Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save Our Forests, Our Climate, and Our Communities
5/22/23
On Wednesday May 31st, W.A.T.E.R. is hosting a presentation on Debunking Wildfire Myths by Dr. Chad Hanson, a research ecologist and the director of the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute.
Natural fires are as essential as sun and rain in fire-adapted forests, but as humans encroach on wild spaces, fear, arrogance, and greed have shaped the way that people view these regenerative events and have given rise to misinformation. The peril that these myths pose to forests is profound—affecting whole habitats and the wildlife that depend on them. The exploitation of these carbon dioxide-absorbing ecosystems also threatens humanity's chance of overcoming the climate crisis, and puts human communities at greater risk from wildfires in multiple ways.
Dr. Chad Hanson will address these issues and suggest a better, science-based, and more hopeful path forward in his presentation, Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save Our Forests, Our Climate, and Our Communities, in which he will cover the key issues discussed in his 2021 book of a similar name:
Smokescreen - Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save Our Forests and Our Climate
Dr. Hanson is a research ecologist and the director of the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute, located in Kennedy Meadows, California, and has a Ph.D. in ecology with a research focus on fire ecology in conifer forest ecosystems. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed studies on forest and fire ecology, and is also the co-editor and co-author of the 2015 book, The Ecological Importance of Mixed-Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix.
The presentation will be at the Upper Lodge in Mt. Shasta City Park
May 31st from 7 - 9 PM.
Doors will be open at 6:30 PM.
Please join us in learning about the best ways to protect our community from the threats of wildfire.
