Webinar: The New Reality of Wildfire in North America
Fire plays an important role in maintaining healthy forests, but wildfires are changing. Glance at headlines from all over the globe and you’ll see wildfires are growing more intense and destructive, endangering human lives and entire ecosystems.
Join Island Press for a free webinar discussing the past, present, and future of wildfires in North America. Science journalist Edward Struzik will provide insights into the landscape changes that he witnessed while writing his book, Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future. Fire ecologists Andrew Barton and Helen Poulos will delve into the differences between geographical areas and types of forests across North America.
The panelists will discuss how wildfire and climate are shaping our forests and the implications of changes on fire management practices.
Panelists:
- Edward Struzik, journalist and author of Firestorm
- Andrew Barton, fire ecologist and professor of biology at University of Maine at Farmington
- Helen Poulos, fire ecologist and professor of environmental studies at Wesleyan University
Moderator: Jennifer Marlon, research scientist at Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
