Can we use climate predictions to plan future fire management and research? How are we adapting now? The panel discussed their work and your questions on this topic on January 21, 2021.
Panelists (click here for more information):
Jen Bunty (moderator), Public Info Coordinator for the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists
Leslie Brandt, 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
Will Flatley, Assistant Professor at the University of Central Arkansas and Adjunct Professor at Northern Arizona University
Rob Klein, Fire Ecologist for the National Park Service
Erin Lane, NAFSE co-founder and Coordinator for the USDA Northeast Climate Hub
Casey Thornbrugh, liaison between Tribes in the Northeast and the Southeast, United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and climate researchers
This interactive discussion was part of the Fueling Collaboration discussion series. Other events in the series are detailed on this website.