CIF-IFC Rocky Mountain Section – Technical Workshop
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CIF-IFC Rocky Mountain Technical Workshop
Integrating Wildland Fire Risk in Forest Management Planning
When?
November 22, 2017 (Wednesday)
Where?
Chateau Louis, 11727 Kingsway NW, Edmonton, Alberta
Who should attend?
Practitioners interested in expanding their understanding of wildfire and learning how to account for fire in their management of forest lands to sustain resilient forests, industries and communities.
What topics will be covered?
A diverse lineup of speakers from government and academia will be sharing their expertise on:
- Wildfire and climate change
- FireSmart and the wildland urban interface (WUI)
- Fire risk assessment at community and landscape scales
- Fuel management and silvicultural strategies for reducing fire risk
- First Nations fire management
- Fire, caribou and protected areas
Keynote Presentation – Wildlands fuel and how it can be manipulated to minimize wildfire in the Northern Rocky Mountains of the USA – Robert Keane, USDA Forest Service
Presentations and Agenda:
Time |
Presenter |
Title |
Affiliation |
| 7:45 – 8:30 | Continental Breakfast | ||
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Meeting Introduction | ||
| 8:45 – 9:30 | Keynote: Robert Keane | Wildlands fuel and how it can be manipulated to minimize wildfire in the Northern Rocky Mountains of the USA | USDA Forest Service |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Mike Flannigan | Future climate and risk of fire | University of Alberta |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Break | ||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Laura Stewart | FireSmart and the wildland urban interface (WUI). | FireSmart Canada |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Jen Beverly | Fire risk at community and neighborhood scales | University of Alberta |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Dave Schroeder | Fire behaviour and fuels management at the stand level | Alberta Agriculture and Forestry |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Ted Gooding | Incorporating wildfire into forest management plans in Alberta | FORCORP |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Dirk Kloss | The Ontario experience of incorporating fire in timber management planning | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Neal McLoughlin | Wildfire risk management planning | Alberta Agriculture and Forestry |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Break | ||
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Sonja Leverkus | Using cultural knowledge to manage fire-prone landscapes. | Shifting Mosaics Consulting, Fort Nelson BC |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Chris Stockdale and Quinn Barber | Fire risk and management of caribou habitat and protected areas: an overview of current Canadian Forest Service research | Canadian Forest Service |
| 4:00 – 4:15 |
Wrap-up – Discussion |
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For more information please email: symposium-ab@cif-ifc.org
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