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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Monitoring, Modeling, and Management: Proceedings of a Workshop (2024)

Chapter: Appendix C: Workshop Agenda

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Monitoring, Modeling, and Management: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27473.

Appendix C
Workshop Agenda

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM WILDLAND FIRES: TOWARD IMPROVED MONITORING, MODELING, AND MANAGEMENT—A WORKSHOP
VIRTUAL | KECK CENTER (500 5th St. NW Washington DC, 20001)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 | All times ET
Current Understanding of Biomes Vulnerable to Wildland Fires and Implications for GHG Emissions

10:30–10:40	Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:30–10:40	Loretta Mickley, Harvard University, Committee Chair
10:40–10:50	Opening Remarks
10:40–10:50	Ann Bartuska and Steve Hamburg, Environmental Defense Fund
10:50–11:45	Session 1: Framing the Workshop and Charge to Participants Moderators: Don Hankins, CSU Chico, & Loretta Mickley, Harvard University, Planning Committee Members 18-minute talks + 15-minute Q&A
	Nancy French, Michigan Technological University, Planning Committee Member
	Scott Stephens, UC Berkeley
11:45–12:45	Session 2: Roles of Fire in Presently Vulnerable Biomes and the Associated Net GHG Emissions
	Moderators: Nancy French, Michigan Technological University, & Loretta Mickley, Harvard University, Planning Committee Members 15-minute talks + 15-minute Q&A
	Hélène Genet, University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Matt Hurteau, University of New Mexico
	Susan Page, University of Leicester, and Tom Smith, London School of Economics
12:45–13:30	Lunch
13:30–14:20	Session 3: Management of Fires and Ecosystems and Implications for GHG Emissions: Recent Past and Current

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	Moderators: Don Hankins, CSU Chico, & Nancy French, Michigan Technological University, Planning Committee Members 5-minute lightning talks + 20-minute Q&A/discussion
	Amy Cardinal Christianson, Canadian Forest Service
	Dan Thompson, Canadian Forest Service
	Hugh Safford, UC Davis
	Karin Riley, U.S. Forest Service
	Bibiana Bilbao, Universidad Simón Bolívar
	Cynthia Fowler, Wofford College
14:20–14:30	Instructions for Breakout Discussions
14:30–14:45	Break
14:45–15:25	Session 4: Breakout Discussions
	Participants join assigned in-person or virtual breakout rooms
	Discussion moderators: Sara Ohrel, EPA; Carly Phillips, Union of Concerned Scientists; Cynthia Whaley, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Ane Alencar, Amazon Environmental Research Institute; Joanne Hall, University of Maryland; Tatiana Loboda, University of Maryland; Adam Moreno, CARB; Douglas Morton, NASA
	Discussion questions:
	Which biomes and ecosystems merit the closest attention as climate changes and fire activity increases in some regions of the world? Has the workshop so far overlooked some vulnerable biomes/ecosystems? Are there scalable and sustainable methods of land management that have not yet been discussed? What uncertainties in fire activity or the carbon budget would be good to pin down? What are the major gaps in our knowledge of GHG emissions from fire that have not yet come to light? What synergies and differences are there from biome to biome regarding GHG emissions? What lessons can we transfer from one region to another?
15:25–15:55	Report Back to Plenary
	5-minute transition back to plenary
	Breakout moderators report back on key takeaways from their discussions
15:55–16:00	Wrap Up and Plans for Day 2
16:00	END OF DAY 1

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 | All times ET
Observations and Modeling Needs and Opportunities

10:30–10:40	Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:30–10:40	Loretta Mickley, Harvard University, Committee Chair
10:40–10:50	Recap from Day 1
10:40–10:50	Loretta Mickley, Nancy French, Don Hankins, Planning Committee Members
10:50–12:40	Session 1: Observations of Wildland Fires and their GHG Emissions: Opportunities, Gaps, and Challenges
	Moderators: Chris (Fern) Ferner, Johns Hopkins University, & Amber Soja, NASA, Planning Committee Members
	10-minute talks + 40-minute Q&A/discussion
	Andy Hudak, U.S. Forest Service
	Jeff Vukovich, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
	Morgan Varner, Tall Timbers
	Martin Wooster, King’s College London
	Bo Zheng, Tsinghua University
	Louis Giglio, University of Maryland
12:40–13:25	Lunch
13:25–14:25	Session 2: Defining the Future: Modeling Challenges and Defining the Largest Data Gaps—Fire Emissions Inventories and Future Projections
	Moderators: Amber Soja, NASA, & Jim Randerson, UC Irvine, Planning Committee Members
	10-minute talks + 20-minute Q&A/discussion
	Stijn Hantson, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá
	Park Williams, UCLA
	Matthew Jones, University of East Anglia
	Jed Kaplan, University of Calgary
14:25–14:35	Instructions for Breakout Discussions
14:35–14:50	Break
14:50–15:30	Session 3: Breakout Discussions
14:50–15:30	Participants join assigned in-person or virtual breakout rooms Discussion moderators:

