{"id":2,"date":"2026-05-27T20:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/fire-futures\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-26T12:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:39:30","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/fire-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Adirondack Fire Futures Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a href=\"#main-content\" style=\"position:absolute;top:-100px;left:1rem;z-index:9999;padding:0.75rem 1.25rem;background:#004e42;color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;text-decoration:none\">Skip to main content<\/a>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ff-root\">\n\n\n<div class=\"ff-utility-bar\" style=\"background:#004e42;color:#fff;font-size:0.92rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <span><strong>NSF-sponsored symposium<\/strong><\/span>\n    <span>July 27\u201329, 2026 \u00b7 Clarkson University \u00b7 Potsdam, New York<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<header class=\"ff-site-header\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;color:#fff;background-color:#003d34\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/fire-futures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/Spring-2025-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:0.22;z-index:0\"><div aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"position:absolute;z-index:1\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <nav class=\"ff-nav\" aria-label=\"Symposium navigation\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:2;padding:1rem;margin:autogap:0.75rem 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style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.35rem;margin:0;padding:0\">\n        <li><a href=\"#ff-overview\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:0.45rem 0.7rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:0.9rem\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#ff-program\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:0.45rem 0.7rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:0.9rem\">Program<\/a><\/li>\n        \n        <li><a href=\"#ff-partners\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:0.45rem 0.7rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:0.9rem\">Partners<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#ff-committee\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:0.45rem 0.7rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:0.9rem\">Committee<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"#ff-contact\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:0.45rem 0.7rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:0.9rem\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n\n    <div class=\"ff-hero\" id=\"ff-top\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:2;gap:2rem;align-items:stretch;padding:3.5rem 1rem 4.5rem;margin:auto;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-top:3.5rem;padding-bottom:4.5rem\">\n      <div class=\"ff-hero-copy\" style=\"display:grid;align-content:center;gap:1.25remflex:1 1 280px;flex:1 1 280px;min-width:0\">\n        <p class=\"ff-eyebrow\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffe033;font-size:0.9rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:0.09em;text-transform:uppercase\">Adirondack Fire Futures Symposium<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"ff-h1\" style=\"color:#fff;font-size:clamp(2.5rem,7vw,5.5rem);letter-spacing:-0.05em;font-weight:900;line-height:1.05;margin:0max-width:100%\">Fire, forests, futures.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"ff-hero-subtitle\" style=\"max-width:700px;margin:0;font-size:1.25rem\">\n          A regional symposium convening researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and community partners to address wildfire risk, resilience, and adaptive strategies for the Adirondacks and Eastern forest regimes.\n        <\/p>\n        <div class=\"ff-hero-actions\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.8rem;margin-top:0.4rem\">\n          <span class=\"ff-button primary\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.8rem;padding:0.7rem 1.2rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:900;text-decoration:none;color:#171300;background:#ffcd00;cursor:default;opacity:0.9\">Registration is now closed<\/span>\n          <a class=\"ff-button secondary\" href=\"#ff-program\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.8rem;padding:0.7rem 1.1rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:900;text-decoration:none;color:#fff\">View program overview<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/fire-futures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/07\/Adirondack-Fire-Futures-Symposium-Event-Schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ff-button primary\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.8rem;padding:0.7rem 1.2rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:900;text-decoration:none;color:#171300;background:#ffcd00\">Event Schedule<\/a>\n          <a class=\"ff-button secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdk-4fARTqZVzVQ2Jq2mUqTTAKv6uLIFKPKherlVHSuNiD8aw\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.8rem;padding:0.7rem 1.1rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:900;text-decoration:none;color:#fff\">Submit a poster<\/a>\n          <a class=\"ff-button secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/fire-futures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/Flyer-Adirondack-Fire-Futures-Symposium-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.8rem;padding:0.7rem 1.1rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:900;text-decoration:none;color:#fff\">Download flyer<\/a>\n          <a class=\"ff-button secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluelineadkmagazine.org\/fire-awareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.8rem;padding:0.7rem 1.1rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:900;text-decoration:none;color:#fff\">Read the Blue Line story<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <aside class=\"ff-hero-card\" aria-label=\"Event details\" style=\"display:grid;gap:1rem;align-content:start;padding:1.35rem;color:#17211f;border-radius:26pxflex:0 1 360px;flex:0 1 360px;min-width:260px\">\n        <div class=\"ff-date-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.6rem;padding:1.1rem;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(207,69,32,0.94),rgba(0,78,66,0.96));border-radius:18px\">\n          <span style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:0.88rem\">Save the date<\/span>\n          <strong style=\"font-size:1.8rem;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-0.03em\">July 27\u201329, 2026<\/strong>\n          <span style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:0.88rem\">Clarkson University \u00b7 Potsdam, NY<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"ff-quick-facts\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.6rem;margin:0;padding:0\">\n          <li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4rem 1fr;gap:0.5rem;align-items:start;padding:0.65rem;background:#f7f3ea;border-radius:10px;font-size:0.95rem\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25c6<\/span><span><b>Theme:<\/b> Convergent research and policy for Adirondack wildfire resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n          <li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4rem 1fr;gap:0.5rem;align-items:start;padding:0.65rem;background:#f7f3ea;border-radius:10px;font-size:0.95rem\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25c6<\/span><span><b>Format:<\/b> Keynotes, panels, workshops, posters, scenario planning, and roundtable discussion.<\/span><\/li>\n          <li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4rem 1fr;gap:0.5rem;align-items:start;padding:0.65rem;background:#f7f3ea;border-radius:10px;font-size:0.95rem\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25c6<\/span><span><b>Support:<\/b> NSF-sponsored convening led through Clarkson University and regional partners.<\/span><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-section\" id=\"ff-overview\" style=\"padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-section-heading\" style=\"max-width:850px;margin-bottom:0.75rem\">\n      <span class=\"ff-pill light\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:0.4rem;padding:0.35rem 0.7rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#004e42;background:#e6f0ed\">Why this symposium<\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem);letter-spacing:-0.04em;font-weight:900;margin:0;line-height:1.08;color:#004e42\">Preparing the Adirondack region for changing fire futures.<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c;font-size:1.05rem\">The Adirondack region is increasingly shaped by climate stress, changing forest composition, invasive species, flooding, wildfire smoke, and expanding wildland\u2013urban interfaces. This symposium creates a shared space for science, policy, practice, and community knowledge to meet.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ff-grid three\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:0.75rem\">\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\">\n        <h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Understand risk<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">Examine emerging wildfire risks in Eastern forests, including fuel dynamics, drought, ignition sources, smoke, infrastructure exposure, and ecological change.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\">\n        <h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Build resilience<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">Connect community preparedness, regional planning, fire management, environmental justice, and local capacity-building across the Adirondacks and North Country.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\">\n        <h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Grow a network<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">Advance FIRE-NET: Adirondack Fire Futures as a collaborative research and policy network spanning campuses, practitioners, agencies, and community partners.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ff-callout\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;color:#17211f;background:#fff3bd;border-left:0.5rem solid #ffcd00;border-radius:14px;margin:1rem 0\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#004e42\">A region with a history \u2014 and a unique challenge.<\/strong>\n      The Adirondacks are no stranger to fire: the drought of 1903 scorched over 600,000 acres, and the 1908 fire season blanketed the region in smoke from New York City to Quebec. A century of fire suppression and abundant moisture kept the risk low \u2014 but climate change is altering that equation. Compounding the challenge, the Adirondack Park Agency\u2019s <em>Forever Wild<\/em> mandate limits traditional mitigation tools like prescribed burns and logging, creating a policy tension that makes the region\u2019s fire future uniquely complex.