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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Public Session: Wildfire Effects on Ecosystems, Farmworkers, Horses, and Wine Grapes

December 8, 2020

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EST)

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Record warmth and drought helped fuel a deadly wildfire season in 2020 that destroyed more than 8 million acres across many Western states. In addition to loss of life and property, the fires and smoke they produced have a wide range of impacts on ecosystems, human health, and agricultural products and animals. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) invites you to attend a series of sessions that explore the effects of wildfire and wildfire smoke on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

Agenda:

Tuesday, December 8

10:00 am

Session I

The Past and Future Ecological Effects of Wildfire

  • Philip Higuera, Associate Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana

11:30 am

Break

Noon

Session II

Double Jeopardy: Effects of Covid-19 and Wildfire Smoke on California Farmworkers

  • Kent Pinkerton, Director, UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
  • Heather Riden, Program Director, UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

1:15 pm

Break

1:30 pm

Session III

Wildfire Smoke Effects on Wine Grapes

  • Wesley Zandberg, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of BritishColumbia–Okanagan

Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Horses and Livestock

  • Jenifer R. Gold, Clinical Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University

3:00 pm

Adjourn

Members of the public are invited to register and watch remotely. A recording of the event will be posted on this page afterwards.

The event will be moderated by BANR Chairman, Chuck Rice (Kansas State University). Members of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources will lead with questions to the presenters, and the public can type in questions to be asked by the moderator.

Materials

  • Philip Higuera Presentation
  • Agenda and Speaker Bios

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Organizers

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Division on Earth and Life Studies

Primary

Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Contact

Contact us

Sarah Kwon
skwon@nas.edu

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