Saws & Slaws Forest & Fire Ecology Education Series

Part 2: Wildfire in the WUI*

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Sunday, April 23rd

12:00 – 1:30 pm (Brown Bag)

Nederland Community Center

Saws & Slaws is excited to host a three part educational series about forest health and fire ecology in the Front Range. This series will help participants better understand the condition of our forests, how that affects wildfires, and the various treatments we apply to address the needs of both forest health and fire preparedness.    

In Part 2, we will learn about fire ecology, including:

• Different types of wildfires
• Wildfire’s role in forest health
• How wildfires behave within specific forest conditions
• The effects of different forest treatments on wildfire behavior

We’ll be ending our 2017 series in May when we’ll build on what we learned in Part One Two by going on a field trip to apply what we learned and see what all of this looks like in the real world!

Presented by:

Ashley Garrison, Certified Forester, Forestry / Fire-Resource Technician, Boulder County Parks & Open Space

Kelsey Lesniak, Forester, Colorado State Forest Service – Boulder & Gilpin Counties

Bring your lunch while we learn about the ecology of forest and fire in the Front Range.

This event brought to you by:

                                                                                               *Wildland-Urban Interface