SFE Webinar: The Intersection Between Bat Management and Fire in the Southeastern US
SFE Webinar: The Intersection Between Bat Management and Fire in the Southeastern US
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A webinar with the SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Working Group, the SERPPAS At-Risk, Threatened, and Endangered Species Working Group, US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida IFAS.
Presenters and Agenda:
Becky Harrison (US Fish and Wildlife Service) - SERPPAS Introduction (5 min)
Pete Pattavina (US Fish and Wildlife Service) - Bat Biology and Listings in the SE. How fire can affect bats and regulatory requirements (30 min)
Lucas Cooksey (Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute) - DoD Bat Management (10 min)
Q/A (10 min)
Webinar Description:
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Bats are important to forested ecosystems and often interact with fire. Recently, several bat species have been placed on the Endangered Species list. This webinar will describe the bats in the Southern region that have been listed, and will summarize how these bats can be affected by wildland fire, and the regulatory requirements that may affect prescribed burning. We will also provide an overview of the current DoD Bat strategy in support of their military and conservation missions. Additional resources that will be helpful to land managers will be provided. Following the presentation there will be time for audience Q&A with the speakers.
Originally recorded September 2023.
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Hosted By:
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Becky Harrison, US Fish and Wildlife Service
David Godwin, Southern Fire Exchange, University of Florida IFAS
Links and Resources:
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Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS):
https://serppas.org/
SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Initiative
: https://serppas.org/strategic-plan-an...
SERPPAS At-Risk, Threatened, and Endangered Species Work Group
https://serppas.org/strategic-plan-an...
North American Bat Monitoring Program: https://www.nabatmonitoring.org/
Southeast Bat Hub: https://www.sebathub.org/
White-Nose Syndrome Map: https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/
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