Events

Agenda

Day One: Role of Fire and Prescribed Fire Councils in Washington

8 - 9 am:                Registration and refreshments
9 - 9:15 am:           Welcome and introductions
9:15 - 10 am:         Ecological role of fire in Washington
                              Paul Hessburg, Pacific Northwest Research Station
10 - 10:15 am:       Break with refreshments
10:15 - 11 am:       Historical role of fire in Washington
                              Tony Harwood, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
11 - 11:30 am:       What is a Prescribed Fire Council, anyway?
                              Keville Larson, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils
11:30 am - 1 pm:   Lunch (provided)
1 - 2:10 pm:           Panel 1 - Rx Fire Councils from around the country
                              Featuring representatives from councils in other states: Rosi Mulholland, Florida;
                              Mike Babler, Colorado; Keville Larson, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils
2:10 - 3 pm:           Panel discussion
3 - 3:15 pm:           Break with refreshments
3:15 - 5 pm:           Poster session and vendor displays with cash bar
5 - 6 pm:                Evening break
6 - 8 pm:                Banquet with keynote address
                              Don Gayton, author and ecologist from southern British Columbia

Day Two: Identifying and Overcoming Impediments to Prescribed Fire

8:30 - 9 am:           Introduction to day's events
9 - 9:45 am:           Climate change and fire – preparing for the future
                              David L. Peterson, Fire and Environmental Research Applications/
                              Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory
9:45 - 10:45 am:    Panel 2 - Diverse perspectives on prescribed fire in Washington
                              Featuring panelists from diverse perspectives, including health (Matt Kadlec,
                              Dept. of Ecology); smoke management/air quality (Mark Gray, WA Department of
                              Natural Resources); fuels management (Richy Harrod, USDA Forest Service -
                              Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest); research (Roger Ottmar, USDA Forest
                              Service); and wildlife (Bill Gaines, WA Conservation Science Institute)
10:45 - 11:30 am:  Panel discussion
11:30 am - 1 pm:   Lunch (provided)
1 - 1:30 pm:           Introduction to break-out sessions
1:30 - 3 pm:           Concurrent break-out sessions
                              Breakout sessions will focus on challenges to prescribed fire in Washington
3 - 3:15 pm:           Break with refreshments
3:15 - 4 pm:           Closing remarks
                              Reese Lolley, The Nature Conservancy