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US Forest Service
Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments: Can “fire surrogates” such as cuttings and mechanical fuel treatments replace the ecological role of fire in the restoration of our forests?
Fish and Wildlife Service: Fire Management: Fire use, suppression and emergency fire rehabilitation.
National Park Service: Fire and Aviation Management: The Fire and Aviation Management provides national leadership, direction, coordination, and support for NPS fire, aviation, and incident management.
National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management: The NCWFM addresses five key points: Firefighting, Rehabilitation, Hazardous Fuels Reduction, Community Assistance, and Accountability.
Joint Fire Science Program: The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) provides scientific information and support for fuel and fire management programs.
Firewise: Firewise - making sensible choices in wildland urban interfaces
Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA): FIA is a USDA Forest Service research work unit which collects, analyzes and reports on data pertaining to our forest land in the southern region.

Florida Division of Forestry: The mission of the Division of Forestry is to protect Florida and its people.
Georgia Forestry Commission: Protecting and Conserving Georgia's Forests

International Union of Forest Research Organizations: Promotes international cooperation in forestry and forest products research.

Florida State Climate Center: Provides climate data, information, and services for the United States.
Florida State Computational Science and Information Technology (CSIT): Research in core areas of applied computer science, applied numerical mathematics.
Virginia Tech Dendrology: Tree identification

Longleaf Alliance: Express purpose of coordinating a partnership between private landowners, forest industries, state and federal agencies, conservation groups, researchers, and other enthusiasts interested in managing and restoring longleaf pine forests for their ecological and economic benefits.
Joseph W. Jones Research Center: Seeks to understand, to demonstrate, and to promote excellence in natural resource management and conservation.
Tall Timbers Research Station: Focus is the ecology of fire and natural resource management.

Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment.
USDA Agricultural Research Service: Focus on the relevance, impact, and quality of ARS research.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Our goal is to develop technologies that will enrich and protect humankind.
Wildand Urban Interface: Critical interface issues include wildland fire, watershed health and management, land use planning and policy, wildlife conservation and management.
Urban Forestry: Purpose of information sharing, and collaborative, regional projects.
USGS National Wetlands: Develop and disseminate scientific information needed for understanding the ecology and values of our nation's wetlands.
The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy
US Fire Administration
National Incident Management Situation Report: Information on current wildfire situation in the United States.
Thomas: Makes Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.

Department of Energy: Conversion of biomass (plant-derived material) to valuable fuels, chemicals, materials and power.
Short Rotation Woody Crops: Promote collaborative efforts in developing needed operations for plantings that comply with the principles of economic viability, ecological soundness, and social acceptance.
National Interagency Fire Center: New computer models can predict weather with greater reliability and much finer space resolution.
EPA Air Quality: Forecasts of air quality.

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