Workshop Announcement for FOR 438: Fuel Assessment Techniques Using
LANDFIRE Data.

From March 2006 through 2009, the National Interagency Fuels Technology
Team (NIFTT) will travel around the U.S. --- starting in the West --- to
conduct technology transfer workshops in which participants will learn
how to use LANDFIRE data in their local areas. The title of the workshop
is ***FOR-438: Fuel Assessment Techniques Using LANDFIRE Data***.
Specifically, participants will learn about and be trained to use
advanced Spatial Application tools within the ArcGIS environment that
facilitate the local application of LANDFIRE and other data to support
the prioritization and planning of specific hazardous fuel reduction and
ecosystem restoration projects.

Workshop Purpose:

Students who complete this course will have intermediate knowledge,
skills, and abilities in strategic fuel and resource assessment using
specialized tools and LANDFIRE data to address common fire, fuel, and
land management issues.

Workshop Objectives:

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  Students who complete and pass this course will be able to:           

  1\. Think and communicate strategically concerning integrated         
  wildland fuel, fire, and resource management strategies at            
  appropriate scales                                                    

  2\. Develop an intermediate understanding of landscape                
  ecology, scale, and fire ecology relevant to assessment               
  applications                                                          

  3\. Apply fire, fuel, and resource application tools,                 
  LANDFIRE data, and local data in a consistent manner as part          
  of strategic planning                                                 

  4\. Understand the range of available assessment tools and            
  data, their uses, and develop options for application to              
  specific planning issues                                              

  5\. Contribute to achieving objectives of the National Fire           
  Plan, Healthy Forest Restoration Act, and land and resource           
  management                                                            
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Who should attend?

Land managers, fuel specialist, ecologists, biologists, planners and GIS
specialists interested in learning tools for assessing landscapes using
LANDFIRE products and local data.

Workshop specifics.

-   Three Full days (Tuesday-Thursday)

-   Must have ArcGIS experience OR come in pairs (one GIS specialist and
    one Ecologist/Manager/Planner/Fuels Specialist)

-   Two Prerequisites are required and must be completed prior to
    attending the workshop:

    1.  Must be FRCC certified (can be done online at
        [www.frcc.gov](http://www.frcc.gov/), if attending in pairs only
        one needs to be certified)

    2.  Must complete the online training: FOR 437: LANDFIRE: Concepts,
        data and methods (can be found at
        [www.landfire.gov](http://www.landfire.gov/) under tech
        transfer).

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-   Approximately 7 hours of prework is required

How do I apply?

Fill out the application below or download an application from:
<http://www.landfire.gov/TT_TTW.html>

What Session should You Attend?

Attend the session closest to your LANDFIRE mapping zone:

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Additional Information:

-   Please visit [www.landfire.gov](http://www.landfire.gov/) for
    additional information on the LANDFIRE project.

-   Contact Kathy Schon for additional information regarding the
    Workshops (208-387-5884, Kathy_schon@nps.gov).

**Workshop Application**

**FOR 438 -- Fuel Assessment Techniques Using LANDFIRE Data**

**[Check]{.underline} the box next to the location and date of the**

**2006 workshop you wish to attend:**

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  April 11-13     SLC          Application form due by COB on March 1,
                               2006

  April 25-27     Flagstaff    Application form due by COB on March 6,
                               2006

  May 9-11        Denver       Application form due by COB on March 20,
                               2006

  May 23-25       Sacramento   Application form due by COB on April 3,
                               2006

  June 6-8        Portland     Application form due by COB on April 17,
                               2006

  June 20-22      Missoula     Application form due by COB on May 1, 2006
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Complete this Application and send to Kathy Schon

for receipt by COB on due date listed above.

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# Applicant Information

> The priority target audience will be fire and resource specialists.
> Additional sessions are being planned for the eastern regions and
> Alaska from 2007 through 2009. Although all are welcome to attend,
> preference will be given to nominees within the vicinity of the
> specific course location.

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To facilitate the Application process, please explain in the space below
why is it important that you attend the FOR 438 workshop.