Research Fellow Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), North Carolina, United States
This lecture provides delves into the economic and employment impacts of wildfire hazard reduction treatments on WCS landscapes managed by the Forest Service. This work addresses topics in Wildland Fire Management, Forest Production & Utilization.
Learning Objectives:
Become acquainted with the key points of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy of the USDA Forest Service and learn about the 21 landscapes that are the current locations of focused action.
Understand the effect of wildfire treatment on employment at the county level in areas subjected to fuel treatments.
Identify some constraints related to the active management of forest land in preventing wildfires.
