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Program for "The '88 Fires: Yellowstone and Beyond" conference:
DRAFT PROGRAM SCHEDULE as of April 2, 2008
Click HERE to download a .pdf of this draft program (119 KB).
This is an early outline of the program. There will be many changes before the conference begins, but we hope that this will give you a sense of what to expect.
Monday, September 22, 2008
2:00 p.m. Exhibitors set up
5:00-7:00 p.m. Registration opens
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
7:00-8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:00-3:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening (Exhibits and Silent Auction open)
8:30 a.m. PLENARY SESSION:“I Was There”
Presenters: Bob Barbee (Retired, NPS) and Orville Daniels (Retired, USFS)
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Contributed Papers, Invited Speakers and Student Papers)
- Fire Behavior, Weather and Fuels
- Park Planning and Fire
- Wildland Fire, the Media and Public Perception
- Special Session- To be determined
- Special Session- To be determined
12:20 p.m. Lunch (Optional – Superintendents’ Lunch)
Presenter: Alfredo Nolasco-Morales ( Mexico Fire Program Director, The Nature Conservancy)
2:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Contributed Papers, Invited Speakers and Student Papers)
- Fire and Aquatic Systems
- Fire Behavior, Weather and Fuels (continued)
- Park Planning and Fire (continued)
- Wildland Fire, the Media and Public Perception (continued)
- Fire Ecology: Plant responses
3:20 p.m. Break
3:40 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS - continued
5:30 p.m. Poster Session and Reception
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
7:00-8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:00-12:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open
8:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION:
“Science for Fire Management”
Presenter: John Varley (Big Sky Institute, Montana State University)
“ Why (Fire) History Matters”
Presenter:Cathy Whitlock ( Montana State University)
“Ecological”
Presenter:Monica Turner (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
10:00 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Contributed Papers, Invited Speakers and Student Papers)
- Fire Response and Management
- Fire Ecology & Landscape Ecology I
- Interagency Collaboration
- Special Session: To be determined
- Special Session: To be determined
12:20 p.m. Lunch (Optional – Assoc. of Fire Ecology Student & Mentor Luncheon, sponsored by Canon Foundation)
“ Integrating Fires and Wildlife Conservation in National Parks: Challenges for
Generation X ”
Presenter: Mark Hebblewhite ( University of Montana)
2:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION: The Challenges of Managing Large Fires
“Climate”
Presenter: Tony Westerling ( University of California, Merced)
“Changing Fire Regimes in the Face of Global Change: A Canadian Perspective”
Presenter: Mike Flannigan ( Canadian Forest Service)
“ Management of Multiple Fires across Boundaries”
Presenter : Steve Frye (Montana Department of Natural Resources)
3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Contributed Papers, Invited Speakers and Student Papers)
- Fire Response and Management (continued)
- Fire Ecology & Landscape Ecology II
- Lessons Learned from the Yellowstone Fires of 1988
- Special Session: To be determined
- Special Session: To be determined
- Special Session: To be determined
4:00 p.m. Break
4:20 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS - continued
5:00 p.m. Conference adjourns
5:30 p.m. IAWF Annual Membership Meeting
Thursday, September 25, 2008
7:00-8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:00-12:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open
8:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION:
“The Human Footprint: Exurban Development, Roads, Recreation”
Presenter: Andy Hansen ( Montana State University.)
“ Fire smart landscapes”
Presenter: Ge orge Weldon (USFS)
9:30 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Contributed Papers, Invited Speakers and Student Papers)
- Fire Response and Management
- Fire Behavior, Weather and Fuels
- National & International Interagency Planning for Fire
- Wildlife and Fire
- Wildland Fire and Cultural Resources
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Contributed Papers, Invited Speakers and Student Papers)
- Fire Response and Management (continued)
- Fire Behavior, Weather and Fuels (continued)
- National & International Interagency Planning for Fire (continued)
- Wildlife and Fire (continued)
- Shaping Perceptions: Wildland Fire Education & Outreach
3:30 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION:
“Wildland Fire Management Policy Development - Learning from the Past and
Present and Responding to Dynamic Challenges of the Future.” Presenter: Tom Zimmerman (USFS)
“Climate Change and Megafires: Are More 1988 Yellowstone Fires to Come?” Presenter: Tom Swetnam (University of Arizona)
4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
5:30 p.m. Social Hour
6:30 p.m. Banquet with IAWF, AFE Awards – Guest Speaker: Norm Christensen ( Duke University)
Friday and Saturday, September 26-27, 2008
Workshops and Field Trips (1/2 day, 1 day and 2 days)
- Fire Tested Effectiveness of Mechanical Fuel Reduction Methods in Northwestern Wyoming Mixed Conifer Forests – 19 Years of Fuel Treatment Success in the Teton Interagency Fire Area, a 1-day field trip
- The Green Knoll Fire: Successful Strategies in the Wildland-Urban Interface, a ½-day field trip.
- Reciprocal Interactions between Bark Beetle Outbreaks and Wildfire in Subalpine Lodgepole Pine Forests, a 1-day field trip.
- Paths of Recovery: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences of Spatial Variability in Early Forest Succession after the 1988 Yellowstone Fires (2-day (overnight) with option for 1-day for those wanting to return to Jackson).
- Wildlife dynamics after the fires of 1988, a 2-day (overnight) field trip.
- Workshops and other field trips will be announced soon
More information is coming soon. Please check back.
