Project Highlights

Updates

  • three men stand in a forest with a newly installed Chronolog sign

    Take a Photo, Contribute to Science: Visit Montana’s New Chronolog Stations
  • an instructor shows a video on a classroom monitor as students observe the images of a prescribed fire
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    Think Like a Fire Scientist Program Engages Bozeman Fifth Graders
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    Women in STEM: Azin Rashed
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    Undergraduate Researcher Spotlight: Isaiah Wilson
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    Community Members Explore Citizen Science During Earth Week at Indreland Audubon Preserve
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    ‘Science on Wheels’ Inspires Creston and West Glacier Students

  • What is the SMART FIRES Data Lake?
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    Women in STEM: Jazzelle Elias
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    UM Smokevan Progress Report: Updated Insights From a Year of Field Deployments
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    SMART FIRES Engages Fifth Graders at MSU Family Science Day

Events

  • SMART FIRES Year 4 All Hands Meeting

    September 23 @ 9:00 am – September 24 @ 12:00 pm

  • 32nd annual OpTeC Conference

    October 8 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Newsletter

Media Spotlight

  • 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

  • How Drones and AI are Changing the Way We Fight Wildfires

    September 2, 2025

    Grist

  • UM is Clearing the Air in the West

    July 17, 2025

    University of Montana