<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">This is a reminder for the March Wildfire Cluster meeting this Wednesday (03/08) at <b>4 pm Eastern time</b>.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">See the detailed agenda in the shared <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18lGtps5uFuRGNkX246xrsziaCqmeFIaqraQ-4IxpgXw/edit?usp=sharing">Google doc</a>.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Please feel free to invite your colleagues who might be interested in joining the cluster.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">-Douglas and Dave</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 4:37 PM Douglas Rao - NOAA Affiliate <<a href="mailto:douglas.rao@noaa.gov">douglas.rao@noaa.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear Wildfire Cluster member,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">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 2^nd 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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Our first meeting will be held next <b>Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 4 pm ET</b> (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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><i>Welcome Jenessa Stemke</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">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: </p></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">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. </p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Hobbies:</b> Jenessa teaches watercolor painting with plant pigments and leads educational hikes as an outdoor guide. </p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>What’s next for Jenessa</b>: 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. </p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>What have you been working on during your internship?</b>  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.</p></div></blockquote><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Special thanks that NASA’s Wildland Fire Program has offered Jenessa’s expertise and talents to us!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">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:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Proposed monthly activities for the cluster:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>- April 12</b>: Agency overview of wildfire priorities and efforts: NOAA & EPA<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>- May 10</b>: Agency overview of wildfire priorities and efforts: NASA<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>- June 14</b>: Agency overview of wildfire priorities and efforts: USGS & USFS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>- July 12</b>: Cluster discussion to finalize Wildfire Cluster ESIP Poster content for the July meeting the next week<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>- July 18-21</b>: ESIP July Meeting in Burlington, VT<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">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!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Join ESIP Wildfire Cluster Zoom Meeting:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="https://esipfed-org.zoom.us/j/6994911054?pwd=U1ZXOTJVcVBFSDIwWVA5bHJnNmRSQT09" target="_blank">https://esipfed-org.zoom.us/j/6994911054?pwd=U1ZXOTJVcVBFSDIwWVA5bHJnNmRSQT09</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Meeting ID: 699 491 1054 Passcode: ESIP<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">One tap mobile +13017158592,,6994911054# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,6994911054# US<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetic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