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Progressive Fire Management: talk with Richard Fairbanks
August 9, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
free
Join us for this free talk! During this fire season, take some time to learn about some of the best practices that land managers can use and how to work with fire as a tool for forest health.
It’s more important now, more than ever, to learn about forest fire and practical implications for the modern human relationship. A presentation on progressive fire management, describing how managed fire supports ecosystem structure and function while protecting life and property, with a special emphasis on SW Oregon.
Richard Fairbanks, living in the Applegate OR, has 30 years experience with fire management and a career with the USDA Forest Service. Richard was Interdisciplinary Team Leader for the Biscuit Fire Recovery Project after the 2002 Biscuit Fire.