Wildfire Policy, Politics
and Science
A Virtual Workshop for Journalists
December 5 - 6, 2023
Itinerary
Tuesday, December 5
(ALL TIMES PACIFIC)
8 - 8:45 a.m. - Journalist and IJNR introductions
Roster of Fellows
Dave Spratt
Executive Director, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Melissa Mylchreest
Director of Communications, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
8:45 - 10 a.m. - Moment of Ignition: Fire Management in the U.S. is Poised for Change - But What Will It Look Like, and Will It Be Enough?
Marek Smith
Director, North American Fire, The Nature Conservancy
Brian Ferebee
Chief Executive for Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Forest Service
10 - 11:00 a.m. - Break
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Bringing Fire Home: Getting Good Fire Back on the Land and Back to the People
Lenya Quinn-Davidson
Director of University of California Ag and Natural Resources Fire Network, Women-in-Fire Training Exchanges (WTREX), and the Nor Cal Prescribed Fire Council.
Steve Rondeau
Director, Natural Resources Department, Klamath Tribes; enrolled member, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Zeke Lunder
Host of "The Lookout;" Wildfire analyst/prescribed fire specialist, Deer Creek Resources
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Break
1:30 - 3 p.m. - Risky Business: Wildfire and Insurance in an Increasingly Flammable Landscape
Dave Jones
Director, Climate Risk Initiative, Center for Law Energy & the Environment, University of California Berkeley
Joel Laucher
Program Specialist, United Policyholders
Janet Ruiz
Director of Strategic Information, Insurance Information Institute
3 p.m. - Workshop adjourns for the day
Wednesday, December 6
8 - 9:30 a.m. - Building Resilience: Community Adaptation, Partnerships, and Workforce
Michelle Medley-Daniel
Director, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Ashley Downing
Executive Director, Wildfire Adapted Partnership
Helen Mohr
Forester and Director of the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, U.S. Forest Service
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - noon - Burning Needs: Wildland Firefighter Well-being and the Future of the Industry
Riva Duncan
Vice President, Grassroots Wildland Firefighters; Interagency Fire Chief (retired)
Kathleen Navarro
Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program Coordinator, U.S. Department of the Interior
Noon - 1 p.m. - Break
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - The New Normal? Making Sense of Recent Wildfire Seasons and What the Future May Hold
Stephen Pyne
Emeritus Professor, Arizona State University; Author; Former Wildland Firefighter
Mike Flannigan
BC Innovation Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science, University of Alberta; Director, Western Partnership for Wildland Fire Science
Luke Montrose
Professor, Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
2:30 - 3 p.m. - Wrap session
3 p.m. - Workshop adjourns.