Inspire Session
Daniel Rubenstein, PhD.
Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Daniel Rubenstein, PhD.
Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Norma Fowler
Professor
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
Elizabeth King
Univeristy of Georgia, Georgia, United States
Maddy Case
Postdoctoral Scholar
Institute of Ecology and Evolution
University of Oregon, Oregon, United States
Daniel Rubenstein, PhD.
Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Fire has long been an integral part of rangeland ecosystems around the world. Many rangelands are highly fire-prone, and human histories of fire stewardship and fire suppression have shaped the landscapes we know today; at the same time, the impacts of global change are rapidly altering fire regimes worldwide and will demand dynamic approaches to fire management into the future. Perspectives on fire and its role in the landscape - to what extent it is viewed as a threat or a tool, and how it interacts with grazing and other land uses - are inextricably tied to cultures, worldviews, and systems of land tenure and stewardship. In this session, we aim to bring together a diversity of perspectives on the past, present, and future of fire in rangelands - highlighting topics such as collaborative approaches to prescribed fire, Indigenous fire stewardship, and interactions between fire and grazing. We will discuss how ecological consequences of different fire management approaches have come to be and vary across cultures and ecosystems, and how uses of fire in rangelands can adapt to a changing world.
Presenting Author: Morgan L. Treadwell, Ph.D. – Texas A&M University
Presenting Author: Navashni Govender – South African National Parks and Wildlife College
Co-Author: Maddy Case – University of Oregon
Co-Author: Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD. – Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Presenting Author: Cristina Eisenberg – Oregon State
Presenting Author: Samuel D. Fuhlendorf – Oklahoma State University
Presenting Author: Diana Doan-Crider, n/a – Animo Partnership in Natural Resources, LLC | Native American Rangelands Partnership
Presenting Author: Joseph W. Veldman – Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA
Presenting Author: Devan McGranahan, Range Science – North Dakota State University
Co-author: Jonathan Spiess – Chadron State College
Co-author: Megan Wanchuk – North Dakota State University
Presenting Author: Carissa L. Wonkka, Ph.D. – USDA-ARS