Project Highlights

Updates

  • three people are adjusting sensors atop a ground rover in a forest
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    From Lab to Field: Researchers Test Data Collection Technologies at Lubrecht Experimental Forest

  • Drone Camp Students Explore the Science of Prescribed Fire 

  • SMART FIRES Year 4 Annual Meeting
  • an open forest with conifer trees and a dirt road running through it. A fire burns in several spots and has smoke plumes. A fire crew stands by.
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    College Students Gain Hands-On Experience During Prescribed Burn Near Billings

  • Celebrate National Public Lands Day Across Montana
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    Women in STEM: Lu Tan
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    SMART FIRES and MSU Support Inclusive STEAM Learning
  • three men stand in a forest with a newly installed Chronolog sign

    Take a Photo, Contribute to Science: Visit Montana’s New Chronolog Stations

  • Think Like a Fire Scientist Program Engages Bozeman Fifth Graders

  • Student Researchers Present at the 2025 NSF EPSCoR Annual Summit

Events

  • 2027 SMART FIRES All Hands Meeting

    September 22, 2027 @ 8:00 am – September 23, 2027 @ 12:00 pm

  • 2027 EPSCoR Annual Summit

    March 17, 2027 @ 8:00 am – March 20, 2027 @ 5:00 pm

  • 994 Journeys Series: John Sheppard

    April 26, 2027 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Newsletter

Media Spotlight

  • Researchers take flight over Salt Lake Valley to trace ozone, urban air quality

    September 12, 2026

    Laramie Boomerang

  • Fighting fire with fire: Montana researchers study how prescribed fires can improve wildfire outlooks across the west

    September 3, 2026

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle

  • Montana middle schoolers to tackle wildfire resilience through Montana State University partnership

    August 21, 2026

    KBZK (Bozeman)

  • Montana State Weather Instruments Monitor Air Quality

    August 17, 2026

    Montana State University News

  • a woman discussing a sensor that is placed on a rooftop next to her

    Montana State doctoral student wins Women in Optics scholarship

    July 1, 2026

    Montana State University News

  • Montana’s 2026 Fire Season: Puzzling Winter, Meet Potential Powder Keg of a Summer

    May 25, 2026

    Sierra

  • a wetland landscape

    Montana State to host citizen science event on April 21 during Earth Week

    April 17, 2026

    Montana State University News

  • Lixu Jin at Yellowstone NP with a lake and trees in the background

    UM Doctoral Student Research Provides Insight Into Wildfire Smoke, Human Health

    March 3, 2026

    University of Montana News

  • ‘Deeply Meaningful’: UM Names First Female Dean of W.A. Franke College of Forestry

    January 30, 2026

    University of Montana News

  • Expansive prescribed fire research project brings Montana scientists together

    December 5, 2025

    Montana State University News