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THIRD INTERNATIONAL FIRE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT CONGRESS

San Diego, November 13-16, 2006 

The Third International Fire Ecology Congress was held in San Diego, CA from November 12-17, 2006.  Visit the Fire Congress site to review conference agenda: http://www.emmps.wsu.edu/firecongress/ .  Two sessions were held to reflect on fire recovery since the 2003 wildfires.  Click below to review their agendas and extended abstracts.

Overall Agendas ( DOC 76k)

Individual abstracts:

One-day session, “The 2003 Southern California Fires:  Science Insights Into the Fire Event and Recovery,” organized by Jon Keeley, Max Moritz, and Richard Halsey

  • On the Ground at the Cedar Fire with the Incident Commander, Randy Lyle, California Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (PDF 85k)

  • Weather, Fuels and Suppression During the Cedar Fire:  Which Variables Made the Critical Difference?  Richard Halsey, California Chaparral Field Institute   (PDF 291k)

  • BAER Team Approach to the Massive Wildfires of 2003, Jan Beyers, US Forest Service, Riverside Fire Lab (PDF37k)

  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Post-fire Mulching, Pete Wohlgemuth, U.S. Forest Service, Riverside Fire Lab (PDF 17k)

  • Fire Effects on Chaparral-associated Mammals:  Progress on a Multi-year Study Following the Cedar Fire, Wayne Spencer, Conservation Biology Institute (PDF 16k)

  • Predicting Spatial Patterns of Fire in a Southern California Landscape, Alexandra Syphard, University of Wisconsin, Madison (PDF 114k)
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    PARTICIPATION IN OTHER EVENTS:

    Third International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, San Diego, November 13-16, 2006

    Living with Fire in Chaparral Ecosystems Summit 2006

    Firescape—Landscaping For Fire Safety Garden

    Out Of The Ashes:  Gardens Reborn! 

    The Cedar Fire And Cuyamaca Rancho State Park One Year Later:  Recovery Expectations And Realities

    Example Of A Class:  Winter In The Chaparral

    Fire Stories—Oral Histories