The Tennessee Division of Forestry has launched a Wildfire Public Viewer. It provides up-to-date information on wildfires across the state and aids Tennessee’s wildfire prevention and suppression efforts.

The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute has created a storymap about longleaf pine in Texas, including its connection to the historic presence of fire on the landscape.

The storymap joins several others showcasing longleaf and fire, including one on the animals that call longleaf pine ecosystems home and another about the seasonal changes in a longleaf forest.

Two Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College students recently photographed a six-foot long Eastern Indigo snake while preparing capstone project research for their bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Management.

Cohesive Fire Strategy grants help State Forestry Agencies achieve the wildfire risk reduction and wildfire response priorities of State Forest Action Plans. Three types of grants are available to States and local partners: Cross‐Boundary Wildfire Hazard Mitigation on Non‐Federal Lands, Wildfire Risk Reduction, and Wildfire Response. All applications are due close of business January 15, 2021.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is accepting proposals for the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Restoration Fund. Projects may focus on restoring, enhancing and maintaining bottomland hardwood forests and wetlands and promoting aquatic connectivity on private and public lands to improve wildlife habitat and water quality. Proposals are due by January 14 at 11:59 PM ET.

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities is accepting proposals for the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund. Grants will be given to protect bottomland hardwood and other wetland forests in eastern North Carolina and southeast Virginia. The deadline for proposals is January 29.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes federal funds available through the new Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities grant program to states, local communities, tribes and territories for pre-disaster mitigation activities. Applications will be accepted through January 29 at 3:00 PM ET.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is accepting proposals for the 2021 Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund. Projects may focus on expanding and enhancing longleaf pine ecosystem restoration and management across longleaf pine’s historical range, as well as on the restoration and enhancement of bottomland hardwood forests within priority focal areas. An applicant webinar was recorded on Wednesday, December 2, and proposals are due by Thursday, February 4 at 11:59 PM ET.