1 - Advancing postfire restoration frameworks and tribal engagement for California national forests

Friday, October 27, 2023

4:00pm - 4:15pm PST

Location: A4

Speaker(s)

Jonathan W. Long, PhD (he/him/his)

Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station
Davis, California, United States

Co-author(s)

Dana M. Walsh (she/her/hers)

Program Manager
USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry
Georgetown, California, United States
MC

Michelle Coppoletta, M.S. (she/her/hers)

Associate Province Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region
Ryan Tompkins, MF, RPF (he/him/his)

Forestry And Natural Resource Advisor
University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Quincy, California, United States
MM

Marc Meyer, Ph.D.

Province Ecologist
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region
GB

Gabrielle Bohlman, M.S.

Associate Province Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region
CI

Clint Isbell, B.S.

Fire Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Klamath National Forest
MN

Malcolm North, Ph.D.

research plant ecologist
USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station

The presentation will highlight findings from a new report to inform postfire interventions across large landscapes to promote resilience in the face of a rapidly changing climate and increasing wildfire activity.

Learning Objectives:

Consider rationales for interventions following large and severe fires wildfires within California forests while also understanding contexts in which fires advance restoration.
Discuss a range of specific interventions that may effectively aid recovery of high severity burn patches as well as other postfire conditions.
Identify restoration concerns and opportunities for different landscape contexts based upon vegetation types, burn severity, and topography.
Give examples for how postfire interventions can advance Tribal interests in ecocultural restoration.