From Flames to Forest: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining our Forests and Wildlife webinar

When:
June 7, 2022 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
2022-06-07T11:00:00-04:00
2022-06-07T14:00:00-04:00
Where:
online
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Working Lands for Wildlife

The Southern Blue Ridge Prescribed Burn Association and Working Lands for Wildlife will hold a From Flames to Forest: Past, Present, and Future Fires for Sustaining our Forests and Wildlife webinar on June 7th from 11 am to 2 pm EDT.

Agenda

11 am:            Welcome and Introduction             Charlie Faires,  Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society

11:10 am        Fire History Paradigms: What’s “Natural”? Dr. Kevin Robertson, Fire Ecology Research Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station

11:35              Forest and Fire Ecology: Understanding the Relationship Between Forests and Fire             Dr. Heather Alexander — Auburn University

Noon              Break

12:05 pm        Disturbance Dependent Wildlife: Fire as a Tool for Wildlife Management          Dr. Ben Jones, Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society

12:30 pm        Managing Forests with Fire: Fire as a Silvicultural Tool       Dr. Tara Keyser,       Center for Forest Restoration and Management, US Forest Service

12:55 pm        Break

1 pm:              A Community of Practice: Implementing Prescribed Fire at Scale     Adam Warwick,  The Nature Conservancy

1:25 pm          Panel Discussion with Lecturers

To register for this webinar, go to  https://www.crowdcast.io/e/from-flames-to-forests