Report from a Russian River field station in the heart of the 2017 wildfire zone
In October of 2017 more than 90% of Pepperwood's 3,200-acre research reserve was burned in the Tubbs Fire, providing an incredible opportunity to leverage nearly a decade of weather, hydrology and ecology data collection to improve our empirical understanding of fire in California's Coast Ranges. While the organization regroups to rebuild critical facilities lost in the inferno, their ecologists are inventorying the impacts of the fire and scaling up what they are learning to inform resilience strategies across California as a whole. This presentation will highlight some early findings, share how Pepperwood will serve as a living laboratory for fire recovery and habitat restoration, and highlight successful collaborations focused on building a knowledge base to support climate and fire resilience strategies in California's inner Coast Ranges and beyond.
Lecturer is Dr. Lisa Micheli - President and CEO, Sonoma County Pepperwood Foundation.
If you would like to attend this lecture, please Register Now
To view the webcast, register for the webinar and you will receive an e-mail with the link.
Be sure to visit the Conservation Lecture Series website to see what lectures are coming up, and to view recordings of previous lectures.