Agenda
Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial Bridge
820 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA 96003
Evening of Tuesday, April 16 5:00-9:00 PM
4:00 PM Registration
5:00 Social and Networking
7:00 Keynote Presentations
Moving Toward a Fire Resilient California (video) - Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
It’s not “if” but “when”: What type of fire would you like? (video) - Carl Skinner, Research Geographer, USDA Forest Service (retired)
8:00 Social and Networking
Wednesday, April 17, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM and Dinner with Closing Remarks 5:30-8:00 PM
6:45-8:00 AM Full breakfast served in the foyer of the Sundial Ballroom
8:00 AM Welcome and Introductions by the Summit Co-Chairs (video)
Yana Valachovic, Forest Advisor and Director, Cooperative Extension Humboldt-Del Norte Cos., UC ANR
Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Area Fire Advisor, Cooperative Extension Humboldt Co., UC ANR
8:10 A Vision for the Fire Summit - Nick Goulette, Executive Director, Watershed Research and Training Center
8:30 Fuels, Fire Suppression, and the California Conundrum (video) - Eric Knapp, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service Pacific SW Research Station
8:45 Legacy of Land Use Plans and Development: How Did We Get Here? (video) - Max Moritz, UC ANR Cooperative Extension Specialist located in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UC Santa Barbara
9:00 Managing Fuels and Fire at the Landscape Scale (video) - Tom Garcia, Fire Management Officer, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, National Park Service, US Dept. of Interior
9:15 Understanding and Responding to Fire Weather (video) - Craig Clements, Associate Professor, Dept. of Meteorology and Climate Science, San Jose State University & Director, Fire Weather Research Laboratory
9:30 Panel Q & A (video)
10:00 Break with refreshments in the foyer
10:30 Resilient homes (video) - Steve Quarles, UC ANR and Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (retired)
10:45 Evacuation planning (video) - Tom Cova, Professor, Dept. of Geography, University of Utah (video presentation)
11:00 Community planning - Chris Dicus, Professor and Coordinator, Wildland Fire and Fuels Management Program, California Polytechnic State University
11:15 Insurance (video) - Janet Ruiz, Director, Strategic Communication, Insurance Information Institute
11:30 Economic development and public/private partnerships (video) - Steve Frisch, President and CEO, Sierra Business Council
11:45 Panel Q & A (video)
12:15 PM Buffet lunch served in the Sundial Ballroom Foyer
1:15 Inspiration and highlights from fire adapted communities across the country (video) - Forest Schafer, Tahoe Conservancy and the Fire Adapted Communities Network
1:45 Breakout Group Guidance
2:00 Breakout Groups (part 1): Exploration of the complexity of California’s wildfire challenge and identify actionable items to help build fire resiliency
3:00 Breakout Groups (part 2): Groups refine and prioritize actionable strategies
4:00 Reconvene in the Sundial Ballroom
4:15 Discuss Next Steps and Develop Action Plan (video) - Lenya Quinn-Davidson and Nick Goulette
5:00 Reception with no-host bar
5:30 Strolling Dinner
6:15 Closing Remarks
Keith Gilless, Dean Emeritus and Professor, UC Berkeley and Chair, Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (video)
Joy Feuer, ART from the Ashes (video)
Thursday, April 18, 8:00 - 11:30 AM
6:45-8:00 AM Full breakfast served in the foyer
8:00 AM UC ANR Fire Meeting: What Role can ANR have in moving toward fire resiliency?
- Short presentations on what ANR is currently addressing in fire
- Facilitated discussion of key ideas from the Fire Summit
- Exploration of fire related research, policy, management and partnership opportunities for ANR
12:00 PM Lunch is included in registration