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	Rebecca Scholten, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Carly Phillips, Union of Concerned Scientists; Cynthia Whaley, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Ane Alencar, Amazon Environmental Research Institute; Joanne Hall, University of Maryland; Thomas Buchholz, Spatial Informatics Group; Tina Liu, UC Irvine; Douglas Morton, NASA
	Discussion questions:
	Identify the largest gaps in data, observations, and/or models that can inform what is needed to reduce uncertainties in carbon emissions to increase the potential for successful mitigation outcomes? What are the data gaps and model enhancements that need to be improved to predict the consequences of various proposed mitigation actions on estimates of future fire GHG emissions (e.g., prescribed fire vs. wildfire over time)? What carbon stocks are most vulnerable to contemporary and future fire? Please consider the mass of potential loss and climate and socio-ecological impacts.
15:30–15:55	Report Back to Plenary
	5-minute transition back to plenary
	Breakout moderators report back on key takeaways from their discussions
15:55–16:00	Wrap Up and Plans for Day 3
16:00	END OF DAY 2

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 | All times ET
Future Management to Support Net-Zero Targets

09:00–09:10	Welcome and Opening Remarks
	Loretta Mickley, Harvard University, Committee Chair
09:10–09:20	Recap from Day 2
	Chris (Fern) Ferner, Jim Randerson, Amber Soja, Planning Committee Members
09:20–10:10	Session 1, Part 1: Wildfire Emission Impacts on National Reporting and Implications for Net-Zero Targets
	Moderators: Sally Archibald, University of Witwatersrand, & Brendan Rogers, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Planning Committee Members

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	10-minute talks + 20-minute discussion
	Werner Kurz, Canadian Forest Service
	Grant Domke, US Forest Service
	David Bowman, University of Tasmania
10:10–10:25	Break
10:25–11:40	Session 1, Part 2: Opportunities for Solutions to Reduce Future Wildfire Emissions in Different Biomes
	10-minute talks + 25-minute discussion
	Paul Hessburg, U.S. Forest Service
	Peter Frumhoff, Harvard University/Woodwell Climate Research Center
	Susan Page, University of Leicester
	Marcia Macedo, Woodwell Climate Research Center
	Geoff Cary, Australian National University
11:40–11:50	Instructions for Breakout Discussions
11:50–12:35	Lunch
12:35–13:20	Session 2: Breakout Discussions
	Participants self-select in-person or virtual breakout rooms
	Discussion moderators: Rebecca Scholten, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Sara Ohrel, EPA; Gyami Shrestha, Lynker Corporation; Merritt Turetsky, University of Colorado Boulder; Tatiana Loboda, University of Maryland; Elizabeth Wiggins, NASA; Marisol Maddox, Wilson Center
	Discussion questions:
	What are climate-effective, socially inclusive, and ecologically appropriate mitigation efforts to reduce future wildfire emissions? What are the barriers to implementation (trade-offs and co-benefits)?
13:20–13:35	Break
13:35–14:00	Report Back to Plenary
13:35–14:00	Breakout moderators report back on key takeaways from their discussions
14:00–15:15	Session 3: The Solution Space and Next Steps: Forest Management of Tomorrow and Livable Emissions

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	Moderators: Werner Kurz, Canadian Forest Service, & Brendan Rogers, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Planning Committee Members
	Brief intros and moderated discussion
	Paul Hessburg, U.S. Forest Service
	Jimmy Fox, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
	Dan Thompson, Canadian Forest Service
	Natasha Ribeiro, University of Eduardo Mondlane College of Agriculture and Forestry, Maputo, Mozambique
	Barry Hunter, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation
	Jayaprakash Murulitharan, Cambridge University
15:15–15:25	Day 3 Synthesis
15:15–15:25	Sally Archibald, Werner Kurz, Brendan Rogers, Planning Committee Members
15:25–15:30	Closing Remarks
15:25–15:30	Loretta Mickley, Harvard University, Committee Chair
15:30	ADJOURN WORKSHOP