COS 275 - Fire Management

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

  Grass dominance in North American tallgrass prairies is influenced by interacting effects of fire interval, fire season, and grazing.
  

  Presenting Author: Charlotte M. Reemts – The Nature Conservancy/University of Texas at Austin

  Coauthor: Amelia A. Wolf – University of Texas at Austin

  Coauthor: Caroline E. Farrior – University of Texas at Austin
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  A comparison of the effects of herbaceous and tree leaf litter fuels on fuel consumption by a late-growing season fire
  

  Presenting Author: Alicia L. Arrington-Thomas – University of Mississippi

  Coauthor: Stephen Brewer – University of Mississippi
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EDT

  Midwest prescribed fire monitoring network: A pilot study to engage land managers in evaluating prescribed fire objectives and outcomes
  

  Presenting Author: Christy Lowney – University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

  Coauthor: Craig Maier – Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

  Impacts of livestock grazing on wildfire probability vary by region and vegetation type in California
  

  Presenting Author: Katherine Siegel – University of Colorado-Boulder

  Coauthor: Luke Macaulay – University of Maryland Extension

  Coauthor: Matthew Shapero – University of California Cooperative Extension, Ventura County

  Coauthor: Theresa Becchetti – University of California Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties

  Coauthor: Stephanie Larson – University of California Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County

  Coauthor: Fadzayi Mashiri – University of California Cooperative Extension, Mariposa and Merced Counties

  Coauthor: Lulu Waks – Sonoma County Regional Parks

  Coauthor: Laurel Larsen – Department of Geography, University of California-Berkeley

  Coauthor: Van Butsic – Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, University of California-Berkeley
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EDT

  Modeling fire hazards for the maintenance of long-term forest inventory plots in Alberta, Canada
  

  Presenting Author: Kun Xu – University of Alberta

  Coauthor: Shongming Huang – Forest Stewardship and Trade Branch, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Alberta

  Coauthor: Fangliang He – University of Alberta
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  Effects of prescribed fire over 20 years on the ground flora and stand structure of three Missouri Ozark community types in the Current River Watershed
  

  Presenting Author: Carolyn Stephen – University of Missouri-Columbia

  Coauthor: Dan Drees – National Park Service

  Coauthor: Lauren L. Sullivan – University of Missouri-Columbia