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-section\" style=\"padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-photo-strip\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:1rem;display:grid\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/fire-futures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/Spring-2025-9.jpg\" alt=\"Clarkson University campus building with glass atrium and cupola against a clear blue sky\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:260px;width:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:14px;display:block\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/fire-futures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/Spring-2025-6-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chipmunk resting on weathered wood amid fallen branches and leaf litter on a forest floor\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:260px;width:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:14px;display:block\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/fire-futures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/05\/Spring_2-25-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Daffodil shoots emerging from mulch at the base of a tree trunk, with a Clarkson University building blurred in the background\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height:260px;width:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:14px;display:block\">\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-feature-band ff-section\" id=\"ff-aims\" style=\"color:#fff;background-color:#004e42;padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-section-heading\" style=\"max-width:850px;margin-bottom:0.75rem\">\n      <span class=\"ff-pill gold\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:0.4rem;padding:0.35rem 0.7rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1d1a00;background:#ffcd00\">Aims<\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem);letter-spacing:-0.04em;font-weight:900;margin:0;line-height:1.08\">What the symposium will do.<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1.05rem;margin:0.5rem 0 0\">The event is designed as a working convening, not only a lecture series. Participants will exchange knowledge, identify shared problems, and develop actionable directions for future research and policy.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <ol class=\"ff-aim-list\" style=\"display:grid;margin:0;padding:0;gap:0.75rem\">\n      <li style=\"display:block;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;border-radius:18pxcolor:#17211f;background:#fff;border:1px solid #cde5df;color:#222;background-color:#fff\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem;color:#004e42;margin-right:0.4rem;min-width:1.4rem\">1.<\/span><strong>Advance understanding of northeastern wildfire dynamics.<\/strong> Address a significant gap in fire science by convening experts across ecology, climate, engineering, and policy to identify knowledge gaps, spark novel research questions, and develop risk assessment models suited to the Adirondack Park&#8217;s unique ecological and regulatory setting.<\/li>\n      <li style=\"display:block;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;border-radius:18pxcolor:#17211f;background:#fff;border:1px solid #cde5df;color:#222;background-color:#fff\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem;color:#004e42;margin-right:0.4rem;min-width:1.4rem\">2.<\/span><strong>Generate convergent research at disciplinary interfaces.<\/strong> Integrate fire ecology and climate science with power grid engineering, uncrewed aerial systems, and community planning to produce innovative directions for early detection technology, infrastructure resilience, and land management.<\/li>\n      <li style=\"display:block;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;border-radius:18pxcolor:#17211f;background:#fff;border:1px solid #cde5df;color:#222;background-color:#fff\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem;color:#004e42;margin-right:0.4rem;min-width:1.4rem\">3.<\/span><strong>Translate research into practical fire management and policy.<\/strong> Connect government agencies, utility companies, and technology firms so that scientific insights become actionable \u2014 better firefighting protocols, power line safety measures, and updates to the Adirondack Park Wildfire Management Plan.<\/li>\n      <li style=\"display:block;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;border-radius:18pxcolor:#17211f;background:#fff;border:1px solid #cde5df;color:#222;background-color:#fff\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem;color:#004e42;margin-right:0.4rem;min-width:1.4rem\">4.<\/span><strong>Build capacity and sustain a regional fire network.<\/strong> Support early-career researchers and students through a poster session and mentorship opportunities, and establish FIRE-NET as a lasting collaborative platform for wildfire resilience in the Northeast.<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-section\" id=\"ff-program\" style=\"padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-section-heading\" style=\"max-width:850px;margin-bottom:0.75rem\">\n      <span class=\"ff-pill light\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:0.4rem;padding:0.35rem 0.7rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#004e42;background:#e6f0ed\">Program in development<\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem);letter-spacing:-0.04em;font-weight:900;margin:0;line-height:1.08;color:#004e42\">Three days of invited talks, working sessions, and regional exchange.<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c;font-size:1.05rem\">The detailed schedule will be updated as sessions are finalized. The current structure is built around confirmed anchors and developing session themes.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ff-timeline\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.75rem\">\n      <article class=\"ff-day\" style=\"gap:1rem;padding:1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n        <div class=\"ff-day-date\" style=\"padding:0.9rem;color:#fff;background:#004e42;border-radius:10pxflex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto;min-width:8rem\"><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:1rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff\">Monday<\/strong><span style=\"font-size:0.88rem;font-weight:700\">July 27<\/span><\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;margin:0 0 0.6rem;font-weight:900\">Arrival, welcome, keynote, and reception<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Registration and arrival at Clarkson University.