This event is part of the Forest and Fire Learning Series

As we head into spring with below-average precipitation and above-average temperatures, community concerns around forest health are growing, and land managers may be faced with significant challenges including wildfire, prescribed fire, insect infestation, diminished water quality and smoke. To address community concerns, foster understanding, and promote innovative collaboration between local land managers, MSI and partners will offer a three-part learning series. Over three nights, we will cover local forest health, current conditions and the local managers who address them, and the changes that will shape our future forests.

April 18: Future Forest Changes and Challenges To close the series, we will direct the conversation to the future of our forests and the innovative ways we hope to adapt to known and unknown changes. We hope this panel will touch on new collaborative management strategies, shifting forest ecologies, and economic opportunities that may improve the future of our forests.

- Kara Chadwick, San Juan National Forest
- JR Ford, Forest Health Company
- Jimbo Buickerood, San Juan Citizens Alliance
- Dan West, Colorado National Forest Service *Tentative
Arrive early for refreshments.

Thank you to our supporters from the Colorado State Forest Service, FireWise, and Powerhouse Science Center, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and Mountain Studies Institute.