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Distribution of the American Black Duck: Distribution of the American Black Duck. This species breeds locally South to the dashed line.

American Black Duck Non-Breeding Watershed Prioritization: An interactive map from the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture, Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and Black Duck Joint Venture which identifies priority watersheds that are crucial for meeting habitat requirements for black ducks. Use this map to identify areas of importance that coincide with the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife Black Duck Program map.

Map of Priority Areas for WLFW-Black Duck Projects: Map used by the NRCS WLFW-Black duck partnership to denote priority areas for landowner sign-ups in NJ, DE, MD, and VA. This map is based on larger geographic priorities modeled by the Black Duck Joint Venture and Atlantic Coast Joint Venture partnerships for targeting Black duck recovery in the Atlantic Flyway.

Fire in Wetlands: Fire Ecology and Prescribed Fire Tactics: The following webinar provides insight on prescribed fire tactics in wetland ecosystems. Developed by the Southern Fire Exchange, the Ocala National Forest and the University of Florida.

Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems: This USDA Forest Service publication is a guide for resource managers on planning and executing prescribed burns in Southern forests and grasslands. It includes explanations of reasons for prescribed burning, environmental effects, weather, and techniques as well as general information on prescribed burning.

The LANDFIRE Program: The LF Program provides 20+ national geo-spatial layers (e.g. vegetation, fuel, disturbance, etc.), databases, and ecological models that are available to the public for the US and insular areas.

National Wildfire Coordinating Group: National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s catalogue provides specific training for NWCG positions.

SFE Lessons Learned from Learn-n-Burn Events: "Learn and Burn" workshops are an excellent way for private landowners and others to gain hands-on burning experience and knowledge from expert mentors. This webinar will provide some lessons learned from coordinating these events, and tips to putting one on in the future. Participants will be provided with a template checklist, examples of past agendas, ideas for potential partners and funding opportunities, suggestions on how to measure program impact, and successes from past events.

Timber Management and Prescribed Fire: Joe Marschall (Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Science Consortium) moderates a panel of fire professionals and timber management specialists to discuss results from research and personal experience of combining prescribed fire with timber management.

Fire and a Changing Climate - Fueling Collaboration: Webinar from the Fueling Collaboration Series. Jenifer Bunty (Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists/Clemson University) moderates a panel of fire professionals and climate change specialists. They discuss how to incorporate climate change predictions/models into forest and fire management and give updates on the latest fire science and climate change research.

NACo County Wildfire Playbook: A County Leadership Guide to Help Communities Become More Fire Adapted and Learn to Live with Wildland Fire.

Fire in the Field: Fire in the Field online trainings are offered online or by CD-ROM, and are recognized by many states as NWCG training equivalents.

Southern Fire Exchange Online Resources: Southern Fire Exchange maintains a list of online resources, archived webinars, and trainings including NWCG and non-NWCG resources on topics including smoke management, general prescribed fire, and fire weather. Many resources listed on this page are also included on SFE’s list.

NFPA Firewise USA: Every year, devastating wildfires burn across the United States. At the same time, a growing number of people are living where wildfires are a real risk. While these fires will continue to happen, there are things you can do to protect your home and neighborhood as well as your family’s safety. The Firewise USA® program is here to help you get started.

Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center: Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center provides community discussion boards, podcast episodes, videos, and other resources aimed at making wildland fire performance and organizations safer.

World of Wildland Fire: World of Wildland Fire includes a variety of online courses for fire science educators, trainers, and the public on topics including fire behavior, fuels, and fire ecology.

National Fire Academy online courses: Online learning is a terrific option if you want to take National Fire Academy (NFA) classes. Our online self-study and mediated courses are free to fire and emergency services personnel, and international students are welcome. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for most courses. Successful completion is added to your NFA transcript, and you earn an NFA certificate.

Wildland Fire Learning Portal: Wildland Fire Learning Portal is an online learning management system that offers a variety of self-enroll courses for wildland fire professionals.