Given the immense cultural and ecological value of forests, the US federal government, Tribal Nations, and the public sector are considering strategies for sustaining forests, including a recent Executive Order […]

Dr. D’Amato’s presentation will explore silvicultural options for managing for mature and old-growth forest conditions across a range of forest and ownership types in the US. The consistency of these […]

Description: Two-Eyed Seeing braids Indigenous Knowledge (IK) with Western Science to address the natural resource and conservation problems we face today in a rapidly warming world. Grasslands and forests are invaluable […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Fire, whether naturally ignited or culturally conveyed, did not spread across eastern North America frequently or evenly enough for fire-dependent grasslands to be as ubiquitous as the forested […]

Speaker: Jamie Barbour Conserving Mature and Old-Growth Forests in a Changing Climate Speaker Series There is broad agreement that protecting and managing forests is critical for meeting global climate mitigation […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Wetlands are the forgotten sibling of the prescribed fire world. While upland ecosystems across the Eastern U.S. have received significant attention for their fire-dependency, wetlands—characterized by their more […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Wildland fire managers require an expanded toolbox for decision support in the context of an increasingly novel fuel and fire environment complicated by a changing climate, invasive species […]

PANEL DISCUSSION Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools for fuels reduction, habitat improvement, and ecological restoration. Yet, there are challenges surrounding social acceptance in implementing prescribed fire […]