Forest researchers and managers have long focused on studying how they can increase the resilience of forests, but as a management objective, the concept has been difficult to put into action. At this week’s SEFS Seminar, U.S. Forest Service research ecologist Malcolm North will discuss pyrosilviculture – his concept to prioritize getting more prescribed fire and managed wildfire into western landscapes.

Here are the details:

Wednesday, Oct. 27
3:30-4:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92707468214 and in-person in the Forest Club Room (Anderson 207)

Speaker: Malcolm North – USFS, Pacific Southwest Research Station and SEFS Affiliate Faculty

Title: “In dry western forests, what is resilience and can managed fire get us there?”

Abstract: With the increasing frequency and severity of altered disturbance regimes in dry, western U.S. forests, increasing the pace and scale of fuels treatment will require much wider use of managed fire.  I will outline a concept, pyrosilviculture, designed to prioritize getting more prescribed fire and managed wildfire into western landscapes by leveraging the current patterns of wildfires, treatment limitations, and proposing new silvicultural treatments and managed fire objectives.  Much of the focus of these treatments has been on increasing resilience, yet as a management objective the concept has been difficult to define and operationalize.  Building on ecological theory, recent studies, and historical inventories, I suggest resilience in forests that historically had frequent-fire regimes may have resulted from very low tree densities, minimizing competition while supporting vigorous tree growth.  I will discuss how this metric could be assessed, operationally applied, and what it might mean for changing current management practices.

While some of the details are still developing for future seminars, you can view the full fall 2021 schedule. You can also watch all past SEFS Seminars on the SEFS YouTube Channel.

Full Meeting Information:

When: Oct 27, 2021 03:30 PM

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