The historic, current and future role of wildland fire is a major ecological, management and political issue. Tremendous resources and sometimes lives are lost each year to wildfire. Concerns over issues such as forest conservation and carbon sequestration have also highlighted the importance of understanding the role of fire in ecosystems. Join a research ecologist for a look at fire ecology, behavior, management, fire history methods, fire-climate change interactions and how we might manage ecosystems into the future to increase resiliency.
Suggested reading: Operational resilience in western U.S. frequent-fire forests by North, M.P., R.E. Tompkins, A.A. Bernal, B.M. Collins, S.L. Stephens, and R.A. York. 2022. Forest Ecology and Management 507: 120004. Available at https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/pubs/63734