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Location - Virtual

The 2020 wildfires in western Oregon burned nearly 1,000,000 acres and over 6,000 structures. Landscape Architects, planners, land managers, and all residents of Oregon should anticipate such events and prepare for them. How can we design and plan to reduce the risk of rare yet potentially catastrophic wildfires while supporting other needs? What can we do immediately, and what might we do over the next 20 years to prepare for the next 50 years of climate change? This talk will explore how land use and stewardship changes set the scene for our current dilemma and what practical steps we can take around our homes, neighborhoods, and public spaces. These steps include building trust and capacity among residents, NGOs, and public agencies to restore substantial areas of fire-adapted ecosystems on public and private land using prescribed fire.

Presenter: Bart Johnson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon

1 HSW LACES Credit pending