Event:
BEFORE AND AFTER THE FLAMES: FIRE, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
Thursday, April 30th, 7:00PM
GSA Building, 12200B Airport Road, Jackson
The Amador Fire Safe Council presents, “BEFORE & AFTER THE FLAMES: FIRE, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA – IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE FOREST MANAGEMENT”,
a talk with guest speakers Hugh Safford, PhD, Regional Ecologist for the US Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region (including California, Hawaii and Pacific Islands) and Becky Estes, PhD, Province Ecologist with the El Dorado National Forest, US Forest Service.
It’s not about if, but when…there was the Rim Fire in 2013 and the Sand and the King Fires in 2014. When and where will the next raging fire arise? Will it be here in Amador County and what will be the cause? After decades of believing we needed to put out fires we have learned that suppression isn’t the answer to healthy management of our forests or fires. What do we do now that we know quashing a fire isn’t always the best response? What are the implications for forest management now and in the future? How do we create healthy forests, “fight” fires, and address the complications of climate change?
Dr. Hugh Safford and Dr. Becky Estes will address these, and other questions. You are invited to attend on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00PM in the GSA Building, Jackson. Dr. Safford’s areas of professional expertise are community and landscape ecology, climate change, and forest and disturbance ecology. He will include information on how past, present, and future climate change interacts with recent fire-suppression practices and wildfires in the Sierra Nevada. Dr. Safford will explain how knowledge of the effects of climate change and wildfire on carbon, water, and soil affect forest management practices.
Dr. Becky Estes is an ecologist for the El Dorado National Forest. She will be discussing the specifics of forest recovery and emerging recovery plans following the King Fire.
There will be an opportunity for questions at the end of the presentations.
The presentation is Thursday, April 30th, 7:00PM at the GSA Building, 12200B Airport Road, Jackson and is free and open to the public.
The Amador Fire Safe Council, formed in 2002, is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, active in the community, dedicating thousands of hours every year to the community. The mission of the Amador Fire Safe Council is to protect the people of Amador County and their property from the catastrophic effects of wildfire through education and outreach, innovation and action.
Amador Fire Safe Council, 209-295-6200, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
