Conference presented by:
Western Silvicultural
Contractors' Association
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Day 1 - Tuesday, May 11,
2004
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Topic |
Speaker |
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Introductions, welcome |
Paul
Kuster, Squamish Forest District
Manager, and The Honourable Mike de
Jong,
B.C. Minister of Forests |
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Where have our
present fire management practices
brought us today and where they will
take us if we continue them? |
Robert
Mutch, Fire Research,
USDA Forest Service (retired) |
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Ecology: What are the
ecological roots of our
present wildfire state?
What is the issue and
where is it? How do we deal
with fuels?
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Historic fire
regimes and condition class - how
has depriving fire of its place in
US forests contributed to the fire
problem? |
Wendy
Joslin, Fire Ecologist,
US Bureau of Land Management |
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In Western
Canada where do the combinations of
BC's historic fire regimes, our
forest condition classes and the
Wildland Urban Interface leave us? |
Brad Hawkes, Fire Research Officer,
Canadian Forest Service |
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Can we
reduce the wildfire hazard by
creating positive fire effects
without using fire? The US fire
and fire surrogate study - an
update. |
Richy Harrod, Fire Ecologist,
USDA Forest Service Okanagan-Wenatchee
National Forest |
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Have fuel
treatments been successful in
diminishing wildfire behavior? |
Phil Omi, Professor of Fire Ecology,
Colorado State University |
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What costs
are associated with large-scale fuel
treatments in B.C. and how do we
measure their effectiveness? |
Greg Anderson, BC Ministry of
Forests, Rocky Mountain Forest
District |
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How are
fuels managed in US National Parks? |
Kara Paintner, Fire Ecologist, US
National Park Service, Yosemite
National Park |
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How
are fuels managed in Canada's
National Parks? |
Al
Westhaver, Fire Ecologist,
Canadian Park Service, Jasper
National Park |
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What are the
fuels management policies and
practices in B.C's provincial parks
and protected areas? |
Lyle Gawalko, Conservation Analyst,
Parks and Protected Areas Branch, BC
Ministry of Water, Land & Air
Protection |
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What is the
NGO response to fuels management in
parks and protected areas? |
Eva
Riccius,
Canadian Parks and Wilderness
Society |
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Economics: How do we
economically deal with the
bio-mass and
small diameter trees
that result from fuel
reduction treatments?
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What are the
product opportunities associated
with small diameter tree
utilization? |
Daniel Len, Small Diameter
Utilization Project Manager, USDA
Forest Service, Ft. Collins Colorado |
How is
biomass utilization integrated into
forest practices in Finland? -
[Video
Clip # 1 - mpeg;
Video Clip # 2 - mpeg] |
Paul
Holman, Application Specialist,
Timberjack Ltd. |
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What
are the biomass opportunities as
seen by the B.C. Ministry of Energy
and Mines * |
Janice Larsen, Senior Policy
Advisor, Biofuels and Alternative
Energy, B.C. Ministry of Energy and
Mines |
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Tuesday Evening Public
Session: Recent fire effects
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What are the hydrological impacts
from the Okanagan Mountain Park
Fire? |
Timothy Smith and Don Dobson,
Engineering Geologists, Dobson
Engineering Ltd. |
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What
role do forest insects and diseases
of the dry BC interior ecosystems
play in shaping the landscape and in
relation to wildfire? * |
Janice Hodge, Forest Health
Specialist,
JCH Pest Management Ltd. |
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What do we do
with all the burned, dead trees? |
Richy Harrod, Fire Ecologist, USDA
Forest Service, Okanagan-Wenatchee
National Forest |
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Day 2: Wednesday, May 12,
2004
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Topic |
Speaker |
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Economics (continued)
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What are
the economics of fuel treatment? An
Alberta example. |
Rory Thompson,
Forest Engineering Research
Institute of Canada |
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What are the
economics of fuel treatment? An
American example. |
Roger Fight, USDA Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station |
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Social: How do we create
public understanding and
education around the
wildfire issue?
What are the governance
issues?
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What does the
B.C. 2003 fire season means to
British Columbians? A review. |
Peter Fuglem, Director,
BC Ministry of Forests Protection
Branch |
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What was
the public's reaction to the
wildfire summer as seen from the
Firestorm 2003 Provincial Review
Panel's side? (.pdf file) |
The
Honorable Gary Filmon |
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Letdowns,
Wake-Up Calls, and
Middle-of-the-Road Judgments:
People's Responses to Fuel and Fire
Risks. |
Joseph Arvai, Professor of
Environmental Decision Making, Ohio
State University |
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How can
we be proactive and effective
with home and landscape
treatments in the Wildland-Urban
Interface? |
Rick Arthur - President,
Partners in Protection,
FireSmart Program |
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How can we
better plan for future wildfire
emergencies and who shares the
responsibilities among governments? |
Tom
Brach, Fire Protection and Emergency
Services Coordinator, Regional
District Central Kootenay |
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Can
Australia's 'Prepare, stay and
survive' program work in Western
Canada? An examination of the
residents' role in protecting their
homes during a wildfire. |
John Gledhill, Chief Officer,
Tasmania Fire Service and President,
Australasia Fire Authority Council |
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How large an
area do we need to treat in order to
safeguard communities? |
Mark Finney, Fire Research,
Systems for Environmental Management |
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Implementing
successful community WUI plans,
integrating programs and building
alliances. |
Dan
Bailey & Nancy Porter, USDA Forest
Service National WUI/Firewise
Program Manager |
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What is
the insurance's industry
emerging approach to wildfire
hazard abatement and home
coverage? |
Jamie France, Manager,
Property and Casualty
Underwriting,
State Farm Insurance,
Bloomington, Illinois |
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What are
Florida's legal requirements for
fuel reduction treatments in the
WUI? |
Jim
Brenner, State of Florida Division
of Forestry |
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Banquet Speaker: What are the
politics around wildfire?* |
Vaughn Palmer, Columnist, The
Vancouver Sun |
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* Presentation not available
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