North Cascades West Side Fire Symposium
May 6, 2016 from 9:00 to 5:00
Western Washington University
May 6, 2016 from 9:00 to 5:00
Western Washington University
Viking Union, Room 462
The
symposium will focus on wildfire management and prescribed fire on the west
side of the North Cascades. The primary purpose
of the symposium is to identify research and practical constraints that can guide
fire management policy development and implementation on public lands. Ecological, social, wilderness, and
communication issues will be addressed. The audience will include
university students, agency representatives, tribal representatives, researchers,
elected officials, conservationists, the media, and others.
Schedule of Speakers
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome
9:15 - 10:00 Megan
Walsh (Central Washington University): A Long-Term Perspective on the Fire
History of Cascade Forests: Disentangling Climatic and Anthropogenic
Influences.
10:00 - 10:45 Peter
Goldmark - Keynote Speaker (Washington Department of Natural Resources):
Washington’s Brutal Wildfires: A Call To Action.
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:45 Michael Medler (Western Washington University): Pyro Geography and the Fire Deficit in the West.
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch
(Viking Union)
12:45 - 2:15 Panel I.
Wildfire Management Policy Development and Implementation
Karen Taylor-Goodrich (North Cascades National Park)
Anthony Engel (Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest)
Jay Guthrie (Washington Department of Natural Resources)
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:00 Panel
II. Prescribed Fire for Meadow
Restoration
Bob Mierendorf (North Cascades National Park - retired)
Joyce LeCompte-Mastenbrook (University of
Washington)
Scott Schuyler (Upper Skagit Indian Tribe)
Scott Schuyler (Upper Skagit Indian Tribe)
4:00 - 5:00 Donal O'Leary (Western Washington
University): Investigating the
Spatio-Temporal Relationships Between Snowmelt Timing and Annual Area Burned in
the US Mountain West.
Sponsors
Fire Ecology Club - Western Washington University
Huxley College - Western Washington University
Koma Kulshan Chapter - Native Plant Society
North Cascades National Park
How to Register (Free)
Send an email to jimdaviscpc@comcast.net.
For more information on symposium location, parking, etc.,
call 360-296-5159.
