WSLCA Field Trip

Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 1:15 pm - 5:00 pm



National Interagency Fire Center

National Interagency Fire CenterNIFC serves as a focal point for coordinating the national mobilization of resources for wildland fire and other incidents throughout the United States. It is the sole dispatch center for heavy airtankers, lead planes, smokejumpers, hotshot crews, Type 1 Incident Management Teams, area command teams, medium and heavy helicopters, infrared aircraft, military resources, telecom equipment for fires, Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS), and large transport aircraft. NICC also provides intelligence and predictive services products designed for the use of the internal wildland fire community for wildland fire and incident management decision making.

For more information visit: www.nifc.gov.



World Center for Birds of Prey

World Center for Birds of PreyThe World Center for Birds of Prey propagates birds of prey for release to the wild. It houses about 200 falcons and condors for breeding. Research is underway on many topics to help improve understanding about birds of prey and what they need to thrive. The World Center is also the home to the Peregrine Fund’s world headquarters, the Velma Morrison Interpretive Center and the Herrick Collections Building.

For more information visit: www.peregrinefund.org.