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Transforming Post-Wildfire Recovery in the Northwest

October 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

 Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Webinar Series by the Northwest Fire Science Consortium

Following another significant wildfire season in the Northwest, many communities and managers are yet again focused on postfire recovery and management. The questions at hand are diverse: How do we cope with watershed impacts and restore burned landscapes? How do we ensure that landowners can access resources to replant? What does community recovery look like from a social and organizational standpoint? How do people recreate in and relate to post-fire and landscapes? Together, how do we recover, reforest, and seek resilience most effectively? Join us for a webinar series to encourage broad reflection and discussion on these questions.

Wednesdays from 12pm–1pm PDT: October 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th; November 6th

Fire Scars on the Landscape: The Science and Management of Debris Flows

Oct 9 2024, 12 – 1pm
Recently burned areas are at increased risk of flooding and debris flows, or rapidly moving landslides. Learn more about the science behind why debris flows happen, and how managers use that science to mitigate these hazards, even ahead of the fire…
 
Oct 16 2024, 12 – 1pm
After a fire, communities have to work together to organize their recovery effort. Local governments and community groups are on the front lines of figuring out what this looks like in their local contexts. A social scientist and a long-term…
 
Oct 23 2024, 12 – 1pm
We reengineer and rebuild after wildfire through a range of treatments, trying to match our built infrastructure to new, amplified patterns of runoff. A national wildfire practitioner speaks to how leaders and policy makers are increasingly…
 
Oct 30 2024, 12 – 1pm
The science behind reforestation is not new, but in a changing climate, new challenges are rising around what to plant, where to plant, and who has access to planting opportunities. Two nonprofit practitioners review the science of reforestation and…
 
Nov 6 2024, 12 – 1pm
Wildfires reshape recreation access and experiences over the short and long term. A researcher shares emerging science that is revealing how people return to and perceive wildfire-affected landscapes, and a manager shares how they navigate decisions…