<\/li>\n            <li>Welcome and opening remarks.<\/li>\n            <li>Blue Line Magazine introduction.<\/li>\n            <li>Evening keynote by Jade Haumann.<\/li>\n            <li>Q&amp;A, buffet reception, dessert, and informal conversation.<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-day\" style=\"gap:1rem;padding:1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n        <div class=\"ff-day-date\" style=\"padding:0.9rem;color:#fff;background:#004e42;border-radius:10pxflex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto;min-width:8rem\"><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:1rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff\">Tuesday<\/strong><span style=\"font-size:0.88rem;font-weight:700\">July 28<\/span><\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;margin:0 0 0.6rem;font-weight:900\">Research, policy, posters, and collaboration<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Opening lecture.<\/li>\n            <li>Panel: Emerging Trends in Fire Research in Eastern Forest Regimes.<\/li>\n            <li>Poster session and research exchange.<\/li>\n            <li>Lunch roundtable: Where We Meet \u2014 Asset-Driven Cooperation and Stakeholder Collaboration in Adirondack Fire Futures.<\/li>\n            <li>Afternoon working blocks, panels, and partner discussions to be finalized.<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-day\" style=\"gap:1rem;padding:1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n        <div class=\"ff-day-date\" style=\"padding:0.9rem;color:#fff;background:#004e42;border-radius:10pxflex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto;min-width:8rem\"><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:1rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff\">Wednesday<\/strong><span style=\"font-size:0.88rem;font-weight:700\">July 29<\/span><\/div>\n        <div>\n          <h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;margin:0 0 0.6rem;font-weight:900\">Applied planning and closing roundtable<\/h3>\n          <ul>\n            <li>Applied session led by Liz Cox.<\/li>\n            <li>Delphi-style roundtable to identify priorities and next steps.<\/li>\n            <li>Lunch and conference close.<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ff-callout\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;color:#17211f;background:#fff3bd;border-left:0.5rem solid #ffcd00;border-radius:14px;margin:1rem 0\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#004e42\">Schedule note:<\/strong> This is a brochure-level program overview. Speaker names, session titles, and timing will be updated as sessions are confirmed.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-feature-band ff-section\" id=\"ff-activities\" style=\"color:#fff;background-color:#004e42;padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-section-heading\" style=\"max-width:850px;margin-bottom:0.75rem\">\n      <span class=\"ff-pill gold\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:0.4rem;padding:0.35rem 0.7rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1d1a00;background:#ffcd00\">Conference themes<\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem);letter-spacing:-0.04em;font-weight:900;margin:0;line-height:1.08\">Five tracks, one convergent agenda.<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1.05rem;margin:0.5rem 0 0\">Sessions are organized around the disciplines and sectors that must work together to address Adirondack fire futures \u2014 from ecology and engineering to policy, community, and industry.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ff-grid three\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:0.75rem\">\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;color:#17211f\"><h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Forestry, Ecology &amp; Wildfire<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">How changing climate patterns and ecological dynamics are influencing wildfire potential in the Adirondack Park.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;color:#17211f\"><h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Drones as First Responders<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">The potential of uncrewed aerial systems for early detection, real-time monitoring, and active firefighting in the Adirondacks\u2019 rugged terrain.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;color:#17211f\"><h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Power Infrastructure &amp; Fire Risk<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">Wildfire risks associated with electrical infrastructure and engineering solutions to mitigate fire hazards from transmission lines.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;color:#17211f\"><h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Community Preparedness &amp; Policy<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">Ensuring communities, local governments, and agencies are ready through planning, education, and coordinated emergency response.<\/p><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;color:#17211f\"><h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Industry Engagement &amp; Innovation<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">Strengthening collaboration with utilities, technology firms, and consultants to leverage their expertise in regional wildfire resilience.