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Technology transfer activities of the Southern Center for Wildland-Urban Interface Research and Information
| Author: |
Hermansen-Baez, A. |
| Date: |
2006 |
| Periodical: |
2006 Fire Ecology and Management Congress Proceedings |
| Abstract: |
The Southern Center for Wildland-Urban Interface Research and Information (Center) is a part of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station.
The Center's mission is to develop and communicate guidelines, models, and tools needed by natural resource managers, policymakers, planners, and citizens to reduce risks to ecosystems and human communities in urban and urbanizing landscapes. The emphasis on packaging and delivering science for end users is thus an important component of the Center's work.
There are four main methods that the Center uses to
disseminate and exchange information about interface issues. They include (1) electronic media (e.g. website, listserve, (2) publications, (3) professional development courses and conferences, and (4) model projects/demonstrations. The InterfaceSouth website (www.interfacesouth.usda.gov) provides information about Center products, research, and training projects, plus serves as a clearinghouse of information about interface events, publications, weblinks, and much
more. Information and pictures about a demonstration project in which a Florida home was retroffited to make it Firewise can also be found on the website. The Center's listserve, SWUINET, distributes the InterfaceSouth Update and Post (electronic newsletter and announcements respectively) to natural resource professionals across the South. The Center produces several kinds of publications for natural resource professionals, including fact sheets, general technical reports, journal articles, and books. One example is the "Fire in the Interface" fact sheet series (http://edis.ifas.ufl.
edu/TOPIC_SERIES_Fire_in_the_Wildland_Urban_Interface) which provides information about fire issues relevant to the WUI in the South and is produced cooperatively with the University of Florida. The Center develops professional development courses, outreach programs, and conferences in cooperation with several partners. One example is the
"Changing Roles: WUI Professional Development Program," which was developed with the University of Florida to help resource professionals design and implement in-service trainings and that will enhance their work in the WUI. |
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