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