[PCA] Panel Discussion Series: Fire and a Changing Climate; Jan 21 2020, 12-1:30 EST

[Park, Margaret E]

Panel Discussion date/time: January 21, 2020; 12:00 PM ET

Duration: 1.5 hours

What will you learn?
Can we use climate predictions to plan future fire management and research? How are we adapting now?  The panel<https://apfire.wixsite.com/fuelingcollaboration/fire-and-climate-change> will discuss their work and your questions on this topic.

Presenter(s):
Jen Bunty (Moderator): Public Info Coordinator for the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists, one of 15 regional knowledge exchanges under the joint fire science program. Her background is in population ecology and science delivery. She works to connect fire researchers with natural research managers and the public through publications, workshops, websites, social media, and educational trails.
Leslie Brandt: The regional climate change coordinator for the Eastern Regions of the US Forest Service and a climate change specialist with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the US Forest Service. She works on climate change adaption and outreach for natural resources managers. Her areas of focus include urban forestry, Central Hardwoods Forests, and recreation
Will Flatley: Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Arkansas and an Adjunct Professor in the school of Forestry at Northern Arizona University. He is a biogeographer with research interests in forest ecology, fire ecology, and the development of forest management approaches that mitigate negative climate change impacts. His research incorporates tree rings, geospatial analysis, and landscape simulation modeling.
Casey Thornburgh: Liaison between tribes between the Northeast and Southeast, United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and climate researchers to provide current climate science information, identity research needs/priorities, and support climate adaptation planning. He is a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with an educational background in climate science.
Rob Klein: Rob is a fire ecologist for the National Park Service based out of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His work on climate change includes participating in an NPS wildland fire/climate policy review, review of modeling outputs for vegetation community change related to climate and summarizing the state of the knowledge regarding climate impacts for park managers.
Erin Lane: Works for the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station. She coordinates both the USDA Northeast Climate Hub and the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange. Erin's career, based in firefighting and fire ecology, has recently shifted to focus on climate change. Erin is passionate about collaboration and applying to science to find solutions to management issues on working lands. Her current research is about sequestering soil carbon.

Details:
You can learn more information here<https://apfire.wixsite.com/fuelingcollaboration?utm_term=0_626e7eb43c-91a58ee357-373614557>.

Register here<https://apfire.wixsite.com/fuelingcollaboration/register?utm_term=0_626e7eb43c-91a58ee357-373614557>

Previous Panel Discussion Recordings:<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1n5lRaWnz8GfCAO-csc89A/playlists>

Webinar presented by Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists<https://www.appalachianfire.org/about-consortium-of-appalachian-fire-managers-scientists>, Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium<https://oakfirescience.com/>, Lake States Fire Science Consortium<http://lakestatesfiresci.net/>, USDA US Forest Service<https://www.fs.usda.gov/>, Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium<http://www.tposfirescience.org/>, North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange<https://www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org/>

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