National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Monday, March 27, 2017
PLENARY SESSION
| 7:45 | REGISTRATION |
| 8:30 | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS |
Gregory Symmes, Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | |
Dar Roberts, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee Chair, University of California, Santa Barbara | |
| 8:35 | REMARKS FROM THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE |
Deputy Chief Carlos Rodriguez-Franco | |
Chief Thomas Tidwell | |
Diane Smith, Research Historian | |
| 9:05 | INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERS |
| 9:10 | KEYNOTE: FIRE SCIENCE’S AMERICAN CENTURY |
Stephen J. Pyne, Arizona State University | |
| 9:55 | KEYNOTE: FUTURE OF FIRE IN THE UNITED STATES |
Jennifer K. Balch, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 10:30 | BREAK |
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
| 10:45 | UNDERSTANDING FIRE: STATE OF THE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES |
Moderator: Monica G. Turner (NAS), Workshop Planning Committee Member, University of Wisconsin–Madison | |
Fire regimes and the ecological role of fire in U.S. landscapes Meg Krawchuk, Oregon State University | |
Predicting and mapping fire and fire effects Mark Finney, U.S. Forest Service | |
Changing environmental drivers, tipping points, and resilience in fire-prone systems Craig D. Allen, U.S. Geological Survey | |
Fire and fuels management: What works where? Scott Stephens, University of California, Berkeley | |
| 11:45 | LIVING WITH FIRE: STATE OF THE SCIENCE AROUND FIRE-ADAPTED COMMUNITIES |
Moderator: Jeffrey Rubin, Workshop Planning Committee Member, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue | |
Understanding the wildfire policy context: Where are we now? Toddi Steelman, University of Saskatchewan | |
Community variation in relationships and response to wildland fire Travis Paveglio, University of Idaho | |
Translating fire science into fire management: State of the field, challenges, and opportunities | |
J. Kevin Hiers, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy | |
Wildland fire risk perceptions and mitigation behavior Patty Champ, U.S. Forest Service | |
| 12:45 | SYNTHESIS OF KEY THEMES AND CLOSING REMARKS |
Dar Roberts, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| 1:00 | ADJOURN PLENARY SESSION |
| 1:30 | AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 4:00 | REPORTS FROM BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
| 5:00 | FUTURE STEPS AND CLOSING REMARKS |
| 5:15 | ADJOURN WORKSHOP |