CA LCC Webinar - Fighting Drought with Fire: Can Forest Management Increase Resistance to Drought?
Meeting Date: 4/21/2016
- 4/21/2016
Location: Webinar
Website: Website
April 21, 2016, 1:00-2:00 PM
Speakers - Phil van Mantgem, Research Ecologist, USGS Redwood Field Station and Donald Falk, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and Environment.
Description - The persistent severe drought in the southwestern U.S., accompanied by record temperatures, provides a natural experiment to test the efficacy of key forest management tools - mechanical thinning and prescribed fire - to increase resistance to severe drought.
The speakers will present information on current and planned research on fire and drought interactions in coniferous forests in California and the Southwest. A primary goal of the webinar is to get managers' input on planned projects and help identify key knowledge gaps.
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