The 2011 Boulder County Ecosystem Symposium will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 in the Ramaley Auditorium on the CU-Boulder campus. Local scientists and naturalists will explore the fire history of the Front Range, the role of fire in native ecosystems, fire threats to mountain communities, and strategies for managing fire. This year’s theme Boulder Burns will focus on the Fourmile Fire.
This annual symposium is sponsored by the Boulder County Nature Association, Boulder County Audubon, Boulder County Parks and Open Space, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, the Colorado Native Plant Society, and the University of Colorado Boulder. The event is free and open to the public.
Schedule
8:00- 9:00 AM – Free registration
9:00AM – 9:30AM – Dr. Jeff Mitton, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Introduction and Slide show of Four Mile Fire
9:30AM- 10:15AM – Dr. Tania Schoennagel, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Fire History and Fire Risk in Boulder County Forests
10:15AM-10:30 AM – BREAK
10:30AM- 11:15AM – David Lasky, Sugarloaf Fire Department
Lessons Learned from the 2010 Fire Season
11:15AM- 12:00PM – Jeff Connor, Rocky Mountain National Park
Are Fire Managers and Resources Specialists on the same page:
Preserving rare and imperiled plant communities in Rocky Mountain National Park.
12:00PM- 1:00PM – Free Buffet Lunch
1:00PM- 1:45PM – Dr. Douglas Rideout, Colorado State University’s
Western Forest Fire Research Center (Westfire)
Fuel Treatments to Integrate Hazardous Fuel
Reduction with Ecosystem Benefit in Colorado
1:45PM-3:15PM – Panel Discussion
Forest fire management: diverse perspectives and practices
Panelists include:
Meredith H. Gartner, CU-Boulder Department of Geography
Steve Jones,Boulder County Nature Association and Audubon Society
David Lasky, Sugarloaf Fire Department
Laura Snider, Boulder Daily Camera
Deward Walker, CU-Boulder faculty and resident of Fourmile Canyon area