Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
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 |
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Dar Roberts, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee Chair, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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8:35 | REMARKS FROM THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE |
Deputy Chief Carlos Rodriguez-Franco |
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Chief Thomas Tidwell |
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Diane Smith, Research Historian |
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9:05 | INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERS |
9:10 | KEYNOTE: FIRE SCIENCE’S AMERICAN CENTURY |
Stephen J. Pyne, Arizona State University |
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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 |
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Fire regimes and the ecological role of fire in U.S. landscapes Meg Krawchuk, Oregon State University |
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Predicting and mapping fire and fire effects Mark Finney, U.S. Forest Service |
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Changing environmental drivers, tipping points, and resilience in fire-prone systems Craig D. Allen, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Fire and fuels management: What works where? Scott Stephens, University of California, Berkeley |
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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 |
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Understanding the wildfire policy context: Where are we now? Toddi Steelman, University of Saskatchewan |
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Community variation in relationships and response to wildland fire Travis Paveglio, University of Idaho |
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Translating fire science into fire management: State of the field, challenges, and opportunities |
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J. Kevin Hiers, Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy |
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Wildland fire risk perceptions and mitigation behavior Patty Champ, U.S. Forest Service |
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12:45 | SYNTHESIS OF KEY THEMES AND CLOSING REMARKS |
Dar Roberts, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee |
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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 |