Science, Policy & Management of Fire in Eastern Forests -- Discussion

Item Topics	Total Votes
A. History of Fire: How we got here, what can we learn and use from the past?	.
11. Historical Role of Fire	.
15. Fire History Information	.
33. Historical role on disturbance on Fire Dynamics	.
B. Fire and Wildlands:	.
7. Ecosystems Requiring Fire	.
20. Habitat Benefits (for all species)	.
26. Forest Community Restoration (endangered species)	.
28. Biodiversity	.
34. Role of Fire in Oak Restoration	.
43. Impact of Invading Exotics and Non-native Plants	.
C. Fire and Human Use of Wildlands	.
37. Effects of Fire on Scenery Management	.
40. Impacts of Fire on Hunting Opportunities	.
D. Fires and Public Interface:	.
4. Smoke Management	.
25. Erosion Factors	.
29. Understanding Public Attitudes on Forest Fires and Policy	.
31. Defining the Urban/Wildland Interface	.
38. Civil Rights Issues in Fire Policy	.
41. Human Interface	.
45. Air Quality and Prescribed Burning, Standards of Emissions	.
E. Prescribed burning:	.
13. Minimizing Damage of Forest Fires	.
16. Prescription Fire Effects	.
24. Disturbance of Fire Control Line	.
44. Aquatic Communities and Water Quality	.
46. Forest Ecology	.
F. Fire Policy and Management Practice -- Where do we want to be in 100 years?:	.
8. Fire Policy for Specific Regions	.
21. Seasonal Prescribed Fires	.
27. Current Fires Regime	.
30. Current Use of Fire	.
39. Use of Fire to Maintain Communities	.
G. Identifying Gaps in Methods of Fire Management	.
19. Identify New Methods for Forest Fire Management	.
H. Identifying Gaps in Scientific Understanding of Fire:	.
12. Define Outcomes	.
18. Periodic Literature Review	.
22. Identify Gaps in Science	.
23. Proper Use of Government Research Funds	.
35. Model Projection of the Regional Forest Compositions Over the next 100 years	.
I. Public Education and Outreach:	.
1. Outreach Education	.
5. Public Education	.
6. Science Education (also publication)	.
10. Prescribed Education (public education on prescribed burns)	.
14. Use of Technology for Information Transfer and Distribution	.
17. Public Access to Information	.
J. Professional Education for Forest Managers:	.
2. Network Development	.
3. Management Understanding Urban/Wildland Interface	.
9. Good Management Stewardship	.
32. Professional Education	.
36. Improve use of Science to Inform Forest Managers	.
42. Decisions Support Tools (education)	.

Categories	Total Votes
A. History of Fire: How we got here, what can we learn and use from the past?	.
B. Fire and Wildlands	.
C. Fire and Human Use of Wildlands	.
D. Fires and Public Interface	.
E. Prescribed burning	.
F. Fire Policy and Management Practice -- Where do we want to be in 100 years?	.
G. Identifying Gaps in Methods of Fire Management	.
H. Identifying Gaps in Scientific Understanding of Fire	.
I. Public Education and Outreach	.
J. Professional Education for Forest Managers	.