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Prescribed Fire and Climate Change

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management Series

Prescribed Fire and Climate Change

July 10, 2024

During this webinar, Courtney Peterson and Lenya Quinn-Davidson discussed how fire may impact and be impacted by climate change.

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PRESENTERS

Courtney Peterson

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network; Climate Adaptation Specialist, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science; Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department, Colorado State University

Courtney Peterson is a Climate Adaptation Specialist with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) and the USDA Southwest Climate Hub, based out of the Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department at Colorado State University. One of Courtney’s major roles is to serve as the Adaptive Silviculture​ for Climate Change (ASCC) Program Manager, where she focused on disseminating ASCC project findings and translating them into outreach and training opportunities with land managers and scientists working to manage forests for climate change adaptation. She also provides climate science communication and adaptation planning resources and training to natural resource professionals interested in increasing their skills in applying science-based decisions within an adaptive management context.

Lenya N. Quinn-Davidson

Fire Network Director, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and Program Director, Women-in-Fire Training Exchanges (WTREX)

Lenya Quinn-Davidson is the Fire Network Director for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, where she leads a statewide team working on various facets of fire resiliency, from wildland fire management and the built environment to workforce development and community capacity. Over the last 15 years, Lenya’s work has focused in large part on the human connection with fire, and increasing the resiliency of California’s landscapes and communities. Lenya has worked at various scales, including locally with private landowners and community members; at the state level, where she collaborates on policy, research, and training; and nationally/internationally, through her leadership on the Women-in-Fire Training Exchange (WTREX) Program. Lenya is passionate about using fire to inspire and empower people, from ranchers and scientists to agency leaders and young women, and everyone in between.

MODERATOR

Greg Edge

Forest Ecologist/Silviculturist, Division of Forestry – Bureau of Forest Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Co-Host of SilviCast​

Greg Edge is a forest ecologist/silviculturist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry. He has worked for the DNR for more than 32 years in a variety of roles, including as a forester, forest geneticist and nursery specialist, and area forestry leader. Greg graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a B.S. in forestry administration and received an M.S. in forest genetics from UW-Madison. Greg has completed the National Advanced Silviculture Program (NASP) and is a Certified Silviculturist through the U.S. Forest Service.

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Resources

A Menu of Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Managing Fire in a Changing Climate by Courtney Peterson

Climate change presents new challenges for managing wildland fires in fire-adapted ecosystems and near the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). However, the actions we take to adapt to changing fire regimes will vary depending on the location, the magnitude of climate impacts, the inherent resilience of ecosystems, and the values and resources of local communities. The Southwest FireCLIME, in collaboration with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) and the USDA Forest Service, developed a set of Adaptation Strategies and Approaches designed to help land managers anticipate climate change impacts and identify actionable steps to adapt forests to changing fire regimes. This tool is applicable to fire-prone ecosystems and for fire managers who need to connect the dots between fire ecology, climate science, adaptation intent, and management implementation.

Fire Management Adaptation Menu

Fire Menu Publication: Sample, M.; Thode, A.E.; Peterson, C.; Gallagher, M.R.; Flatley, W.; Friggens, M.; Evans, A.; Loehman, R.; Hedwall, S.; Brandt, L.; et al. Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for Managing Fire in a Changing Climate. Climate 2022, 10, 58.

Southwest FireCLIME Adaptation Tools

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) Adaptation Strategies

The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) Fire-Adapted Ecosystems

Effecting Social Change through Prescribed Fire by Lenya Quinn-Davidson

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