<\/p><\/article>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-section\" id=\"ff-committee\" style=\"padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-section-heading\" style=\"max-width:850px;margin-bottom:0.75rem\">\n      <span class=\"ff-pill light\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:0.4rem;padding:0.35rem 0.7rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#004e42;background:#e6f0ed\">Program committee<\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem);letter-spacing:-0.04em;font-weight:900;margin:0;line-height:1.08;color:#004e42\">The committee shaping the symposium program.<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c;font-size:1.05rem\">The program committee brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners from institutions across the region.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ff-speaker-grid\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(200px,1fr));gap:0.75rem\">\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Stephen T. Casper<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">Clarkson University<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Susan Powers<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">Clarkson University<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Leo Yazhou Jiang<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">Clarkson University<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Nick Tepylo<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">Clarkson University<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Diane Husic<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">St. Lawrence University<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Mark Lesser<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">SUNY Plattsburgh<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Gwen Kay<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">SUNY Oswego<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Katherine Cleary<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">SUNY Potsdam<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Andrew L. Vander Yacht<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">SUNY ESF<\/span><\/article>\n      <article class=\"ff-speaker-card\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.4rem;padding:1.1rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\"><strong style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:900\">Justin Waskiewicz<\/strong><span style=\"color:#6e6259;font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:700\">Paul Smith&#8217;s College<\/span><\/article>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-section\" id=\"ff-blueline\" style=\"padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-link-panel\" style=\"gap:1rem;align-items:center;padding:1.4rem;color:#fff;background-color:#004e42;border-radius:26px;margin:1rem 0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n      <div>\n        <h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:1.5rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">Background: Fire Awareness in the Adirondacks<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0.45rem 0 0\">Blue Line Magazine describes the regional story behind Adirondack Fire Futures, the NSF proposal process, and the broader coalition forming around wildfire resilience in northern New York.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a class=\"ff-button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluelineadkmagazine.org\/fire-awareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:2.8rem;padding:0.7rem 1.2rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:900;text-decoration:none;color:#171300;background:#ffcd00\">Read the Blue Line feature<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-section\" id=\"ff-sponsor\" style=\"padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-grid two\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:0.75rem\">\n      <div class=\"ff-section-heading\" style=\"max-width:850px;margin-bottom:0.75rem\">\n        <span class=\"ff-pill light\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:0.4rem;padding:0.35rem 0.7rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#004e42;background:#e6f0ed\">Support<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem);letter-spacing:-0.04em;font-weight:900;margin:0;line-height:1.08;color:#004e42\">NSF-sponsored convening.<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c;font-size:1.05rem\">The Adirondack Fire Futures Symposium is supported by the National Science Foundation and organized through Clarkson University with regional collaborators.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ff-card\" style=\"padding:1.35rem;background:#fff;border-radius:18px\">\n        <h3 style=\"color:#004e42;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0;font-weight:900\">FIRE-NET: Adirondack Fire Futures<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0.5rem 0 0;color:#40514c\">FIRE-NET is a regional collaborative focused on wildfire science, community resilience, convergent research, and policy-relevant planning for the Adirondack and North Country region.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"ff-section\" id=\"ff-contact\" style=\"padding:2rem 1.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"ff-container\" style=\"max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-right:1.5rem;width:100%\">\n    <div class=\"ff-grid two\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:0.75rem\">\n      <aside class=\"ff-contact-box\" style=\"display:grid;gap:0.65rem;padding:1.4rem;background:#004e42;color:#fff;border-radius:26px\">\n        <h3 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:900\">Questions?<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">Please contact Stephen T. 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