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Upcoming Seminar: What do you mean "controlled burn"? Fire as a restoration tool & smoke management

Join us this Wednesday evening at REI in Santa Fe to learn about controlled burns and smoke management.

What do you mean "controlled burn"?  Fire as a restoration tool & smoke management

Understand the role of fire in the ecosystem. Learn how controlled/ prescribed fire is implemented and find out how smoke is managed and mitigated during a controlled burn. Discuss with your peers and fire professionals the how and why behind controlled burns.

5:30 - 5:45  Opening remarks, what is the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed?

5:45 - 6:30  Dennis Carril, Fire ecology/ Fuels, Santa Fe National Forest USFS

  • Why prescribed fire – the role of fire in the forest ecosystem
  • How is prescribed fire implemented?
  • Smoke Management

6:30 - 7:00  Discussion, Q&A & Announcements

Earlier Event: April 7
Visit the Aztec Springs Pile Burn Site
Later Event: June 10
Home Hazard Assessment field trip
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