Jenessa Stemke*
>
> Please join us to welcome our NASA Intern, Jenessa Stemke, from Oregon
> State University to help support the cluster. Here is a little more about
> Jenessa from the NASA Wildland Fire web page:
>
> Jenessa is a senior studying: Nutrition at Oregon State University.
> Jenessa also holds a B.S. in Plant Biology and M.S. in Environmental
> Science from UC Riverside.
>
> *Hobbies:* Jenessa teaches watercolor painting with plant pigments and
> leads educational hikes as an outdoor guide.
>
> *What’s next for Jenessa*: Upon graduating, she plans to remain heavily
> involved in fire science, and offer nutrition counseling on a part-time
> basis. She hopes to someday teach remote sensing and a fire GIS class.
>
> *What have you been working on during your internship?*  I am documenting
> needs, barriers, and data gaps in the fire community and working to
> identify possible solutions.  I’m focusing on how different factors
> interact to increase fire severity and frequency, fire impacts, and fire
> monitoring and response resources.  I have been observing how fire
> information is communicated to the public and how the public perceives fire
> for several years. I believe that public awareness of fire science is
> critical to forming a healthier relationship with fire and our landscapes.
> To address this need, I’m creating interactive visuals that summarize my
> findings on fire severity that will be easy for the public to understand.
> These visuals also emphasize possible solutions.
>
> Special thanks that NASA’s Wildland Fire Program has offered Jenessa’s
> expertise and talents to us!
>
>
>
> We are working on a short roadmap for the cluster with our eyes on the
> ESIP July in-person meeting. We are currently planning to have a poster
> that will describe what the Wildfire Cluster will be focusing on during the
> second part of the year and to organize a proposed Wildfire session in
> Burlington, VT. Here are our plans for the next several months as far as
> invited speakers:
>
>
>
> Proposed monthly activities for the cluster:
>
> *- April 12*: Agency overview of wildfire priorities and efforts: NOAA &
> EPA
>
> *- May 10*: Agency overview of wildfire priorities and efforts: NASA
>
> *- June 14*: Agency overview of wildfire priorities and efforts: USGS &
> USFS
>
> *- July 12*: Cluster discussion to finalize Wildfire Cluster ESIP Poster
> content for the July meeting the next week
>
> *- July 18-21*: ESIP July Meeting in Burlington, VT
>
>
>
> We also plan to see where cross-cluster collaboration can be applied to
> leverage ESIP member expertise and make sure we avoid duplication of
> effort. Our January meeting launch revealed that the majority of
> participants in the winter meeting session are ready to participate
> actively in this cluster. That’s amazing and we welcome your participation!
> See you next week!
>
>
>
> Join ESIP Wildfire Cluster Zoom Meeting:
>
>
> https://esipfed-org.zoom.us/j/6994911054?pwd=U1ZXOTJVcVBFSDIwWVA5bHJnNmRSQT09
>
>
> Meeting ID: 699 491 1054 Passcode: ESIP
>
> One tap mobile +13017158592,,6994911054# US (Washington DC)
> +13052241968,,6994911054# US
>
>
>
> See you all next week!
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave & Douglas
> --
> Douglas Rao (he/him/his)
> Research Scientist
> North Carolina State University <http://www.ncsu.edu>
> Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS)
> <http://www.ncics.org>
> NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
> <http://www.ncei.noaa.gov>
> 151 Patton Ave. Asheville, NC 28801
> +1.828.271.4903
>
> I work on a flexible work schedule and across a number of time zones.
> Apologies for any out of hours email.
>
> "Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every
> individual makes a difference.” – *Dr. Jane Goodall*
>

-- 
Douglas Rao (he/him/his)
North Carolina State University <http://www.ncsu.edu/>
Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS)
<https://ncics.org/>
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
<http://www.ncei.noaa.gov>
151 Patton Ave. Asheville, NC 28801

douglas.rao at noaa.gov
+1.828.271.4903
Pronoun: he/him/his
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